If I could remember my last life then I'm all for reincarnation. As it is I don't. I could have been Gandhi for all I know, or Pol Pot. You're born, you suffer (or have a trust fund), and then it's ave Maria.
Dan Kirk is a fine writer, though I suspect he has clones, with the amount of fiction he writes (yes, read jealousy). If you get the chance read his 'Mists of Fate'. 'tis brilliant!