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I loved this story, loved the author's writing, and loved his narration. I was completely engrossed and read it all in one day. I particularly enjoyed listening to a character say the f-bomb about 300x in a row... it just kept going and going and I couldn't stop laughing and imagining the author recording those lines in a sound booth. The build up immediately before the resolution was more exciting and satisfying than the ending itself, but this did not take away from my overall appreciation for
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This is a crazy roller coaster of a story. First, Tom isn't a particularly likable character, especially in the beginning of the book. I guess he fits the stereotype of a directionless millennial, unable to settle himself into a career or find a girlfriend that can stand him for long. Though even that characterization is a bit confusing, because despite being terrible at everything he does, he's able to perform well enough to be the backup to an extremely talented future chrononaut (time travele
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Time travel books are like catnip to me; this one was more thoughtful than many, but still suffered from the inexplicable and enraging fad for 1-2 page chapters WHY SO MANY SHORT CHAPTERS IT MAKES MY BRAIN BREAK
Jan 08, 2017
Jessica Haider
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it was amazing
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sci-fi,
time-travel
4.5 out of 5 stars
A sci-fi light novel about time travel but more about learning about what you value in life. Tom Barren lives on Earth in 2016 in a world that is straight out of Jetsons and other 1960's visions of the future. There are flying cars, clothing recycling/generating machines, teleporters, and more.
Tom's father invents a time machine and let's just say that Tom goes a bit rogue and goes back in time and ends up altering the timeline and when he comes back to 2016 it is the one we l ...more
A sci-fi light novel about time travel but more about learning about what you value in life. Tom Barren lives on Earth in 2016 in a world that is straight out of Jetsons and other 1960's visions of the future. There are flying cars, clothing recycling/generating machines, teleporters, and more.
Tom's father invents a time machine and let's just say that Tom goes a bit rogue and goes back in time and ends up altering the timeline and when he comes back to 2016 it is the one we l ...more
May 31, 2017
Jennifer
marked it as to-read
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