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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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1.5 Stars. Time Travel adventure novel with a highly unappealing protagonist. Tom Barren lives in an alternate 2016 out of the cartoon The Jetsons. His personal life is a mess - his mom recently died, his father is remote and a woman that he obsesses over kills herself after a one night stand leaves her pregnant and unable to be a chrononaut (a time traveller). Using his dad's time machine, he ends up in a different 2016 - which matches with the readers' 2016. Here he has loving parents and a si
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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
Enjoyed immensely
Thia book was entertaining and went to places I did not expect. I enjoyed it thoroughly. If you enjoy a good time travel book, I recommend trying this one.
Thia book was entertaining and went to places I did not expect. I enjoyed it thoroughly. If you enjoy a good time travel book, I recommend trying this one.
Oct 17, 2017
Alison
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it was amazing
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This was a very twisty and turny time travel story. Our main character manages to redeem himself in the end, after some interesting (if hard to follow) adventures. And while the ending itself is a bit too perfect, the narrator’s self-awareness balances that nicely.
