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I am unsure about this one. On the one hand it is a well constructed pacey read with plenty of action, on the other a lot of that action is repetitive. There is no real depth to the storyline and some of the action is predictable. It reminds me of other multi-life novels such as Life After Life or The Time Traveler's Wife with a bit of science added. It simply doesn't stand above the rest of its genre for my eyes
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Jul 08, 2020
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Crouch is my go-to author if I am looking for a trippy, bend reality, or in this case, alternate reality, story. This one starts of rocky, as the main character, Jason, is presented as a brilliant scientist. However he spend the first chapters acting so moronic, that I almost stopped reading. I’m glad I stayed with it, cause this story is so wacky , I easily forgave the less than stellar beginning. 4/5
Thoughts in a nutshell: I couldn't stop reading, but had issues with how a female character was (sorta) fridged. While I didn't think the main character acted like the genius we were told he was, I found the finale (unintentionally?) hilarious. I had fun, and that's the point, right?
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4.5 stars only because I didn't like how it ended. I wanted to SEE what they did. I hope they turn this into a movie. I can definitely see this as a movie. A bit trippy, but definitely a good one.
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I would have given this 5 stars except for a little bit of pacing lag in the middle. May still change since I'm still thinking about this book weeks later! Not my typical read, but very thought provoking and weirdly relatable. Science fiction and quite "sciencey" at that, but easy enough to follow for a non-sci-fi reader.
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