23. A book about time travel

[Juliebean]

Ronni wrote: "Arielle wrote: "I'm thinking of re-read A Wrinkle in Time ..."

One of its sequels, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, does involve time travel, though!"

Many Waters is about time travel back to the age of Noah, also. And it's pretty much stand-alone if you didn't want to read the others.

[Girl]

Long Division by Kiese Laymon. So awesome

[Wendy]

I just finished To Say Nothing of the Dog which fits this prompt, though I plan to use it for local author instead. It was a bit over-long but a pleasant romp overall.

My other book for this category will be The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O..

[Margaret]

I just finished Mystery of the Templars. What a great adventure set in the early 14th century when King Phillip IV was eliminating all the Templars his army could find. One of the Templar Knights is sent on a mission to save a significant artifact Phillip is looking for and ends up traveling into the 21st century. It's a great story that's hard to put down! #NetGalley#MysteryoftheTemplars

[Crumb]

Can anyone advice is Kate Atkinsons' Life After Life is considered time travel?

[Roxanne]

I read “The girl from Everywhere” by Heidi Heilig, I debated using it as the Set at Sea prompt or a book by local author but went with the time travel prompt.

[Shelley]

Margaret wrote: "I just finished Mystery of the Templars. What a great adventure set in the early 14th century when King Phillip IV was eliminating all the Templars his army could find. One of the T..."

Oooh, a reverse time travel book sounds interesting. There's not a ton of those.

[Jane]

I finished Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams on Jan 20

[Melissa]

If you like non-fiction I am going with Time Travel by James Gleick

[Sandra]

I read 11.22.63 for this prompt and I highly recommend it!

[Serendipity]

I opted for Kindred. Read more like a slave narrative than a time travel book but I enjoyed it.

[Ellen]

I just finished Outlander and loved it!

[SadieReadsAgain]

I finished Slaughterhouse-Five for this. I can't say I loved this, but it got to me. I liked the pace and tone of it. I far preferred the war stories to the time travel or alien abduction parts, and it makes a powerful anti-war statement. I loved the characters, very vivid and even though I didn't like a single one of them I enjoyed how their stories played out.

[SadieReadsAgain]

Just thought, if anyone is still looking for suggestions, a book I loved as a kid would fit this prompt - Moondial

[Cendaquenta]

Would Orlando count for this? There's no time machines or anything but centuries seem to... fast-forward around the protagonist as they're just going about their life.

[Sarah]

Seconding/Thirding All Our Wrong Todays for this prompt. It was witty and funny and because of the structure (137 chapters in a little less than 400 pages) it was a breeze to read through.

[Sylvia]

I would like to read 11/22/63 by Stephen King. It’s time travel to JFK assassination.

[✨ A ✨]

im going to read Wayfarer

[Cindy]

If anyone likes a good clean romance with a time travel story, I would recommend The Rose Garden. It starts out a little slow, but really gets interesting when Eva falls in love with a 1715 smuggler.

[Liz]

For those who like historical fiction/works centered around the Holocaust... The Devil's Arithmetic is a captivating time travel book.

[Barbara]

The Winter Sea, Mariana, The Rose Garden, all by Susanna Kearsley.

Overseas, by Beatriz Williams was great!

[Sylvia]

Would 10th Kingdom work for time travel or different planet?? It’s actually a parallel universe.

[Denise]

Someone asked about Life after Life back in Feb. If you're still wondering, that definitely counts, the main character is thrown back in time. It's pretty good, I read it a while ago.

I personally feel like I'm over time travel for the moment, so this is a tough one.

Even though it's about 500 pages, I'm going to read Version Control for this prompt. It sounds neat and was already in my to-read list.

[Dcbk]

It has been suggested a few times but the St. Mary’s series by Jodi Taylor is so good - especially if you are so over time travel :) also Connie Willis To say Nothing of the Dog is the most fun but the others are great as well.

[Nancy]

I'm reading "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" by Claire North.

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

I'm planning to read The Clay Lion for this prompt just because it was a cheap kindle book that I already had on my TBR.

Some other ideas:

Middle Grade:
The Castle in the Attic If you want to a stickler this might be more like interdimensional travel than true time travel, but it's nonspecific, and the feel is that of travelling back the medieval times. Loved this one as a kid!

The Legend of Sam Miracle I quite enjoyed this one (and the sequel) when I read it last year. It's exactly the sort of book Eustace Scrubb should have read to prepare himself properly for adventures.

YA:
Pathfinder The first in a trilogy--highly recommend this one!

Sci-fi:
The Door Into Summer I don't think this is technically YA, but I read it as a/n (advanced reader) pre-teen and really enjoyed it. This is good if you like classic sci-fi and also works for the 'decade you were born' prompt for those born in the 70s or 00s.

Yesterday's Son For the Trekkies. I'm sure there are other time travel Star Trek books out there, but this is the one I read and re-read as a teen.

The Synchronicity War Part 1 This is one of those 'great concept, poor writing' indie books, but if you're okay with kind of mechanical writing in order to have interesting science in your sci-fi, this is the one for you. As a plus, the first book is free on kindle (there are 4 parts all together).

Thriller:
Blink If you like philosophical discussions and intrigue with your time travel this is a good one.

[Sylvia]

I finished 11/22/63 by Stephen King. Awesome read. It's time travel, fairytale, love story just not what I expected from Mr. King. It's 850 pages but it kept me reading. It helps to be interested in the Kennedy assignation but not a must. A good book no matter what

[Christina]

Sylvia wrote: "I finished 11/22/63 by Stephen King. Awesome read. It's time travel, fairytale, love story just not what I expected from Mr. King. It's 850 pages but it kept me reading. It helps to be interested i..."

This is one of the books I've been considering for this prompt, so glad to hear it was so good! :)

[Shannon]

I'm not usually a Stephen King fan, but I'll try it. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Laura]

I've read "How to Stop Time" by Matt Haig. This book has excellent reviews however it just wasn't my kinda thing. Glad I persevered though.

[Patricia]

I am currently reading "Time and Again" by Jack Finney. It is an older book- published in 1970, and is very descriptive, even including photos from 1890's New York City.

[Anshita]

I will be reading Landline by Rainbow Rowell. I picked it up years ago, and now I have a reason to finish it.

[Rachel]

I'm reading If I Could Turn Back Time, which is predictable but fun.

[Tracy]

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

[Britany]

Finished by Rebecca Stead

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nell]

I checked out The Invisible Library from my local library and from the synopsis I am not sure if I will like it.

I'm not really a fan of time travel so I am also going to try a romance book called Step Back In Time by Ali McNamara.

[Rachel]

I'm choosing Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde for this prompt. This is book 4 in the Thursday Next series. Part fantasy, part time travel, part literary fun - you can't really go wrong! Have enjoyed the first three books in the series!

[Tabitha]

For anyone struggling, I decided to go with an easy genre: Time Travel Romance. You can literally search it on Goodreads and get tons of results.

I'm going with The Girl Who Stepped Into The Past for my read.

[Joana]

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

[Nancy]

The Girl With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke

[Marie-Claude]

An interesting and funny book if you are looking for some non-fiction for this prompt: How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveller by Ryan North.