Palma, Felix - The Map of Time - Informal Buddy Read; Start date November 15, 2014

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

So in short (view spoiler)[ after dragging it out that time travel was bogus he then blinded the reader with science that it actually did happen (or did it?) and confused the bejesus out of everyone, or was that just me, LOL. Thinking about the implications of time travel gives me a headache. (hide spoiler)]

Thanks for the discussion everyone. I wonder how many will continue on with the trilogy. Not sure I will, but maybe at a later date. The final part is being published in English in June 2015.

[Kelly]

Chris wrote: "I'm done. I had a difficult time making myself finish. There were some parts that were good, but I thought it was overly long, maybe because I used audio instead of reading.

Thank you all for th..."

I think audio would have been extra hard for this book. I found myself skimming some of the longer tangents in part 1 and I probably would have lost the thread completely if I was listening.

[Zara's Retreat]

I'm up to about page 160 and am finding it a difficult book to get into and stay interested in. Has anybody else had the same problem?

[Ghost in the Stacks]

I finally just got started, so I haven't gotten too far yet.

[Kelly]

Zara wrote: "I'm up to about page 160 and am finding it a difficult book to get into and stay interested in. Has anybody else had the same problem?"

The second part was a lot easier than the first part.

[Zara's Retreat]

Kelly wrote: "Zara wrote: "I'm up to about page 160 and am finding it a difficult book to get into and stay interested in. Has anybody else had the same problem?"

The second part was a lot easier than the first..."

OK. When does the second part start? My copy of the book just has chapters and no parts specified.

[Kelly]

Looks like Chapter 18 is the start of Part 2. I don't know more than that since I've already returned the book. There's 3 parts total and they have some overlap but the main character is different for each part.

[Zara's Retreat]

Kelly wrote: "Looks like Chapter 18 is the start of Part 2. I don't know more than that since I've already returned the book. There's 3 parts total and they have some overlap but the main character is different ..."

Thanks Kelly.

[Mary X]

It does pick up.

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

It's a very unevenly paced book. But it does have a wow of a finish if you can get through the slower other parts. They all do intersect by the end.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I've started this book earlier yesterday and found it to be kind of slow in the beginning that I needed to read something else with more pep in it. :)I hope it picks up soon.

[Kelly]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I've started this book earlier yesterday and found it to be kind of slow in the beginning that I needed to read something else with more pep in it. :)I hope it picks up soon."

Welcome to the club :) You have to push through til part 2. I think every single person has posted some variant on that so far. It's evidently a very apparent issue.

[Zara's Retreat]

I've finished this book finally. I found the first part very laborious and then it picked up a little in the final two parts. If it wasn't a BR I would have abandoned the books weeks ago!!

[Ghost in the Stacks]

I am about 60 pages in, and am curious of where it is going.

[[deleted user]]

Abbie wrote: "I am about 60 pages in, and am curious of where it is going."

I think you'll wonder that a lot with this book.

[RachelvlehcaR]

Abbie, I have the book and plan on taking part of this discussion. I have to finish up another book and will start on this one. I will read 60 pages of it today.

[Kelly]

Pigletto wrote: "Abbie wrote: "I am about 60 pages in, and am curious of where it is going."

I think you'll wonder that a lot with this book."

Heh. I didn't want to say it but I was thinking that she'd be wondering that for the next 200 pages.

[Zara's Retreat]

I agree Kelly with your comment about wondering. I found myself wondering even at its end. This was not a book I enjoyed that much.

[Kelly]

I think it's a case of when an author gets a bit too much into their own world and doesn't let the reader see enough of it.

I read a 200 mistakes made when writing a novel book and one of them was trying to be too literary which I think a lot of books seem to suffer from. They all want to be next on Oprah's book list.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Kelly wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I've started this book earlier yesterday and found it to be kind of slow in the beginning that I needed to read something else with more pep in it. :)..."

I think his drama about (view spoiler)[a women who is not only a prostitute but who is also married. (hide spoiler)] WTH!

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Zara wrote: "I've finished this book finally. I found the first part very laborious and then it picked up a little in the final two parts. If it wasn't a BR I would have abandoned the books weeks ago!!"

I have to agree. I'm at a point that I want to reach in and wrap my fingers and his neck and kill him myself LOL

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Pigletto wrote: "Abbie wrote: "I am about 60 pages in, and am curious of where it is going."

I think you'll wonder that a lot with this book."

Hahahahaha I agree.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I'm listening to it on audio and forgot exactly what chapter I'm on but before I post I'm going to check where I'm at before I post my spoilers so others can see or not see :)

[Mary X]

Yeah I didn't get that obsession either. (view spoiler)[It didn't even sound she liked him that much or enjoyed their time together. So his obsession seemed wrong to me. (hide spoiler)]

[Ghost in the Stacks]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Kelly wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I've started this book earlier yesterday and found it to be kind of slow in the beginning that I needed to read something else with more..."

I found this odd too, as well as them catching Jack.....

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Part one (view spoiler)[...a hoax the entire time....seriously!!! I too believed it, and was sad that is was not real at all! I can't believe how much I wanted to think it was really happening. I did think it a little odd that Wells gave in so easily, and that his wife played the part just as much.
The good thing was that it made the boy get over Marie's death and finally live his own life. (hide spoiler)]

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Pigletto wrote: "Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "I'm on Chapter 6. [spoilers removed]"

I find most books I read don't have sex scenes in them or if they do it's, like you say, pretty brief. I'm a prett..."

In love with him....No, more like using him....Just like the first "intimate" moment they had, and she played him then.
She was using that kid to get out if the slum she was living in.

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "I'm finding a little slow. Not slow enough to make me give it up but slow. I think I am on chapter 9 (the audio doesn't list it on the IPOD screen) but 9 sounds about right. [spoilers removed]"

I honestly thought the father was going (view spoiler)[to turn out to be the Ripper...he is such a hole (hide spoiler)].

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Has anyone else finished?

I just finished yesterday....I give it about 3.5 stars.

I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. But it was interesting, and it kept me reading. Although I figured out the end as soon as I starting reading that plot in part three.

[Kelly]

Abbie wrote: "Has anyone else finished?

I just finished yesterday....I give it about 3.5 stars.

I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. But it was interesting, and it kept me reading. Although I figure..."

I think a lot of us that read it last month thought that it tried to get a bit too complex.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Abbie wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Kelly wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "I've started this book earlier yesterday and found it to be kind of slow in the beginning..."

Yeah that too.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "Yeah I didn't get that obsession either. [spoilers removed]"

He was annoying me too with his obssession. Get over it don't you see how stupid it looks. I was actually glad when his father (view spoiler)[slapped him. As if he was trying to wake him up. (hide spoiler)]

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Part Two (view spoiler)[…another hoax...two in a row, nit what I thought this book was about. I did like the concept once again. Although I can't believe how much trouble Tom went through to get her to believe the story.
And Mr. Wells...I am also surprised he went along with it.
Tom, who knew the 2000 thing was all a sham, I can't believe would actually go to a fortune teller and believe what she told him...You going to die.....well all of us die eventually.
I would of liked to know how he explained this all to her at the end. (hide spoiler)]

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Kelly wrote: "Part2: Chapter 18-25

As soon as they said about covering the windows during the 4D travel I knew they were running a fake con. I'm surprised no one else figured it out though some of the guests se..."

Yes, I too am surprised so many people would fall for this.

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Kelly wrote: "Part 39-end

Hrm. I wonder if this time traveller is the guy who wants to steal the manuscripts. Seems suspicious that he wants them.

Aha, I was right. This book seems rather easy to predict. The..."

As soon as I read about the Manuscripts, I knew all was not what it seemed and they should not not trust this time traveler....these guys bought it hook, line, and sinker.....

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "So in short [spoilers removed]

Thanks for the discussion everyone. I wonder how many will continue on with the trilogy. Not sure I will, but maybe at a later date. The final part is being publish..."
I will not continue...all this make believe time travel makes me think, not so much is "really" going to happen in them....Just a few hoax and gullible people....

[Mary X]

I don't plan on reading the others.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

I don't know if anyone is still reading this but I'm still trying to get past this book. I've currently finished chapter 11 (view spoiler)[my last post I left off when Andrew's cousin to him to see someone about time travel. Well he is introduced to Gideum and his story about seeing a place which was discovered and there were Reed people. He goes on to explain abut the discovery but that still doesn't help with the matter that Andrew just wants to go back in time so that he can save or see his the woman he loves. I'm not sure what he thinks will change since she will still be married and be a prostitute too. (hide spoiler)]

[Kelly]

It gets a bit faster to read later on but I think the book tries to accomplish too much and ends up being too confusing.

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Kelly wrote: "It gets a bit faster to read later on but I think the book tries to accomplish too much and ends up being too confusing."

Yeh it seems that way. I think thats why I'm switching between books and this is taking longer than I wanted.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

I think based on everyone's comments I'm not going to worry about this one. I was struggling to fit it in anyway :o

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing but not sure if I'll quit or continue just to be done with it.