Loved ita gripping time-loop story that blends big ideas with a very personal story. It's clever, tense, and constantly evolving.
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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (2014)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes. Until now. As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside. 'I nearly missed you, Doctor August, ' she says. 'I need to send a message.' This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow.
- ISBN:
- 9780356502588
- Length:
- 411 pages
Genres: fantasy, science fiction, thriller, historical fiction
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Loved itI loved the ambition as a science fiction fan I'm always on board for the big amazing ideas but that sometimes comes at a cost usually poorly developed characters and cold clinical writing but this feels like someone who can write good drama and characters accomplished mainstream literature
Loved itif you like time travel if you like time Loop stories I think this one does it very well it's cleverly written the pacing is fast now I was burning through the pages with this one
MixedI also am 20% of the way into the Audi book for the hairy August whatever that one's called and it hasn't really pulled me in or hooked me yet
Loved itthis was such a captivating story and despite the fact that you do go through his life a bunch of times which sounds like it could get repetitive and kind of boring it is never boring and it is always fascinating
Loved itI can highly recommend it's one of those typical fiction books with a little splat of Science Fiction of fantasy which you know everybody could read yeah I really loved it I think that was a really amazing book
Loved itthis book is amazing I absolutely loved this book it blew my mind and it dealt with time travel I felt very well
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