Eleventh challenge finish of the year.
I was watching a YouTuber talk about his favorite books of all time, and he discussed this one. I like a good time-travel story, but what really made it a go for me was that its publisher started with the letter "B" (Ballantine Books). I wanted to fill that prompt before it got late in the year.
It was okay. It reminded me a little of Kate Atkinson's Life after Life which also had many repeats of the same life.
This one delved more into the ethics and dangers of using a time machine for medical, governmental, and economic uses. I found it imaginitive, but it wasn't un-put-down-able for me.
Twelfth challenge finish of the year.
This is next month's book club selection. I wasn't sure about the first 1/3 of the book, but it did pique my interest as the main character matured. It was a fairly quick read at 163 pages, but it did challenge my vocabulary, and I had to look up quite a few words; I could elicit the meaning by the context, but I always like to read official definition for an unfamiliar word.
I had a lot of questions that came up, which were mostly answered by the ending. Still, it was a bit strange. And yet, I liked it.
I love time travel stories so I will look this up. I read the first book in The Mender series (Amazon) and have ordered the next two. Right now I am plowing through Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? which is at once both funny and heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteI just ordered the first Mender series book, thanks for mentioning it! I also would maybe like the Did Ye Hear Mammy Died one, so will go back for it later.
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