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liliom's review against another edition
The way women were talked about in this book was disgusting.
I enjoyed seeing the psychology influences but the author seemed to really like Freude and incest.
I enjoyed the mind travel thought it was interesting the way it sort of predicted virtual reality.
The scientific discovery toward the end made no sense? They kept describing it but no delving into how or why it worked.
I enjoyed seeing the psychology influences but the author seemed to really like Freude and incest.
I enjoyed the mind travel thought it was interesting the way it sort of predicted virtual reality.
The scientific discovery toward the end made no sense? They kept describing it but no delving into how or why it worked.
coffeedog14's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.75
Well well well what do we have here? a late contestant to be my least favorite book of the year?
What a shit book. Poorly written, terrible characters, boring plot, wasted premise, incomprehensible sci-fi concepts, and only a single scene of dinosaurs despite them being on the cover of my version of the book! Mix in a nice dose of misogyny, a dash of homophobia, and far too much unironic Freud bullshit, and you have a real stinker of a book.
I really want to rate this lower out of spite, but honestly it wasn't the worst thing I've ever read. It was readable, coherent, it had some cool concepts, and it wasn't a literal hate screed. It also wasn't racist, which I mean look how low I'm setting the bar here.
Also, the time travel of this book had a whole kinda veil of years thing like VEILS OF AZLAROC did, which is one of those "if I had a nickle every time... I'd have two nickles..." meme sorta situations.
What a shit book. Poorly written, terrible characters, boring plot, wasted premise, incomprehensible sci-fi concepts, and only a single scene of dinosaurs despite them being on the cover of my version of the book! Mix in a nice dose of misogyny, a dash of homophobia, and far too much unironic Freud bullshit, and you have a real stinker of a book.
I really want to rate this lower out of spite, but honestly it wasn't the worst thing I've ever read. It was readable, coherent, it had some cool concepts, and it wasn't a literal hate screed. It also wasn't racist, which I mean look how low I'm setting the bar here.
Also, the time travel of this book had a whole kinda veil of years thing like VEILS OF AZLAROC did, which is one of those "if I had a nickle every time... I'd have two nickles..." meme sorta situations.
david_harold_nicholson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
finlaaaay's review against another edition
1.0
An interesting idea, but I didn't really get what it meant when it said they hadn't really gone back in time, but it was more of a sort of astral projection. But they didn't seem to be leaving their bodies behind in the "present day".
Goes a bit batshit after the final reveal thathumans up until the 22nd century have been living "backward" in time and they're actually on the brink of discovering this true fact about themselves . It's easy to read, and it'd be 3 or 4 stars, but I took off some stars for homophobia. There's nothing more offputting than getting about a quarter of the way through a book before finding the main character indignantly spitting that he's not one of them damn queers! or something like that. No thanks. I considered just dropping the book there and then. But I guess I was in a charitable mood. Some other commenters have mentioned the book's deplorable attitude to women - I think after I'd clocked the homophobia it didn't come as any surprise.
Goes a bit batshit after the final reveal that
simplyfutile's review against another edition
3.0
Decent enough - though the end felt very thrown together, and stops abruptly, in my opinion. Beautiful prose, though. Enjoyed the theory concerning time that is offered, but wish it had been fleshed out a bit more.
kundor's review against another edition
2.0
After reflection, I came back here to revise the rating from 3 down to 2.
The "scientific" conceit revealed at the end is ridiculous and doesn't make any sense, but that shouldn't be a big deal because this is a "New Wave" book and the point is supposed to be the characterization and psychology and so on. But the psychology is also pretty bad.
To wit: the protagonist is supposed to have a uniquely "broken psyche", giving him mind traveling abilities exceeding anyone else's, and it all stems from an event when his mom made him play outside one day when he was six.
The "scientific" conceit revealed at the end is ridiculous and doesn't make any sense, but that shouldn't be a big deal because this is a "New Wave" book and the point is supposed to be the characterization and psychology and so on. But the psychology is also pretty bad.
To wit: the protagonist is supposed to have a uniquely "broken psyche", giving him mind traveling abilities exceeding anyone else's, and it all stems from an event when his mom made him play outside one day when he was six.
doctormobius's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
emiliehaugen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
alexm95's review against another edition
4.0
First 3/4 were definitely enjoyable and I loved the concept, the final 1/4...ohh boy. Definitely one to try and get your head around, and I'm not entirely sure that I even managed that myself.