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antxxxx's review against another edition
4.0
This is a book of two halves - the first half deals with the hero living in 1972 and the second half is a more traditional time travel adventure and all the paradoxes that can happen.
The first half I thought was excellent. The author really brings to life the characters and life in 1972. The second half, although good, I do not think lives up to the first half, as it becomes a chase through time story
The first half I thought was excellent. The author really brings to life the characters and life in 1972. The second half, although good, I do not think lives up to the first half, as it becomes a chase through time story
bookswritingandmore's review against another edition
5.0
It Will Blow Your Mind
I'm completely speechless. This is a ride and a half of an adventure. You'll think you know the players but won't. You'll know who you can trust but won't. Anything you believe in the beginning will be totally wrong by the end but you'll love it anyway. Do yourself a favor and read this.
I'm completely speechless. This is a ride and a half of an adventure. You'll think you know the players but won't. You'll know who you can trust but won't. Anything you believe in the beginning will be totally wrong by the end but you'll love it anyway. Do yourself a favor and read this.
hdodge9's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
pkadams's review against another edition
5.0
A time travel book in the hands of a playwright whose bread and butter is dialogue and pacing was just the distraction I needed the past couple of days. Highly recommend!
nanceoir's review against another edition
5.0
Hot dang, this is such a fantastic ride! Genuinely didn't see so many of the turns coming.
sillypunk's review against another edition
5.0
This was so delightful, SO DELIGHTFUL: https://blogendorff.com/2019/04/09/book-review-the-rewind-files/
alwaysreadingla's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
icallaci's review
2.0
This was odd.
1. The pacing was all over the place, alternating from frantic activity to contemplative reminiscing about the importance of family and friends. And, omg, how much coffee can these people drink?
2. There were some editing blunders, such as the main character retrieving her bag of makeup and clothing from the dining table immediately after a Christmas dinner, presumably eaten at the same dining table. And there were some significant plot holes, such asthe son of a high official in the Time Travel Bureau remaining unrecognized simply because he wasn't in the company database, even though company (and enemy) security personnel knew him by sight.
3. The time travel aspects were confusing. Sometimes the time travellers went back to point A and restarted the mission if they got into trouble, while at other times that wasn't possible,so if someone died, they stayed dead, with no convincing explanation about why this time they couldn't go back and try again.
4. Except for time travel itself, the technology of the 22nd century was pretty standard late 20th-century stuff: cameras, computers with thumb drives, cell phones, etc. For example, the main character prints out files on paper--PAPER--and tapes the pages to her wall to read. Really? On the other hand, it's possible to make a phone call from 2112 to 1972 with hand-waving simplicity.
5. The characters made some pretty spectacular leaps of intuition about motives, objectives, identities, etc., without much evidence. They were rarely (if ever) wrong. This allowed them to be in the right place at the right time (so to speak), but their conclusions seemed more lucky than logical to me, with alternative explanations dismissed as unlikely. The assumptions they made were always correct, and the plans they implemented based on those assumptions always succeeded eventually.
All in all, it was cute and simple, so if that's what you're looking for, this book will fill the bill. I was hoping for more depth on what happened and why during the Watergate fiasco, but that's not really what this book is about. That's due to my own expectations, so I can't fault the author for not meeting them.
Final verdict: disappointingly predictable.
1. The pacing was all over the place, alternating from frantic activity to contemplative reminiscing about the importance of family and friends. And, omg, how much coffee can these people drink?
2. There were some editing blunders, such as the main character retrieving her bag of makeup and clothing from the dining table immediately after a Christmas dinner, presumably eaten at the same dining table. And there were some significant plot holes, such as
3. The time travel aspects were confusing. Sometimes the time travellers went back to point A and restarted the mission if they got into trouble, while at other times that wasn't possible,
4. Except for time travel itself, the technology of the 22nd century was pretty standard late 20th-century stuff: cameras, computers with thumb drives, cell phones, etc. For example, the main character prints out files on paper--PAPER--and tapes the pages to her wall to read. Really? On the other hand, it's possible to make a phone call from 2112 to 1972 with hand-waving simplicity.
5. The characters made some pretty spectacular leaps of intuition about motives, objectives, identities, etc., without much evidence. They were rarely (if ever) wrong. This allowed them to be in the right place at the right time (so to speak), but their conclusions seemed more lucky than logical to me, with alternative explanations dismissed as unlikely. The assumptions they made were always correct, and the plans they implemented based on those assumptions always succeeded eventually.
All in all, it was cute and simple, so if that's what you're looking for, this book will fill the bill. I was hoping for more depth on what happened and why during the Watergate fiasco, but that's not really what this book is about. That's due to my own expectations, so I can't fault the author for not meeting them.
Final verdict: disappointingly predictable.
electric_alice's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0