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thebrainlair's review against another edition
4.0
Nathan has to go and live with Henry, his dad. Henry is the negative, cautious sort. They live in a rundown apartment in a condemned building. Nathan takes an extra class at the local community college so that he can pass his upcoming exams, but he and Henry both feel the class is a waste of time. Ever since the accident, Nathan's world has been out of sorts and out of color.
At the college, Nathan meets Bartleby, the Beefeater, and he's told that he could be the one that brings the color back to his and Henry's life. He would just have to understand how time works, go back to the right time, on the right timeline, and stop Henry.
Nathan gets caught in this Groundhog Day sort of world where the day keeps repeating itself. And like Bill Murray, he keeps learning and growing. But when it comes time to bust out of the cycle, Nathan is not sure he wants to do that or if he wants to keep living this new life, where's he's happy.
This book was a fast read. I loved how Cockcroft kept going back through Nathan's life with each time jump. You'd notice little things were different each time. My only questions were: Did Nathan end up with Moll Eckles (molecules, get it!?!) as his girlfriend? If he changes the time stream, do they find out about Molly's dad? I'll have to ask Mr. Cockcroft. Please let him know I'm looking for him!
At the college, Nathan meets Bartleby, the Beefeater, and he's told that he could be the one that brings the color back to his and Henry's life. He would just have to understand how time works, go back to the right time, on the right timeline, and stop Henry.
Nathan gets caught in this Groundhog Day sort of world where the day keeps repeating itself. And like Bill Murray, he keeps learning and growing. But when it comes time to bust out of the cycle, Nathan is not sure he wants to do that or if he wants to keep living this new life, where's he's happy.
This book was a fast read. I loved how Cockcroft kept going back through Nathan's life with each time jump. You'd notice little things were different each time. My only questions were: Did Nathan end up with Moll Eckles (molecules, get it!?!) as his girlfriend? If he changes the time stream, do they find out about Molly's dad? I'll have to ask Mr. Cockcroft. Please let him know I'm looking for him!
saidtheraina's review against another edition
2.0
I didn't dislike it, but I didn't finish it. I was 40 pgs in and was plodding through and it occurred to me that this is (one of) my genre(s), so if I don't like it yet, maybe I shouldn't bother. Eh cover, and the text didn't suck me in at all. There are WAY better sci-fi titles out there.
jsmithborne's review against another edition
3.0
This was fine. I guess it wasn't great, because I finished it 3 days ago, and I have almost no memory of what I felt about it. Probably see if Jaden wants it, and if not, take it to McKays and trade it in for store credit.
maidmarianlib's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting take on time travel and the possible consequences, but it felt more like the father's story than the sons and some of the "magic" of how the time travel happened was a little vague.
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