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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
A perfect book from start to finish — it’s a great time travel concept that isn’t so impressed with itself that it becomes inscrutable.
Deliberate, thoughtful, and meaningful. My book of the year so far.
Deliberate, thoughtful, and meaningful. My book of the year so far.
this was fun! i have so many questions about the logistics of the world!! it’s so interesting and yet you really have to let go of trying to understand how it works in order to actually get through the book.
it definitely had its faults (the predictability, clunky pacing, the holes in the world building) but was so enjoyable to read that i didn’t really mind
it definitely had its faults (the predictability, clunky pacing, the holes in the world building) but was so enjoyable to read that i didn’t really mind
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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:
No
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
sad
slow-paced
This was recommend by an author, I can't remember which one, at an event I was attended.
I thought the premise was really interesting and decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, the story was so slow that I lost interest.
It's a story about the have and have nots, choices you make. Maybe if I was in the right mindset, I would've enjoyed it more.
I thought the premise was really interesting and decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, the story was so slow that I lost interest.
It's a story about the have and have nots, choices you make. Maybe if I was in the right mindset, I would've enjoyed it more.
This was a fantastic debut novel, and I can't wait to see what Scott Alexander Howard will bring us next. Our protagonist, Odile, lives in a small town in a rural valley. Just on the other side of the valley's heavily guarded western border lies another valley that's identical except for one thing... it's twenty years in the past. And to the east lies another that's twenty years in the future. Countless copies of the valley in both directions, each twenty years earlier (or later) depending on which directions one goes. And Odile is hoping for a career with the Conseil, the people who consider petitions from those who want to visit those other valleys. This was a great new twist on the time travel genre, and a very interesting read.