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A review by ogrezed
Towards Yesterday by Paul Antony Jones
4.0
Overall, I liked the book, but one that that bothered me is its schizophrenic nature. When it starts out, it seems like it is going to be a story about the characters, but it ends up being more about the science fiction. I did enjoy both aspects, but it felt like I read two separate books.
Not quite what I was expecting, given the "What would you do if you had the chance to undo all your mistakes?" question at the top of the description of the book. That's really only lightly touched upon, since everything is pretty much automatically undone by the very nature of everyone going back 25 years.
And, I felt that the religious aspect wasn't really explored much. It just felt kind of stereotyped instead of fleshed out.The epilog kind of contradicted earlier descriptions of "life after death," which didn't help with the religious aspect.
I felt there should have been at least one character story line where a couple LOST a child because of the slip. To lose one or more teenagers that can never be born again would be devastating to many. It would also bring up some interesting religious angles.
Not quite what I was expecting, given the "What would you do if you had the chance to undo all your mistakes?" question at the top of the description of the book. That's really only lightly touched upon, since everything is pretty much automatically undone by the very nature of everyone going back 25 years.
And, I felt that the religious aspect wasn't really explored much. It just felt kind of stereotyped instead of fleshed out.
I felt there should have been at least one character story line where a couple LOST a child because of the slip. To lose one or more teenagers that can never be born again would be devastating to many. It would also bring up some interesting religious angles.