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A review by justinkhchen
Replay by Ken Grimwood
5.0
5 stars
Right up my street, if you blend the general concept of Blake Crouch's Recursion, and the humanistic approach of Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven, you get Replay — I won't even be surprised if either of those authors were already familiar with Ken Grimwood's 1987 novel.
Readers who are history buff would appreciate the extra level of authenticity in Replay; you can tell Ken Grimwood comes from a journalism background, because he weaves in many political and societal milestones as the characters live repeatedly through the decades (from the 60s to the 80s). The novel really takes advantage of its core concept, and comes up with some very fascinating alternative versions of history, at the same time dives deep into the psyche of an individual who's stuck in an endless loop, while offering the opportunity to take risk, also comes with the discouraging knowledge it will all reset and become meaningless.
Replay is a human story within a sci-fi contruct, which is simply my favorite combo. If you enjoyed the other novels I mentioned in the beginning, this is worth checking out.
Right up my street, if you blend the general concept of Blake Crouch's Recursion, and the humanistic approach of Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven, you get Replay — I won't even be surprised if either of those authors were already familiar with Ken Grimwood's 1987 novel.
Readers who are history buff would appreciate the extra level of authenticity in Replay; you can tell Ken Grimwood comes from a journalism background, because he weaves in many political and societal milestones as the characters live repeatedly through the decades (from the 60s to the 80s). The novel really takes advantage of its core concept, and comes up with some very fascinating alternative versions of history, at the same time dives deep into the psyche of an individual who's stuck in an endless loop, while offering the opportunity to take risk, also comes with the discouraging knowledge it will all reset and become meaningless.
Replay is a human story within a sci-fi contruct, which is simply my favorite combo. If you enjoyed the other novels I mentioned in the beginning, this is worth checking out.