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A review by grauspitz
The Plot to Save Socrates by Paul Levinson
4.0
This book is unique to say the least. The closest book I can think of with even a remotely similar setting would be [b:The Just City|22055276|The Just City (Thessaly, #1)|Jo Walton|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1416448145s/22055276.jpg|39841651] but only just. The only thing that the two have in common is an attempt to 'save' Socrates so he can live on and contribute more to the world and the time travel aspect.
To start, this book doesn't have a linear plot line, which leaves you with a real lack of complete understanding of the characters until the very end. And I mean the very end, as in the final page reveals information that you didn't already know. Because of this, scenes often are not connected as they are in other books and the reader is forced to wait until later to find out what happened. This, to me, is both a flaw and a good thing.
Aside from the obvious plot in the title, the real focus of this book lies in the mechanics of time travel and the consequences as well as the limits that can be done with it. For someone who hasn't thought much about the concept, this book proved to make it very interesting and enjoyable at the same time.
If there was any flaw to be found aside from the unique non-linear plot line, I'd say that falls to the characters. The reader views the story from multiple viewpoints and because of that you often don't learn of character's motivations during their viewpoints, which in the end detached them a bit from me.
But that's really my only complaint and quite honestly I look forward to the next installment! Even though it's incredibly difficult to find.
To start, this book doesn't have a linear plot line, which leaves you with a real lack of complete understanding of the characters until the very end. And I mean the very end, as in the final page reveals information that you didn't already know. Because of this, scenes often are not connected as they are in other books and the reader is forced to wait until later to find out what happened. This, to me, is both a flaw and a good thing.
Aside from the obvious plot in the title, the real focus of this book lies in the mechanics of time travel and the consequences as well as the limits that can be done with it. For someone who hasn't thought much about the concept, this book proved to make it very interesting and enjoyable at the same time.
If there was any flaw to be found aside from the unique non-linear plot line, I'd say that falls to the characters. The reader views the story from multiple viewpoints and because of that you often don't learn of character's motivations during their viewpoints, which in the end detached them a bit from me.
But that's really my only complaint and quite honestly I look forward to the next installment! Even though it's incredibly difficult to find.