Ken Grimwood
Paperback | Pages: 311 pages Rating: 4.16 | 27557 Users | 3224 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Replay |
| ISBN: | 068816112X (ISBN13: 9780688161125) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jeff Winston, Pamela Phillips |
| Literary Awards: | Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (1988), World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (1988) |
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Jeff Winston was 43 and trapped in a tepid marriage and a dead-end job, waiting for that time when he could be truly happy, when he died. And when he woke and he was 18 again, with all his memories of the next 25 years intact. He could live his life again, avoiding the mistakes, making money from his knowledge of the future, seeking happiness. Until he dies at 43 and wakes up back in college again...Define Regarding Books Replay
| Title | : | Replay |
| Author | : | Ken Grimwood |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 311 pages |
| Published | : | July 22nd 1998 by William Morrow Paperbacks (first published January 1st 1987) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Science Fiction. Time Travel. Fantasy |
Rating Regarding Books Replay
Ratings: 4.16 From 27557 Users | 3224 ReviewsCriticism Regarding Books Replay
The horse race was good.I expect that I am just brimful of wealthy self-centered mediocre individuals undeservedly basking in privilege and power. But, all that irksome name dropping worn thin. I get it. There's a disproportionate lack of insignificant villagers in the past lives of people who claim to remember them. Nobody wants to be part of the three serf families that the Rostov's neighbor traded for a dog.When I'm disengaged and uninterested in the story, it's awfully easy to find lowWell see Bill Murry is in this small town and for some reason he wakes up there every day and it's the same day. He's living Ground Hog day over and over and he needs to learn....No wait, that's a movie this is a book. Okay Jeff Winston is 43 years old and he apparently has a heart attack...and wakes up in his old college dorm room 25 years before. He died in 1988 and woke up in 1963.We now follow the story of his life...his redeath and his reawakening again, and again. While Murry in Ground Hog
(4.5) One of my favorite premises is a character reliving their life over and over. So this book was on my radar.I really liked Grimwood's take on it as, for once, I could relate with the main character's decisions and he added a nice twist to it.It did become more philosophical and would recommend it if, as a literary fiction or contemporary reader, you're trying to get into sci-fi.
I'm a total sucker for time-travel novels, and Replay is a dam clever one filled with unexpected twists and traumatic experiences.After a fatal heart attack at age 43, Jeff Winston wakes up baffled to learn he is not dead, but a young college student again back in 1963, (no spoiler here) and as he begins to relive his life over and over and over again, he becomes a bit more prepared and curious each time. Wanting to know the cause of this unusual phenomena, he finally stumbles across an
5.0 stars. I did not go into this book with high expectations, despite the numerous awards this book was nominated for and won. Well I just finished it and I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!! Calling it the best "time travel" novel ever does not adequately explain the emotional depth of the novel. This was an incredibly well-written, extremely well plotted novel that is at times both gut-wrenching and uplifting. HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!! Nominee: Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction
July 2009Groundhog Day is more like Groundhog Quarter-Century for Jeff Winston. Dead of a heart attack at 43, he suddenly wakes up in his old college dorm alive, healthy...and 18 years old. Its 1963, and Jeff has been given a second chance in life. His dead-end job? His dead-end marriage? Havent happened yet, and they dont have to. Because Jeff also remembers other things: Baseball scores, Kentucky Derby winners, all of the good stock options. Doesnt take him long to amass a fortune and live out
The author does a great job of illuminating the main character's inner dialog and questions about his predicament. At each point in the novel, the protagonist responds to his situation sensibly and/or understandably, demonstrating smarts, will-power, perseverance, and human fallibility (his patience can and does reach a limit). I liked the plot twists and turns ... at least for the first 2/3 of the book, I really had no idea WHAT was going to happen next. I was hoping it wouldn't end the way it
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