A Fresh Start

by rlfj

Aladdin's Lamp sends me back to my teenage years. Will I make the same mistakes, or new ones, and can I reclaim my life?

Genres: Time Travel

1368 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Author's blog: http://storiesonline.net/ablog/rlfj

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Immensely satisfying epic novel about repeating your life with all the knowledge you have. I use the term "satisfying" with great regard - many works of this genre only leave you with questions about why someone didn't correct this problem, or take advantage of some part of history, etc. This one covers it all - coming of age, education, military, business, politics, and family. The characters are complex and likeable. The writing is very well done since this looks like just the average story posted online. In all several million words (a rough estimate) I didn't notice many mistakes at all. There's some need for editing, in places, but the cadence of the book makes it easy to read.

[Eduardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book by a great author. Follow the life of Carling Parker Buckman II as he relives his life after a wish takes him back to when he was 13 years old.

What would you do if you could relive your life knowing what you now know?

[Luis Lavieri · Rating 5 out of 5]

The next great american novel ^_~ Nah, it might not be that, but it is probably the best time travel/do-over story I have ever come across... and I think I have read them all, both paper and electronic.

This epic book has it all and it will leave you quite satisfied with its conclusion. A must read for time travel aficionados. Check out his other stories too. Grim Reaper is shaping up to be quite the follow up.

[Hfl13 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Top notch alternate history. The current chapters are great fun, if you like House of Cards or The West Wing.

[Dalia Mtl · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best and most satisfying do-overs.

[Stas Bushuev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Довольно типичная история о попаданце в прошлое в своё тело.
От других отличается тем, что персонажи сложные и объёмные, мотивация их действий понятна.
Довольно объёмная история покрывает почти всю жизнь героя: от детства и становления, через образование, службу в армии, предпринимательство и политику.
Герой мне понравился, было интересно следить за его жизнью, как он воспользуется предзнанием, какую стезю выберет.
Даже если выбросить эротические сцены (которые можно и не выбрасывать, довольно хорошо прописаны), то остаётся интересное описание американской жизни в середине прошлого столетия.

[Lord Nouda · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Stars.

[Fsew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good. It captures the aspect of changing history really well. I enjoyed reading it a lot