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A Loop in Time
“We’re losing him!” came a frantic voice over the headset.
“I’m still here,” the pilot insisted.
“We’re losing--” the voice cut out and then there was silence.
“Control, do you read me? Control?” the pilot was panicking.
There was no answer. Suddenly flames burst out all around him. The last thing he remembered was reaching for the eject switch, before his thoughts devolved into an inky black void.
The mysterious pilot was brought into the military hospital unconscious. The base didn’t know who he was. Some thought he was an alien, some thought he was a Russian spy all because of the unknown, yet highly advanced airplane he was flying at the time of his crash.
When the pilot awakes, he has amnesia. He gradually gets his memory back only to find that he is not only in the wrong place, he is also in the wrong time.
“I’m still here,” the pilot insisted.
“We’re losing--” the voice cut out and then there was silence.
“Control, do you read me? Control?” the pilot was panicking.
There was no answer. Suddenly flames burst out all around him. The last thing he remembered was reaching for the eject switch, before his thoughts devolved into an inky black void.
The mysterious pilot was brought into the military hospital unconscious. The base didn’t know who he was. Some thought he was an alien, some thought he was a Russian spy all because of the unknown, yet highly advanced airplane he was flying at the time of his crash.
When the pilot awakes, he has amnesia. He gradually gets his memory back only to find that he is not only in the wrong place, he is also in the wrong time.
220 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 13, 2015
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October 12, 2017
This story has some really, very good bones, but the prose is terribly stilted and stiff. It's as if the author has never met an apostrophe - or if he did, he HATED it - and that makes the whole story clunky and cumbersome... Definitely not the way real people talk/use language!
The narrator couldn't overcome the obvious language issues and on top of that, he seemed overly dramatic...
I'm a sucker for time travel, and this one, inspite of the issues I had, was actually cute and fun. I think what it really needs is to be re-edited, if indeed it was ever edited in the first place!
The narrator couldn't overcome the obvious language issues and on top of that, he seemed overly dramatic...
I'm a sucker for time travel, and this one, inspite of the issues I had, was actually cute and fun. I think what it really needs is to be re-edited, if indeed it was ever edited in the first place!
June 17, 2017
"As a nurse she’d seen it all before. He was young, tall and well toned."
A bland book that reads more like fan-fiction than a novel.
It is about an air force pilot who end ends up stuck in the past and has to avoid a variant of the grandfather paradox.
The dialogue is stilted and doesn’t sound quite right.
The writing style is simplistic, at first I thought the book might have been aimed at 10 year olds, but there are definitely some adult topics in the book.
Being displaced 45 years back in time, the protagonist has some unbelievable struggles with technology of the time (e.g. doesn't realize you can turn on a TV without a remote.)
Everything tends to fall into place too conveniently. However, this might be part of the way the author wanted to structure the plot.
Finally, the first half to two thirds of the book reads a lot like a romance novel with characters checking each other out, complicated romantic triangles, etc.
If you are just looking for a quick read with romance and time travel, then you may enjoy it.
A bland book that reads more like fan-fiction than a novel.
It is about an air force pilot who end ends up stuck in the past and has to avoid a variant of the grandfather paradox.
The dialogue is stilted and doesn’t sound quite right.
The writing style is simplistic, at first I thought the book might have been aimed at 10 year olds, but there are definitely some adult topics in the book.
Being displaced 45 years back in time, the protagonist has some unbelievable struggles with technology of the time (e.g. doesn't realize you can turn on a TV without a remote.)
Everything tends to fall into place too conveniently. However, this might be part of the way the author wanted to structure the plot.
Finally, the first half to two thirds of the book reads a lot like a romance novel with characters checking each other out, complicated romantic triangles, etc.
If you are just looking for a quick read with romance and time travel, then you may enjoy it.
February 22, 2015
Looping back
Travel back in time is the result of being a test pilot on a flight gone wrong. He ejected just in time but woke up in the hospital with amnesia. He has to adjust to being back in history. I won't ruin the story for you but just say life gets complicated. I enjoyed the story and liked the ending.
Travel back in time is the result of being a test pilot on a flight gone wrong. He ejected just in time but woke up in the hospital with amnesia. He has to adjust to being back in history. I won't ruin the story for you but just say life gets complicated. I enjoyed the story and liked the ending.
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May 10, 2025Rating: minus 5 on a scale of minus 5 to plus 5.
I am doing a more thorough rewrite of this review. After a number of nasty comment clouds following me over several years of mild science fiction criticism, I finally admitted that these fanboys deserve more than a 3 minute review. To the baby-men of Goodreads US science fiction membership, I salute your pathological perseverance and my new mission is to rewrite all of my reviews in ways that will hopefully trigger you.
Before I do a revision, I now visit YouTube for spirit cleansing in preparation to write to such a toxic site. This has been brought to you courtesy of - Doctor Who\They Break My Heart - RecklessGirl100, Acollierastro, Liz Webster, Lily Simpson, LuckyBlackCat, Kyiv Independent, Keffals, Weirdo Book Club, Books and Things, RevolutionarythOt, Cindy's Villa, Abney Park, Abbie Emmons, Arvin Ash, Willow Talks Books, Sailing Melody, Red Glasgow, Kazachka, Planarwalker, The New Enlightenment with Ashley, Novara Media, Don't F@ck with Ukraine, Mia Mulder, Just a Confused Brit, Mia Asano, Wayward Winchester, Books and Lala, Harbo Wholmes, Red Viburnam Song, Not the Andrew Marr Show, Scallydandling About the Books, Kat Blacque, HBomberGuy, KernowDamo, May, Verilybitchie, Peter Stefanovic, Ukraine News TV, Liz Webster, Reads with Rachel, Fit 2B Read, Bobbing Along, Tale Foundry, Kazachka, Chess Vibes, Chris and Shell, Terrible Writing Advice, Double Down News, Winging it on a Budget, Boat Time, Ben and Emily, Times Radio, The Shades of Orange, Hardy's Books, J Draper, Mynameismarines, JuLingo, Life OrangeRiver, Austin McConnell, With Cindy, Michael Lambert, Eckharts Ladder, Sci-fi Scavenger, Reese Waters, Jake Broe, Shannon Makes, Tennessee Brando, Trae Crowder, History Chap, The Teapot Reads, Russian Dude, Think That Through, Aid Thompsin, Wise Guy History and Gaming, Ella Harrison, World War Two, Shitty Book Club, Grammaticus Books, British Museum, Belle of the Ranch, Words in Time, No Justice, Captured in Words, aiden knight, Jess of the Shire, Riverboat Jack, A Lil Bit Mads, Twinshangout Kenya, Britta Bohler, Cambrian Chronicles, Scotland History Tours, The History Chap, Nomadic Crobot, EarleWrites, Bobbing Along, Dark Seas, Dark Skies, Sideprojects, Brigitte Empire, Lisa McLeod, Jen the Librarian, Just in Time Worldbuilding, Nerdy Kathi, Owen Jones, Munecat, Verilybitchie, Central Crossing, ATP Geopolitics, United 24, DW News.
One of these pathological pests whilst attacking a essayist whom I mentioned, complained to her that I mention trans female creators. I smile but will never understand the stupidity and lack of self-awareness of US males. To them, be advised that I list straight, primatologist, artist, bi, essayist, trans, historian, gay, socialist, asexual, sewist, WOC, intersex, political commentator, Irish, mathematician, autist, anthropologist and other female creators whom the sane refer to as Women. Other channels are hosted by communist, other LGBTQ+, redhead, economist, short, British, anarchist, other BIPOC, German, linguist, anarchist, fashion historian, ginger, philosopher, other Neurodivergent, fashion historian, linguist and other creators whom the sane refer to as Human Beings. If the voices still scream, seek emergency therapy, immediate pastoral counselling or our Catholic exorcism. My feelings towards those readers is similar to that of the 13 Ukrainian marines defending Snake Island, when their surrender was demanded. Their response "Russian Warship, go f@ck yourself". Glory to Ukraine. Glory to the Heroes.
The book mentions time travel many times but gives neither a clear statement as to reasons for the limitations of time travel nor strong enough characters to deliver a novel worthy of the name. The world building received the most, if scant attention. The description of the technological development of 1964 as compared to 2014 was show via the main character POV. There were no impacts on the characters from events.
The 45 year time jump seemed more 50 years and there are major discrepancies. The overall background world is thin and superficial enough to make the US-Vietnam War and well as black and white television standout history fixing plot points. Nether was written with any believability.
The book reads as if the writer did not bother to outline the dates involved in his setting. My previous reading (if I remember correctly) indicated that the US-Vietnam War was probably the number one political issue for American society from 1965 to 71/72. The Civil Rights and Women's rights movements should also have impacted the story in some manner but the characters are unaware of either. Not one character grew as a result of societal changes and every white male sails though a perfect 1960 fantasy from agreement of every woman with any male through the invisibility of any non-white character.
Another stop at YouTube have been earned. This next section was made possible by - Cinzia Dubois, Kyiv Post, Agro Squirrel Narrates, Squire, Jashana, The Players Aid, Bayraktar Song, Jack in the Books, Tristan and the Classics, The Leftist Cooks, Mandy, Very Nearly Interesting, Bookborn, Book Furnace, Silicon Curtain, Kris Atomic, What Cass Read, Amie's Literary Empire, Cunk, Brandon F, Lily Simpson, Smack the Pony, Dan Davis History, Kaz Rowe, Vlad Vexler, Joe Blogs, Geo Girl, Malinda, Narrowboat Pirate, The Kavernacle, ThePrimeChronus, Michelle Reads and Vlogs, Gemma Dyer, Real Time History, Dr Fatima physicist, Jessie Gender, Megalithhunter, Amie's Literary Empire, Octopus Lady. Geo Girl, Dark Seas, Oceanliner Designs, World Science Festival, Science Insanity, Sarah Z, Dark Docs, Answer in Progress, Adam Something, Hoots, Big Train, Travelling K, Cruising Crafts, Narrowboat Pirate, History with Kayleigh, DUST, The Grungeon Master, Discourse Minis, Horses, It's not half not mum, The Great War, Maggie Mae Fish, Paperback Empire, 60 minutes Australia, A Time of Eagles, The Gray Rat Army, About Estelle, Activist Witch, Adam in Wales, Adam James, Aditu Laudis, Adelaide Beeman-White, Oceanliner Designs, Aaron Read a Book, Agro Squirrel Narrates, Alaire Thomas, Alba Nuadh, Alexander Arguelles, Alice in Wonder Land, Well Deck Diaries, Cruising Crafts, Northern Narrowboaters.
I have been corrected by more than one Goodreads member with the proposition that plot holes and contrivance are not important in science fiction or storytelling in general. Character work, dialogue with more depth than that of a TV sitcom are also not essential. This main character drifts through the book with only one trait, smug self-satisfaction. This definitely is a celebration of white US middle class history.
A US military base hides cutting edge technology from their military command and research groups for no reason. As if.
The story bounces from one fortuitous circumstance to the next for the main character. That character does not question the flow and conveniently remembers enough of the past to become a millionaire from his savings in just two years or so of low working class wages. His class understanding of the past is shallow, boring and insulting.
The characters share the time travel secret with everyone they meet. No character was taken aback by the grandmother, aunt, grandson, nephew tangle. The grandmother was ready to make it work, which for me was the best part of the book.
I kept feeling that this was a bad spoof on the military. I eventually admitted that it was another example of middle class writer doing a fast draft, being green lit by a publisher and now adds writer to his social media profile. I have begun a personal list of these clowns, of which there are many in Amazon/Kindle/Goodreads genre fiction.
I need another break and visit to YouTube. This next was brought to you by - Kneecap, Supernatural4ever, Communitea, Owen Jones, OliviaReadsaLatte, Fran Blanche, Ana Fern, Sarah Millican, Julie Nolke, Dropkick Murphys, The Ritual Kitchen with Laura May, Sci-Fi Odyssey, DW News, AllShorts, Dark Brandon, DUST, Lily Simpson, Cruising Crafts, Tom Nicholas, Fantasy and World Music by the Fletchers, It's Black Friday, Olly Richards, Deerstalker Pictures, Books and Things, Julie Nolke, History with Kayleigh, Amie's Literary Empire, Alysotherlife, France 24, Zoe Bee, Ukraine Calling, Perun, Biz, Lily Alexandre, History Time, Boat Time, Sci-Finatics, Geo Girl, Shannon Makes, No Justice, May, RobWords, Abbie Emmons, Snappy Dragon, Omeleto, UATV, Alizee, The London History Show, Emma Thorne, Ukraine Matters, Philosophy Tube, Eugenia from Ukraine, Veritas et Caritas, Cold Fusion, Welcome to Ukraine, Combat Veteran Reacts. Breakeven Books, Operator Starsky, Amie's Literary Empire, Nicole Chilaka-Ukpo, Matriarchetype, Ally the Piper, Ardwulfs Lair, Anark, Maggie Mae Fish, Secret Sauce of Storycraft, Mia Mulder, J Draper, Omeleto, Just in Time Worldbuilding, Harp Twins, Amadeus - Paint it Black, Wednesday - Paint it Black, Bernadette Banner, Hardigan, Anahata Official, Soulhikers, Yugopnik, Premodernist, Kyiv Post, TVP World, Jabzy, Gem of Books, The Rock Orchestra, Caelan Conrad, Omeleto, Red Effect, The Ressurectionists, Raw News and Politics, Candid with Lubna, Vasya in the Hay, Reese Waters, Deerstalker Pictures, Atun Shei Films, Then and Now, Alexis Blake, Parkrose Permaculture, ScaredKetchup, Abby Cox.
I also watched Ragnarok, Carol and the End of the World, Landscape with Invisible Hand, Glitch (Korean) and Dark.
This book exemplifies the "It is just fiction" school of writing. Science fiction at the low end of US publisher choice is a fairly dismal effort. It includes poor or no editing, limited if any character work, plot weaknesses and other failings as a writing standard. The Indie writers, the award winners and the top tier writers are not part of Amazon/Kindle/Goodreads recommendations. I watch my fiction at present, especially science fiction as opposed to attempting Amazon drivel and have dropped the useless expense of an Unlimited sub.
For science fiction or other recommendations, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction site or YouTube book and writing channels are a good choice. 😍 They are the far better alternative to the Amazon/Goodreads experience. The communities hosted are thoughtful, curious readers, excited by all the corners of the bookish world. From Brilliant to Nebula, the educational sites offer a broad selection of high quality productions and are modestly priced.
Consider treating Goodreads as a potentially hostile site. 🤔
Kindle/Goodreads discourse does not exist. As example, I wrote a very short negative review about three years past of Powers of the Earth, a juvenile, poorly written salute to the sociopathic January 6, 2021 hero by Travis Corcoran. Corcoran self-described as US veteran, libertarian and advocate for the return of chattel slavery, supporter of Putin's Russia and employee of an unnamed US agency. He is a MAGA hero of our time.
There followed a more than year long comment stream from six intellectual midgets led by the Corcoran covering pages of diatribes, detailing all that is right and good about imperialism, with special attention paid to white males having created all of history. It was extreme even against my usual Goodreads comment streams. This group of self-declared patriots were triggered by a communist suggesting that to advocate the overthrow of the US government with the aid of a corrupted military was dangerous and unhealthy. The irony continues.
The writer's friend Claes Rees Jr aka cgr710 now ka Clayton R Jesse Jr (formerly self-described as a Nazi) wrote a final comment declaring that They had "won" (?). I discovered They had launched a tsunami of the ugliest racist and sexual comments against all of the creators of YouTube channels (it continues still) which I mentioned. The solo boater, German particle physicist, British historical fashion essayist and the many other female creators were not impressed. A very accurate self-portrait of the US snowflake (twisted, insecure US man-child) was broadcast to a multinational audience and the world's overabundance of unpleasantness was increased. I assume that this constituted a Victory. Goodreads discourse, Yay?? USA, Yay ??
Another YouTube break have been earned. This next is courtesy of channels -Alizee, Mrs Betty Bowers, Sarah Millican, The Book Leo, Outlaw Bookseller, Owen Jones, Zoe Baker, ThePrimeChronus, Planet D, Turn Left, Tin Sonzya, Foster on the Spectrum, Prose and Petticoats, It's Black Friday, J. Draper, Snappy Dragon, Andrewism, Elina Charatsidou, Hardy's Books, Tom Nicholas, Raw News and Politics, Gemma Dyer, Morgan Donner, Truth to Power, Rationality Rules, Nerdy Kathi, Haropones, Books with Zara, AllShorts, Naughty Nana DUZ, Nicole Chilaka-Ukpo, Ember Green, Times of India, Haropones, Lynn Saga.
Ominous music begins. 😊 US Man-children of a particularly nasty and cowardly bent are to be found in comments to a number of one star reviews across science fiction, with female reviewers usually receiving the worst and explicitly sexually abusive comments. It seems to have become common for readers of one star reviews of romance and romantasy books to be doxxed, stalked and have themselves and family threatened as well. At least one female reader moved temporarily for her safety. These are not mentioned on Goodreads but are reported on BookTube. Amazon have taken no action against the writers who organise, members who engage or their employees who enable these actions and have refused to ever acknowledge any responsibility.
My very limited Goodreads message history was shared with these scum who managed to extract a favour through Pine Gap Intelligence Centre from Australian Intelligence services. There was an attempted interrogation of my Australian friend concerning my personal life. My friend fearing for my safety, contacted me and I began noting that in my reviews. Only then did Amazon become concerned.
My page options were restored, all lurkers whom I had previously not been Allowed to remove disappeared etc. with no acknowledgement or explanation. Amazon have a strange customer service protocol.
A,seventh ex-employee of EBay was sentenced for harassment of a couple whose small ecommerce channel has been deemed unkind to EBay. The couple were awarded multi-millions and the ex-employee had been the EBay Chief of Global Security or some such.One should consider the mindset of the perpetrators.
I recommend certain simple precautions. Remove personal information on Goodreads and avoid the message app. Remove lurkers. Those who never post are monitors not admirers. With Goodreads penchant for page modifications, etc the screenshot of the odd and the ugly is invaluable. If only exposed to Goodreads, those should be sufficient and there are a number of alternative reader sites.
Owning or thinking of purchasing a Kindle is far more concerning. Do Not use Kindle Files, Email, Calendar or Contacts. Do Not "purchase" Amazon ebooks. If using Silk, any search should be innocuous and non-critical. Somewhat more than six months after removing my test email and changing the password, I received my second message ever from Kindle complaining that They were unable to Sign In to my email. Your downloads belong to Amazon as you only own the device and those may be deleted at Amazon's whim. I leave it to you to weigh the danger.
When this device dies, it will be the last Amazon purchase I probably make. That is not but simply concern for my safety.
If you are certain that you are not to be targeted, good on you. If not or should your status change in the opinion of Goodreads, a failure to institute those simple steps might well be dangerous. Bear in mind that these nutcases, members and employees alike are devoid of non-Randian morality (see their beliefs in MAGA or Fox interviews) and healthy socialisation. These are proud and patriotic Americans. Ominous music ends. 😊
Be safe and may we all discover Good Reading! 🤗
Some of my favourite channels.
Gutsick Gibbon, Planarwalker, Some More News, Ship Happens, Mia Mulder, Leeja Miller, Clockwork Reader, Beautifully Bookish Bethany, Alexia Evellyn, Viva La Dirt League, IzzzYzzz, UATV News, Double Down News, Page Perspective, Owen Jones, Lily Alexandre, Biz, Tibees, Real Time History, TVP News, Lily Simpson, Chris and Shell, Cover in French, What Vivi did next, Cosy Creative, Just in Time Worldbuilding, The Cold War, Ben and Emily, Omeleto, The Shades of Orange, A Day of Small Things, Eileen, Cruising the Cut, Philosophy Tube, Travelling K, KernowDamo, EarleWrites, The Digital Mermaid, Prime of Midlife, Jean's Thoughts, Karolina Zebrowska, United24, TVP World, Space 1889, May, Widebeam and Wellingtons, Patty Gurdy, A Lil Bit Mads, Cold Fusion, The Bands of HM Royal Marines, Lady of the Library, Renegade Cut, Alt Shift X, Joe Scott, Quinn's Ideas, Fantasy and World Music by the Fletchers, Swell Entertainment, What Vivi did next, Verilybitchie, Supernatural4ever, JohnTheDuncan, Vlad Vexler, Told in Stone, Sabine Hossenfelder, History with Kayleigh, Kelly Loves Physics and History, Mythic Concepts, Red Viburnam Song, Tale Foundry, Lady Knight the Brave, Rebecca Watson, Hej Sokoly, Boat Time, SandRhoman History, Roisin's Reading, It's Black Friday, The Chloe Connection, The British Museum, Just Write, Bernadette Banner, A Cup of Nicole, Abby Cox, NerdForge, Shannon Makes, Oliver Lugg, May Moon Narrowboat, Jessie Gender, Bella Ciao - Nikolay Kutuzov, The Gaze, Ana Fern, Anna from Ukraine, Steve Shives, DUST, Elina Charatsidou, Belinda Carr, Spacedock, The Templin Institute, The Who Addicts, Joe Blogs, BabyMetal, The MechWest Show, Adult Wednesday Addams - 2 seasons, Lives and Histories, Invicta, NFKRZ, The Kavernacle, AllShorts, Kathy's Flog in France, No Justice, Welcome to Ukraine, Heather Dale, JohnTheDuncan, Interior Design Hub, Scallydandling About the Books, Books and Things, Jed Herne, Drew Hall, Andrewism, Up and Atom, Kris Atomic, BlondiHacks, Abney Park, Physics Girl, Arvin Ash, Ember Green, Ro Ramdin, Knowing Better, Nomadic Crobot, Anka Daily News, Hannah Lee Kidder, Rachel Maksy, Rachel Hardy, Art Deco, Paleo Analysis, Natasha's Adventures, Biblio Obscura, Karen Hunter, Liene's LIbrary, Fit 2B Read, Leena Norms, Nordic Perspective, Blume, Nicole Chilaka-Ukpo, Ally the Piper, Ana Boulter, Amadeus - Paint it Black, iWriterly, Caitlin Doughty, Armoured Brush Minis, Chasing Oz, Ask a Slave, FAFO, Bean Thinking.
I wish you a fantastic morning, a splendid afternoon, a pleasant evening, a wonderful night and may we all continue learning.
Allow Another to speak in your name, adopt Another's sins.
My very Catholic grandmother
I am doing a more thorough rewrite of this review. After a number of nasty comment clouds following me over several years of mild science fiction criticism, I finally admitted that these fanboys deserve more than a 3 minute review. To the baby-men of Goodreads US science fiction membership, I salute your pathological perseverance and my new mission is to rewrite all of my reviews in ways that will hopefully trigger you.
Before I do a revision, I now visit YouTube for spirit cleansing in preparation to write to such a toxic site. This has been brought to you courtesy of - Doctor Who\They Break My Heart - RecklessGirl100, Acollierastro, Liz Webster, Lily Simpson, LuckyBlackCat, Kyiv Independent, Keffals, Weirdo Book Club, Books and Things, RevolutionarythOt, Cindy's Villa, Abney Park, Abbie Emmons, Arvin Ash, Willow Talks Books, Sailing Melody, Red Glasgow, Kazachka, Planarwalker, The New Enlightenment with Ashley, Novara Media, Don't F@ck with Ukraine, Mia Mulder, Just a Confused Brit, Mia Asano, Wayward Winchester, Books and Lala, Harbo Wholmes, Red Viburnam Song, Not the Andrew Marr Show, Scallydandling About the Books, Kat Blacque, HBomberGuy, KernowDamo, May, Verilybitchie, Peter Stefanovic, Ukraine News TV, Liz Webster, Reads with Rachel, Fit 2B Read, Bobbing Along, Tale Foundry, Kazachka, Chess Vibes, Chris and Shell, Terrible Writing Advice, Double Down News, Winging it on a Budget, Boat Time, Ben and Emily, Times Radio, The Shades of Orange, Hardy's Books, J Draper, Mynameismarines, JuLingo, Life OrangeRiver, Austin McConnell, With Cindy, Michael Lambert, Eckharts Ladder, Sci-fi Scavenger, Reese Waters, Jake Broe, Shannon Makes, Tennessee Brando, Trae Crowder, History Chap, The Teapot Reads, Russian Dude, Think That Through, Aid Thompsin, Wise Guy History and Gaming, Ella Harrison, World War Two, Shitty Book Club, Grammaticus Books, British Museum, Belle of the Ranch, Words in Time, No Justice, Captured in Words, aiden knight, Jess of the Shire, Riverboat Jack, A Lil Bit Mads, Twinshangout Kenya, Britta Bohler, Cambrian Chronicles, Scotland History Tours, The History Chap, Nomadic Crobot, EarleWrites, Bobbing Along, Dark Seas, Dark Skies, Sideprojects, Brigitte Empire, Lisa McLeod, Jen the Librarian, Just in Time Worldbuilding, Nerdy Kathi, Owen Jones, Munecat, Verilybitchie, Central Crossing, ATP Geopolitics, United 24, DW News.
One of these pathological pests whilst attacking a essayist whom I mentioned, complained to her that I mention trans female creators. I smile but will never understand the stupidity and lack of self-awareness of US males. To them, be advised that I list straight, primatologist, artist, bi, essayist, trans, historian, gay, socialist, asexual, sewist, WOC, intersex, political commentator, Irish, mathematician, autist, anthropologist and other female creators whom the sane refer to as Women. Other channels are hosted by communist, other LGBTQ+, redhead, economist, short, British, anarchist, other BIPOC, German, linguist, anarchist, fashion historian, ginger, philosopher, other Neurodivergent, fashion historian, linguist and other creators whom the sane refer to as Human Beings. If the voices still scream, seek emergency therapy, immediate pastoral counselling or our Catholic exorcism. My feelings towards those readers is similar to that of the 13 Ukrainian marines defending Snake Island, when their surrender was demanded. Their response "Russian Warship, go f@ck yourself". Glory to Ukraine. Glory to the Heroes.
The book mentions time travel many times but gives neither a clear statement as to reasons for the limitations of time travel nor strong enough characters to deliver a novel worthy of the name. The world building received the most, if scant attention. The description of the technological development of 1964 as compared to 2014 was show via the main character POV. There were no impacts on the characters from events.
The 45 year time jump seemed more 50 years and there are major discrepancies. The overall background world is thin and superficial enough to make the US-Vietnam War and well as black and white television standout history fixing plot points. Nether was written with any believability.
The book reads as if the writer did not bother to outline the dates involved in his setting. My previous reading (if I remember correctly) indicated that the US-Vietnam War was probably the number one political issue for American society from 1965 to 71/72. The Civil Rights and Women's rights movements should also have impacted the story in some manner but the characters are unaware of either. Not one character grew as a result of societal changes and every white male sails though a perfect 1960 fantasy from agreement of every woman with any male through the invisibility of any non-white character.
Another stop at YouTube have been earned. This next section was made possible by - Cinzia Dubois, Kyiv Post, Agro Squirrel Narrates, Squire, Jashana, The Players Aid, Bayraktar Song, Jack in the Books, Tristan and the Classics, The Leftist Cooks, Mandy, Very Nearly Interesting, Bookborn, Book Furnace, Silicon Curtain, Kris Atomic, What Cass Read, Amie's Literary Empire, Cunk, Brandon F, Lily Simpson, Smack the Pony, Dan Davis History, Kaz Rowe, Vlad Vexler, Joe Blogs, Geo Girl, Malinda, Narrowboat Pirate, The Kavernacle, ThePrimeChronus, Michelle Reads and Vlogs, Gemma Dyer, Real Time History, Dr Fatima physicist, Jessie Gender, Megalithhunter, Amie's Literary Empire, Octopus Lady. Geo Girl, Dark Seas, Oceanliner Designs, World Science Festival, Science Insanity, Sarah Z, Dark Docs, Answer in Progress, Adam Something, Hoots, Big Train, Travelling K, Cruising Crafts, Narrowboat Pirate, History with Kayleigh, DUST, The Grungeon Master, Discourse Minis, Horses, It's not half not mum, The Great War, Maggie Mae Fish, Paperback Empire, 60 minutes Australia, A Time of Eagles, The Gray Rat Army, About Estelle, Activist Witch, Adam in Wales, Adam James, Aditu Laudis, Adelaide Beeman-White, Oceanliner Designs, Aaron Read a Book, Agro Squirrel Narrates, Alaire Thomas, Alba Nuadh, Alexander Arguelles, Alice in Wonder Land, Well Deck Diaries, Cruising Crafts, Northern Narrowboaters.
I have been corrected by more than one Goodreads member with the proposition that plot holes and contrivance are not important in science fiction or storytelling in general. Character work, dialogue with more depth than that of a TV sitcom are also not essential. This main character drifts through the book with only one trait, smug self-satisfaction. This definitely is a celebration of white US middle class history.
A US military base hides cutting edge technology from their military command and research groups for no reason. As if.
The story bounces from one fortuitous circumstance to the next for the main character. That character does not question the flow and conveniently remembers enough of the past to become a millionaire from his savings in just two years or so of low working class wages. His class understanding of the past is shallow, boring and insulting.
The characters share the time travel secret with everyone they meet. No character was taken aback by the grandmother, aunt, grandson, nephew tangle. The grandmother was ready to make it work, which for me was the best part of the book.
I kept feeling that this was a bad spoof on the military. I eventually admitted that it was another example of middle class writer doing a fast draft, being green lit by a publisher and now adds writer to his social media profile. I have begun a personal list of these clowns, of which there are many in Amazon/Kindle/Goodreads genre fiction.
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I also watched Ragnarok, Carol and the End of the World, Landscape with Invisible Hand, Glitch (Korean) and Dark.
This book exemplifies the "It is just fiction" school of writing. Science fiction at the low end of US publisher choice is a fairly dismal effort. It includes poor or no editing, limited if any character work, plot weaknesses and other failings as a writing standard. The Indie writers, the award winners and the top tier writers are not part of Amazon/Kindle/Goodreads recommendations. I watch my fiction at present, especially science fiction as opposed to attempting Amazon drivel and have dropped the useless expense of an Unlimited sub.
For science fiction or other recommendations, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction site or YouTube book and writing channels are a good choice. 😍 They are the far better alternative to the Amazon/Goodreads experience. The communities hosted are thoughtful, curious readers, excited by all the corners of the bookish world. From Brilliant to Nebula, the educational sites offer a broad selection of high quality productions and are modestly priced.
Consider treating Goodreads as a potentially hostile site. 🤔
Kindle/Goodreads discourse does not exist. As example, I wrote a very short negative review about three years past of Powers of the Earth, a juvenile, poorly written salute to the sociopathic January 6, 2021 hero by Travis Corcoran. Corcoran self-described as US veteran, libertarian and advocate for the return of chattel slavery, supporter of Putin's Russia and employee of an unnamed US agency. He is a MAGA hero of our time.
There followed a more than year long comment stream from six intellectual midgets led by the Corcoran covering pages of diatribes, detailing all that is right and good about imperialism, with special attention paid to white males having created all of history. It was extreme even against my usual Goodreads comment streams. This group of self-declared patriots were triggered by a communist suggesting that to advocate the overthrow of the US government with the aid of a corrupted military was dangerous and unhealthy. The irony continues.
The writer's friend Claes Rees Jr aka cgr710 now ka Clayton R Jesse Jr (formerly self-described as a Nazi) wrote a final comment declaring that They had "won" (?). I discovered They had launched a tsunami of the ugliest racist and sexual comments against all of the creators of YouTube channels (it continues still) which I mentioned. The solo boater, German particle physicist, British historical fashion essayist and the many other female creators were not impressed. A very accurate self-portrait of the US snowflake (twisted, insecure US man-child) was broadcast to a multinational audience and the world's overabundance of unpleasantness was increased. I assume that this constituted a Victory. Goodreads discourse, Yay?? USA, Yay ??
Another YouTube break have been earned. This next is courtesy of channels -Alizee, Mrs Betty Bowers, Sarah Millican, The Book Leo, Outlaw Bookseller, Owen Jones, Zoe Baker, ThePrimeChronus, Planet D, Turn Left, Tin Sonzya, Foster on the Spectrum, Prose and Petticoats, It's Black Friday, J. Draper, Snappy Dragon, Andrewism, Elina Charatsidou, Hardy's Books, Tom Nicholas, Raw News and Politics, Gemma Dyer, Morgan Donner, Truth to Power, Rationality Rules, Nerdy Kathi, Haropones, Books with Zara, AllShorts, Naughty Nana DUZ, Nicole Chilaka-Ukpo, Ember Green, Times of India, Haropones, Lynn Saga.
Ominous music begins. 😊 US Man-children of a particularly nasty and cowardly bent are to be found in comments to a number of one star reviews across science fiction, with female reviewers usually receiving the worst and explicitly sexually abusive comments. It seems to have become common for readers of one star reviews of romance and romantasy books to be doxxed, stalked and have themselves and family threatened as well. At least one female reader moved temporarily for her safety. These are not mentioned on Goodreads but are reported on BookTube. Amazon have taken no action against the writers who organise, members who engage or their employees who enable these actions and have refused to ever acknowledge any responsibility.
My very limited Goodreads message history was shared with these scum who managed to extract a favour through Pine Gap Intelligence Centre from Australian Intelligence services. There was an attempted interrogation of my Australian friend concerning my personal life. My friend fearing for my safety, contacted me and I began noting that in my reviews. Only then did Amazon become concerned.
My page options were restored, all lurkers whom I had previously not been Allowed to remove disappeared etc. with no acknowledgement or explanation. Amazon have a strange customer service protocol.
A,seventh ex-employee of EBay was sentenced for harassment of a couple whose small ecommerce channel has been deemed unkind to EBay. The couple were awarded multi-millions and the ex-employee had been the EBay Chief of Global Security or some such.One should consider the mindset of the perpetrators.
I recommend certain simple precautions. Remove personal information on Goodreads and avoid the message app. Remove lurkers. Those who never post are monitors not admirers. With Goodreads penchant for page modifications, etc the screenshot of the odd and the ugly is invaluable. If only exposed to Goodreads, those should be sufficient and there are a number of alternative reader sites.
Owning or thinking of purchasing a Kindle is far more concerning. Do Not use Kindle Files, Email, Calendar or Contacts. Do Not "purchase" Amazon ebooks. If using Silk, any search should be innocuous and non-critical. Somewhat more than six months after removing my test email and changing the password, I received my second message ever from Kindle complaining that They were unable to Sign In to my email. Your downloads belong to Amazon as you only own the device and those may be deleted at Amazon's whim. I leave it to you to weigh the danger.
When this device dies, it will be the last Amazon purchase I probably make. That is not but simply concern for my safety.
If you are certain that you are not to be targeted, good on you. If not or should your status change in the opinion of Goodreads, a failure to institute those simple steps might well be dangerous. Bear in mind that these nutcases, members and employees alike are devoid of non-Randian morality (see their beliefs in MAGA or Fox interviews) and healthy socialisation. These are proud and patriotic Americans. Ominous music ends. 😊
Be safe and may we all discover Good Reading! 🤗
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I wish you a fantastic morning, a splendid afternoon, a pleasant evening, a wonderful night and may we all continue learning.
Allow Another to speak in your name, adopt Another's sins.
My very Catholic grandmother
April 27, 2018
I actually loved this & didn’t mind the narrator. I was completely absorbed in the book. I’d gotten book two for free so being anal about reading all series in order I had to buy book one and complete it first.
I love all things time travel. This story was cute, clean, funny & enduring. I have already started book 2 and while it’s a story that’s been done before there is a lot of originality too.
If you love time travel stories as much as I do you will love this one too.
I love all things time travel. This story was cute, clean, funny & enduring. I have already started book 2 and while it’s a story that’s been done before there is a lot of originality too.
If you love time travel stories as much as I do you will love this one too.
May 4, 2015
A Loop in Time (Clark Graham)
Ever have thoughts about living your life over and eliminating all the mistakes? Well, get ready to see if that's a possibility as Graham takes on the tale of Jason/John Ralston/Buck who is transported back 45 years and no memories of who or what he is. This is a true page turner. Thanks for a great experience.
Ever have thoughts about living your life over and eliminating all the mistakes? Well, get ready to see if that's a possibility as Graham takes on the tale of Jason/John Ralston/Buck who is transported back 45 years and no memories of who or what he is. This is a true page turner. Thanks for a great experience.
July 4, 2015
The plot drew me in right away, just from reading the description. From the beginning, it was very fast paced and stayed that way throughout. Many twists and turns! Overall, a great summer read and I would recommend it.
August 2, 2015
Fast paced Time Travel Novel
Great time travel story. It was fast paced and the characters were well fleshed out. I read this book in less than two days! I highly recommend it at 5 Stars!
Great time travel story. It was fast paced and the characters were well fleshed out. I read this book in less than two days! I highly recommend it at 5 Stars!
November 10, 2024
Pretty good!
June 15, 2019
A Loop in Time (Time Loop Book 1)
Author Clark Graham
Performed by William Mark Woelfle
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this honest review.
I always like to preface any reviews I give with this information.
I am a 68 year old female who has been an avid reader since I was around 10 or 11 years old.
I have a great interest in many things. Ancient History and Archeology are at the top of a very long list.
I have always been interested in Science and also Science Fiction. I always like to believe there are possibilities. It is a given fact that what once was Science Fiction in the past, has become Science fact and will continue to become so.
When I read the premise of this book I was very intrigued and wanted to read/listen to it.
This book revolves around an USAF pilot of the F-117A aircraft,(which in our real world was developed by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Division and has a formidable history in our world).
This book was a great experience to listen to. It is also kind of hard to review it as there are multiple dimensions of layers to this story. It is a well written and well thought out story. It is a book with many convolutions within the story line that lead the reader very well.
In the course of a test flight something goes awry and our pilot one Jason Ralston and the F-117A disappear, radio contact is lost and a search ensues to hopefully find; at the very least, the wreckage of the aircraft if not the remains of the pilot.
Neither pilot, nor aircraft are recovered. Not one scrap of wreckage or any remains of the pilot is found.
The story line then shifts to a crash of an aircraft in the Arizona desert. The pilot ejected from the craft and is hospitalized.
As the story advances we find out that the pilot has amnesia but slowly realizes he is experiencing a different timeline; a timeline that is decades before his own.
I don't want to reveal any more of this story. It is a great story and is also a fun listen as well.
For me this story seemed a little, stilted at the beginning, I guess one would say, but it is well worth listening to, or reading. The story quickly becomes more smooth and intriguing within a few chapters.
While I really enjoyed this story, I did not feel it was full of a lot of suspense, which is fine. It is a fun experience to listen to.
I feel like the author did very well with his research and was very creative in actually being able to bypass the time paradox in a very satisfactory way.
I will definitely want to listen to the 2nd book in this series.
The voice actor William Mark Woelfle, while being a very good speaker, I found a little hard to get used to his style of narration. This voice actor enunciates so very clearly, and slowly, unlike most of us every day people who tend to have accents or differences in ways of speech that give away our geographical beginnings. As much as I hesitate to say it, this felt like he was too professional in his reading of the book.
You know how sometimes when you are read to, or listen to an audiobook; you get caught up in the story and are enchanted by the reading and you know the difference between a storyteller and someone who is reading a book? This is the only way I know how to express the experience. I was always aware that I was being read to, and it made the book seem less gratifying an experience, even though I truly enjoyed the story itself.
All in all, this is well worth the time to read, or listen to.
Author Clark Graham
Performed by William Mark Woelfle
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this honest review.
I always like to preface any reviews I give with this information.
I am a 68 year old female who has been an avid reader since I was around 10 or 11 years old.
I have a great interest in many things. Ancient History and Archeology are at the top of a very long list.
I have always been interested in Science and also Science Fiction. I always like to believe there are possibilities. It is a given fact that what once was Science Fiction in the past, has become Science fact and will continue to become so.
When I read the premise of this book I was very intrigued and wanted to read/listen to it.
This book revolves around an USAF pilot of the F-117A aircraft,(which in our real world was developed by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Division and has a formidable history in our world).
This book was a great experience to listen to. It is also kind of hard to review it as there are multiple dimensions of layers to this story. It is a well written and well thought out story. It is a book with many convolutions within the story line that lead the reader very well.
In the course of a test flight something goes awry and our pilot one Jason Ralston and the F-117A disappear, radio contact is lost and a search ensues to hopefully find; at the very least, the wreckage of the aircraft if not the remains of the pilot.
Neither pilot, nor aircraft are recovered. Not one scrap of wreckage or any remains of the pilot is found.
The story line then shifts to a crash of an aircraft in the Arizona desert. The pilot ejected from the craft and is hospitalized.
As the story advances we find out that the pilot has amnesia but slowly realizes he is experiencing a different timeline; a timeline that is decades before his own.
I don't want to reveal any more of this story. It is a great story and is also a fun listen as well.
For me this story seemed a little, stilted at the beginning, I guess one would say, but it is well worth listening to, or reading. The story quickly becomes more smooth and intriguing within a few chapters.
While I really enjoyed this story, I did not feel it was full of a lot of suspense, which is fine. It is a fun experience to listen to.
I feel like the author did very well with his research and was very creative in actually being able to bypass the time paradox in a very satisfactory way.
I will definitely want to listen to the 2nd book in this series.
The voice actor William Mark Woelfle, while being a very good speaker, I found a little hard to get used to his style of narration. This voice actor enunciates so very clearly, and slowly, unlike most of us every day people who tend to have accents or differences in ways of speech that give away our geographical beginnings. As much as I hesitate to say it, this felt like he was too professional in his reading of the book.
You know how sometimes when you are read to, or listen to an audiobook; you get caught up in the story and are enchanted by the reading and you know the difference between a storyteller and someone who is reading a book? This is the only way I know how to express the experience. I was always aware that I was being read to, and it made the book seem less gratifying an experience, even though I truly enjoyed the story itself.
All in all, this is well worth the time to read, or listen to.
May 3, 2015
Not as good as it could be
A book set in 1966 should not have the expression "media circus" or "24/7" as neither would have been used in 66. To me that's sloppy writing. The book had a good premise in man going back 45 years instead of the normal 100 or more we're used to in time travel novels. Unfortunately the experience is so glossed over you barely realize it's 45 years ago. There are a few quick descriptions of tv with no remote but that's about it. Disappointing.
A book set in 1966 should not have the expression "media circus" or "24/7" as neither would have been used in 66. To me that's sloppy writing. The book had a good premise in man going back 45 years instead of the normal 100 or more we're used to in time travel novels. Unfortunately the experience is so glossed over you barely realize it's 45 years ago. There are a few quick descriptions of tv with no remote but that's about it. Disappointing.
July 12, 2015
I didn't find this particularly inspiring. The concept is not new by any stretch and nothing really was added to it. The dialogue was stale and static, the characters flat and difficult to engage with, the profusion of weddings completely inexplicable and there were several internal inconsistencies which, even if one is inclined to put oneself into the world no matter how difficult, ruins the idea.
December 10, 2015
Good quick read
Dialog was a little stilted but it moved the story along. My only problem with the book was to much "tell" not enough "show". Almost everything was told to you, not nearly enough descriptive writing. However, it was enjoyable and Mr Graham has been added to my list of authors to read.
Dialog was a little stilted but it moved the story along. My only problem with the book was to much "tell" not enough "show". Almost everything was told to you, not nearly enough descriptive writing. However, it was enjoyable and Mr Graham has been added to my list of authors to read.
September 2, 2016
I can only begin to describe how awful this book is. Stick figures drawn by 6-year-olds have more depth and complexity of character. Dick and Jane books have more sophisticated plot development and dialogue. This is not writing, this is typing, and not very good typing at that. Save yourself. Avoid anything by Mr. Graham.
August 14, 2016
Time Travel with a Twist
A very unexpected means of time travel. The storyline pulls the reader in quickly and firmly grips him!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Beware that you may need some
tissues handy as it is an emotional ride as well.
A very unexpected means of time travel. The storyline pulls the reader in quickly and firmly grips him!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Beware that you may need some
tissues handy as it is an emotional ride as well.
December 13, 2017
I could not finish this
Idle rambling thoughts do not make a good story. The author needs to rethink what it takes to actually flesh out and write something worth reading. None of this made sense, its a complete mess.
Idle rambling thoughts do not make a good story. The author needs to rethink what it takes to actually flesh out and write something worth reading. None of this made sense, its a complete mess.
October 21, 2020
This book was excellent (in what I like to read), others might find in a little screwball. I thought it had everything that Satisfied my reading, bit of sci-fi, humor, mystery, and a surprise ending. If you enjoy a fun read, this book is for you !
November 23, 2019
An interesting story not executed well
I really want to give this book more stars as I’m a sucker for stories involving pilots and aviation. Combine that with sci-fi and time travel, and there was no way I could resist reading it.
However, as much as I enjoyed the premise and the base plot, I found much lacking in the way the writing was executed. The narration and dialogue were at the same time stiff, forced and trying too hard to mimic real life conversations and storytelling. This simply doesn’t work well in written form. The last several chapters did improve over the rest of the book. Maybe more attention can be paid in the future to editing and revision. There were a number of cliches used that almost made me cringe.
The author rightly attached a romantic element of human relationships to the story, which did help it seem more true to life. What I didn’t like about this was that at times I thought I was reading Young Adult fiction that had been married to the saucy, hidden-under-the-mattress style romance that displays bare-chested, long-haired guys ala Fabio. At times it came off like it was written by an inexperienced kid in high school relating stories to his bros.
Overall, this had the potential to be a really good read. Perhaps Mr, Graham might seek out some professional assistance in the future for editing and revision. I don’t want to discourage the author from continuing his writing as this type of story would normally be right up my alley. (Those cliches are hard to get rid of, I know) My hope is that some of what made the book difficult for me to read can be improved on in his future works.
It was given me much to think about in terms of my own writing and work I hope to eventually publish, and for that I am grateful. Maybe that deserves another star.
I really want to give this book more stars as I’m a sucker for stories involving pilots and aviation. Combine that with sci-fi and time travel, and there was no way I could resist reading it.
However, as much as I enjoyed the premise and the base plot, I found much lacking in the way the writing was executed. The narration and dialogue were at the same time stiff, forced and trying too hard to mimic real life conversations and storytelling. This simply doesn’t work well in written form. The last several chapters did improve over the rest of the book. Maybe more attention can be paid in the future to editing and revision. There were a number of cliches used that almost made me cringe.
The author rightly attached a romantic element of human relationships to the story, which did help it seem more true to life. What I didn’t like about this was that at times I thought I was reading Young Adult fiction that had been married to the saucy, hidden-under-the-mattress style romance that displays bare-chested, long-haired guys ala Fabio. At times it came off like it was written by an inexperienced kid in high school relating stories to his bros.
Overall, this had the potential to be a really good read. Perhaps Mr, Graham might seek out some professional assistance in the future for editing and revision. I don’t want to discourage the author from continuing his writing as this type of story would normally be right up my alley. (Those cliches are hard to get rid of, I know) My hope is that some of what made the book difficult for me to read can be improved on in his future works.
It was given me much to think about in terms of my own writing and work I hope to eventually publish, and for that I am grateful. Maybe that deserves another star.
July 21, 2021
I really wanted to like this story. This is my kind of story. It has a very good premise and hits the major tropes of a time travel story. It meets my requirement of a sci-fi story: "The reader only has a small leap of belief to make, then the reader is ready for human choices and interactions that flow into an interesting story." In this case, the leap was an experimental technology that glitched. Not a bad leap and easy to make.
Unfortunately, the execution was not up to par. The story would have benefited immensely from an editing phase. There were a number of style and punctuation errors.
My personal pet peeve is mixed point-of-view (mostly because I did it a lot when I started writing). The author did what one person called "head-hopping" - jumping from character to character in a single scene, revealing what they were thinking and feeling. It's fine to tell a story from more than one POV, but it should only be One POV at a time. I think this might be the source of what some reviewers called too much "tell" and not enough "show", though there were other instances of "tell instead of show" when it should be "show, don't tell".
What struck me the most (and what kept pushing me out of the story and into editor mode) was the significant lack of conflict and drama. Everyone was just too agreeable - the military letting him walk out of the hospital, the women jumping into marriage so quickly and with so little information. It felt a bit like a neutral news story or a documentary.
On balance, I would love to see Mr. Graham revisit this cool plot idea after a refresh on POV, "show, don't tell", and writing conflict. I think it would make a cool movie if the writing was better.
And I hope Mr. Graham will keep writing and coming up with good plot ideas like this one.
Unfortunately, the execution was not up to par. The story would have benefited immensely from an editing phase. There were a number of style and punctuation errors.
My personal pet peeve is mixed point-of-view (mostly because I did it a lot when I started writing). The author did what one person called "head-hopping" - jumping from character to character in a single scene, revealing what they were thinking and feeling. It's fine to tell a story from more than one POV, but it should only be One POV at a time. I think this might be the source of what some reviewers called too much "tell" and not enough "show", though there were other instances of "tell instead of show" when it should be "show, don't tell".
What struck me the most (and what kept pushing me out of the story and into editor mode) was the significant lack of conflict and drama. Everyone was just too agreeable - the military letting him walk out of the hospital, the women jumping into marriage so quickly and with so little information. It felt a bit like a neutral news story or a documentary.
On balance, I would love to see Mr. Graham revisit this cool plot idea after a refresh on POV, "show, don't tell", and writing conflict. I think it would make a cool movie if the writing was better.
And I hope Mr. Graham will keep writing and coming up with good plot ideas like this one.
January 17, 2022
I really liked this book. It was a different take on time travel and it worked. A young pilot is testing a new engine for the Air Force when his plane hits Mach 2.5 and everything goes wrong sending him back into the past. He a wakens in a military hospital during the Vietnam war era and has no memory. What's left of his plane is so alien the COs think he might be a Russian spy or an alien.
I really liked the characters in this book and loved that this man ended up literally being his own grandfather and son. Adopting the name of John Buck, he marries and has sex with the woman who would become his grandmother, impregnating her. This causes his true memories to return and they get an annulment. He tells her part of her future so she hastens to marry the man John tells her she would marry only to find out that man cannot make babies and that she's pregnant with John's child. This child grows up to become John's father Steven who marries and has John who is named Jason. John realizes this is how everything was supposed to happen when he remembers that as Jason grew up with a close family friend named Uncle John.
That sound the premise for a comedy but this wasn't comedic. Sure it had amusing moments but was really just a well written story that entertained me for a few hours.
I really liked the characters in this book and loved that this man ended up literally being his own grandfather and son. Adopting the name of John Buck, he marries and has sex with the woman who would become his grandmother, impregnating her. This causes his true memories to return and they get an annulment. He tells her part of her future so she hastens to marry the man John tells her she would marry only to find out that man cannot make babies and that she's pregnant with John's child. This child grows up to become John's father Steven who marries and has John who is named Jason. John realizes this is how everything was supposed to happen when he remembers that as Jason grew up with a close family friend named Uncle John.
That sound the premise for a comedy but this wasn't comedic. Sure it had amusing moments but was really just a well written story that entertained me for a few hours.
August 21, 2022
Seems like a middle schooler submitted this. Facts are really missing. Easy to find details that enhance any story are lacking throughout the book. On an Army base in Arizona? WTF? The Army has posts. No name? The time line goes to 1966? The nurse involved says she knows Sabers have swept wings. Holy crap, by 1966 airliners has swept wings and Sabers were flown by the Air National Guard. Then there is mention of the the SuperBowl (1967). The Air Force pilot involved in this is only a Lieutenant? BS. No Lieutenant would be given that assignment (yeah, I know these things). The nurse’s enlistment is up? OK, if she was enlisted…see? Enlisted….enlist. Officers DO NOT enlist…ever. The pilot was killed, so he is no longer in the Air Force, not true. Someone, someplace would have received his GI life insurance. Just damn poor research.
What a poorly researched job. It could been so much better.
What a poorly researched job. It could been so much better.
November 21, 2017
I thought this was a really cool and interesting listen. There is lots of action, mystery and intrigue and definitely got me wondering and wanting more. What would I change if I could go back? I am sure a lot of us have thought about that. This is an awesome premise and I got a lot of enjoyment out of this book. The narration was well done but I just felt that the Narrators voice did not fit with what I was picturing the main character to be. This is nobody’s fault just a personal preference. The performance was well done and used a lot of tone, A few different voices and a lot of pressure and pitch change. Just a really cool read and you should definitely give this one a try. I was provided a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an unbiased review via audiobook boom. This in no way affect my opinion of this work.
January 12, 2018
You Can't Change Time
As ably narrated by William Mark Woelfle [AUDIO], this Heinleinesque take on the consequences of time travel is a rousing adventure and great romance tied up in a SciFi package. Don't want to offer spoilers but there is a lot of fun with technology here. HINT: If you are listening on a variable speed device and not competing with road noise or other distractions you might want to boost the play speed a bit as the base narration is clear and deliberate.
Disclaimer: "I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
As ably narrated by William Mark Woelfle [AUDIO], this Heinleinesque take on the consequences of time travel is a rousing adventure and great romance tied up in a SciFi package. Don't want to offer spoilers but there is a lot of fun with technology here. HINT: If you are listening on a variable speed device and not competing with road noise or other distractions you might want to boost the play speed a bit as the base narration is clear and deliberate.
Disclaimer: "I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
March 7, 2020
This review is submitted after listening to the audiobook of this title.
An aircraft and pilot is lost, with no trace, disappearing from Radar and voice communication.
A pilot, found, but he has no memory of himself or the circumstances behind a very advanced aeroplane, which had crashed near a US military base. Only the wreckage were in pieces and when they were recovered, very intriguing information is found.
However, you need to read ( or listen) to the author's rendition of the tale, to understand why the confusion about the crash caused such angst in the governing officers at the base.
An aircraft and pilot is lost, with no trace, disappearing from Radar and voice communication.
A pilot, found, but he has no memory of himself or the circumstances behind a very advanced aeroplane, which had crashed near a US military base. Only the wreckage were in pieces and when they were recovered, very intriguing information is found.
However, you need to read ( or listen) to the author's rendition of the tale, to understand why the confusion about the crash caused such angst in the governing officers at the base.
October 17, 2017
An interesting story about accidental time travel. A test pilot ends up traveling back before his own birth when a flight to test a new engine design goes wrong. This story is a nostalgic retrospective of life in middle America from the Viet Nam war forward. It's light-hearted and doesn't get too tied up with time paradoxes and alternative time lines.
Definitely worth an afternoon's reading time as long as you don't think too hard about the mechanics of time travel.
Definitely worth an afternoon's reading time as long as you don't think too hard about the mechanics of time travel.
June 10, 2018
I am my own grandfather, and my uncle too.
Well written story based on the idea of time travel causing a man to become his own ancestor. This is probably the best, most cohesive example of this type of story that I have read. Everything in the story is believable and makes sense, and the characters are well written, solid, and interesting. And the military is just as true to type, with varied officers working through the problem.
Well written story based on the idea of time travel causing a man to become his own ancestor. This is probably the best, most cohesive example of this type of story that I have read. Everything in the story is believable and makes sense, and the characters are well written, solid, and interesting. And the military is just as true to type, with varied officers working through the problem.
November 10, 2018
What a fun ride! I really enjoyed this audiobook by Clark Graham, very nicely done and was a welcomed addition to my library and my commute :)
This concept had me hooked and entertained throughout. I haven't read a ton of time travel stories, but this is sure an interesting and entertaining listen :)
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
This concept had me hooked and entertained throughout. I haven't read a ton of time travel stories, but this is sure an interesting and entertaining listen :)
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
March 13, 2020
Abrupt and heavy handed
I really tried to like this, there are some good ideas, but the author doesn't know how to transition from one plot point to another. Somehow the senior officers of a military hospital all device to commit treason, hude evidence of the future and let a guy they assume will have information that could win the vietnam war..just leave. The abrupt and unrealistic way he gets his memories back, the crazy way people accept things... Yikes
I really tried to like this, there are some good ideas, but the author doesn't know how to transition from one plot point to another. Somehow the senior officers of a military hospital all device to commit treason, hude evidence of the future and let a guy they assume will have information that could win the vietnam war..just leave. The abrupt and unrealistic way he gets his memories back, the crazy way people accept things... Yikes
April 27, 2020
I like time travel stories because they make you think. This book did not rise so high, stuck with the standard loop in time plot. No drama, no tension. Hero remembers what has happened, so insures it does happen. Dialog advances the plot, but is stilted and not realistic. Author does not have a feeling for Military chain of command or relationships between ranks.
On the good side, easy to read and quick to finish. Would not have lasted through it otherwise.
On the good side, easy to read and quick to finish. Would not have lasted through it otherwise.
September 3, 2022
Test a plane can be a dangerous job. You place your life in the hands of a machine. When flying a test a pilot has to eject because the plane is out of control and on fire. Where he lands is the bases for this book. Some of the book is very good. The characters don't quite grab my attention. The story is different from others like it in that he is able to blend in and continue his life. This part of the story is weak. Hard to believe.
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