Chuck's 20/40 Hindsight

by C.C. Prestel

A lighthearted tale with a touch of time travel.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel back in time and give important advice to your younger self? What if a future version of you came back in time to visit you? That’s what happens to Chuck Aaron, a software engineer working in the fast-paced technology hub of Northern Virginia. His humdrum life is abruptly upended when his future self travels through time to dish out some unsolicited relationship advice. Chuck soon learns that hindsight isn’t always 20/20 and that the consequences can be both stressful and amusing. His woes are further compounded by the cast of nutty characters intertwined in his life. Chuck’s 20/40 Hindsight takes a humorous look at the repercussions of second-guessing one’s past.

291 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2021

About the author

C.C. Prestel is widely considered to be the best author—in his home office. Following a career as a software engineer, executive, and small business owner in Maryland, he retired to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he decided to rekindle his childhood passion for creative writing.

In addition to novels he dabbles in writing music and loves to jam on his guitar in the privacy of his bedroom. He also enjoys hiking and can sometimes be found breaking even at a Texas Hold’em no-limit poker table.

Reviews

[Cookie M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

C. C. Prestel had some ideas for some stories. Unfortunately he decided to combine them.all in the same book. The result was "Chuck's 20/40 Hindsight," which could have been two or three mighty fine short stories or novellas, but instead was a disjointed book. Go ahead and read it, but take notes so you don't forget what storyline you are following.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chuck's story felt a bit like "The Office" mixed with "Groundhog Day." Working at an unfulfilling but tolerable job, living a mediocre life, he meets his future selves, different iterations of them who are living in "Groundhog Day" style.

The message Chuck gets from them felt nonsensical. His reaction to the situation felt over the top, and overall nothing eventful happens in his life. The book was definitely as promised though, a lighthearted take on time travel.

I received this book for free, and I am voluntarily writing this review.

[Marnea · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. "A Lighthearted Tale with a Touch of Time Travel," is a great description of the story. The characters are witty and very likeable. The story was very clever- lots of interesting plot twists. I enjoyed the friendships between Chuck and his co-workers and with his roommate. He was such a likeable character that I was rooting for him the entire book. I could not put the book down- I ended up staying up half of the night to finish it. I would highly recommend this book by C. C. Prestel.

[Mark Jaffe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Time Travel meanderings

What would you tell a younger version of yourself if you could go back in time? What if your younger self kept getting visited by different older versions of you? These and other mysteries are investigated and thoroughly detailed in this droll novel of a self-involved software developer trying to figure out where he wants to go in a seemingly dead-end life. Very humorous while meandering into the details of the secondary characters.

[DENICE · Rating 3 out of 5]

REALITY, TIME TRAVEL AND CONFUSION

I received this book for free and am giving my honest and voluntary review.

This story is about the craziness of one man who gets caught in a trim travel loop. The storyline leads the reader to wonder if people can be the way they are. I got lost in parts of it, but still found the story hilarious. Love, shyness and a final solution lead to a good read.

[Paul Eastley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Light and comically entertaining. I liked the fact that there wasn't a huge amount of Characters where a person could get lost in trying to remember who they all were. You could almost place the setting in the UK as opposed to America. I liked it.

[William Sonntag · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed this light-hearted tale
with wonderful characters.
Rating of 2 shown elsewhere is an error. I give it a 5.
It would make a great movie.
William Sonntag

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

good book

[Sarah]

Thank you to the author and Goodreads for the free copy!