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Summary: Fantastic! Fun, thought-provoking, and fast!
Review: What a great read! I haven't read a book that made me think about consequences and opportunities so much since James Halperin's 'The Truth Machine'. In some cases where he has been with a person for one of his "lifetimes" and "replays" again only to meet that person young and unaware of the lifetime they just spent together, you can understand and feel just how creepy that would be. Ken Grimwood tells a story that entertains with a unique plot and realistic, lifelike characters, and you find yourself feeling exactly what the characters are going though emotionally. He really pulls you into the story and the lives of the characters, while you are contemplating what you would do in this scenario. The twist at the end is a little suprising, but won't leave you hanging or disappointed. This is one of the few books that I would give 10 stars if I could. Definately worth every penny!
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Summary: replay movie news
Review: Like most people that have written here, I love this book and have read it many times over the years.It is therefore with some apprehension that I pass on the following news clipping from HollywoodReporter.com (Nov 2, 2000): Roberts plans to hit 'Replay' with Warners Julia Roberts is in negotiations to come aboard Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures' "Replay," a project that would mark the first collaboration between the studio and Revolution Studios, sources said. Revolution would co-finance and -produce "Replay," which could reteam Roberts with Brad Pitt, her co-star in DreamWorks' upcoming "The Mexican." Roberts and Pitt have been looking for another project to work on together. Roberts and Pitt, in January, are slated to begin starring in Warner Bros.' remake of "Ocean's Eleven." "Replay," based on the novel by Ken Grimwood, is about a 43-year-old man who dies of a heart attack, then wakes up as himself in college to correct mistakes, one of which includes a lost love (Roberts). He keeps dying on the same date and coming back to start from scratch -- his memory of the previous experiences intact -- as he falls in and out of love during the various replays. (Anita M. Busch)
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Summary: I'm better for having read it
Review: Replay was quite easily one of the most profound and compelling books I've ever read. It attained all the accolades anyone would want to hear about a book. What's more, it tugs unrelentlessly at yout heart, mind and soul. I couldn't put it down and was truly sad when it ended. It made me rethink the theme over and over again in my mind and had me reevaluating my own life and direction. How much more could you ask of a novel? I read maybe 3-4 novels a month and found this to be a life changing tome. Do yourself a favor and read Replay now. If you enjoy it (and love baseball) I would recommend to you Darryl Brock's "If I Ever Come Back".
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Summary: Interesting concept, hard to put down, deeply moving
Review: This book has an interesting concept wherein the main character dies of a heart attack at the beginning of the book, then wakes up again as himself when he was a young college student. Through the story he keeps dying on the same date and time and coming back as himself -- hence the title <i>Replay</i>. Through the story he falls in and out of love during various replays, examines the meaning of life and love ... This was an engaging read. The reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because somewhere in the middle I felt like giving up the book all together. It was becoming a little repetitive. My husband read it before me and I actually said, "just tell me what happens in the end, I don't want to read this anymore." He refused to tell me. Well, I finished the book and was glad I did -- riding through the few pages that weren't enjoyable, the pages that dragged. It was very deeply moving and in the end was well worth reading.
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Summary: Could this really happen?
Review: I was glued to this book from the first page to the last. Because the main character continues to replay those 25 years over and over, there is no wondering, "What would have happened if he'd.............."? because we as the readers are allowed to see so many different outcomes. Mr. Grimwood's believable writing style makes me wonder if something like this could really happen or even if it is happening to someone right now. Could I be a part of someone's modified life?
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Summary: Quirky, absolutely unique and truly spectacular
Review: It is hard to craft a description of this book that does it justice. Suffice it to say that Grimwood's approach is simple, elegant and one-of-a-kind. Grimwood introduces the concept of 'replaying': dying and then starting one's life over again as the same person at the same time in history... but with full knowledge of past lives. Replaying, of course, is a vehicle that allows Grimwood's characters to toy with their crucial life choices. Would we date the same person, knowing what we know? How much wealth would we acquire, knowing which stocks will move in which directions? What the heck would we do? Grimwood explores these questions... and even deeper issues in _Replay_. I loaned my copy to a friend (who has not returned it, by the way :-) and she told me it was simply the best book she'd ever read. Coming from a teacher who is a voracious reader, this is high praise indeed from a discerning reviewer.
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Summary: A GREAT book
Review: I read a great deal; it's part of my job as a historian, but I have loved to read since I was a child. Of the hundreds (thousands?) of books I have read, this ranks among my all-time favorites. The book, which won the 1988 World Fantasy Award, is the story of a man who dies of a heart attack in 1988 and awakens to discover he is in college in 1963. The plot chronicles his multiple lives (he continues this process of "replaying this portion of his life) and the many personas he assumes for himself--financial wizard, author, family man, and farmer--and indulges in every man's fantasy: knowing the future and taking full advantage of it. As the story progresses, however, the excitement and novelty of the replays wears on his psyche and he seeks escape and relief in drugs, but even that pales after years of meaningless life. The conclusion (which I won't give away here) is thoughtful and gives new meaning to the idea of a second chance in life. Ken Grimwood has written an extraordinary book that not only is an outstanding story but that also makes the reader think about their lives, the choices we make, and what is truly important to us in the long-run. He does so with humor, tragedy, and insight into human nature and leads the reader on a journey of introspection and reassessment without being preachy. I have read it at least five times and will certainly return to it several more times. My fervent hope is that if and when they make this into a film (the rights have already been purchased) that they do justice to the remarkable narrative Grimwood has created. If you haven't read this book, DO IT. If you have, read it again or give it to a friend. They will thank you for it.
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Summary: Thoughtful look at a man reliving his life again and again
Review: Ken Grimwood's Replay is the 1988 World Fantasy Award winner. It's about a man who dies in 1988, only to wake up 25 years in his past, replaying his life. He retains all his memories. First time around, he makes a fortune by betting on remembered sporting events, but when he tries to do something major (save Kennedy), he is frustrated. He decides he can't really make significant changes. He builds a decent life, then in 1988 - wham! he dies again. This keeps happening, and he goes through several permutations: a wasted cycle of drugs and sex, a careful rebuilding of a relationship he had previously messed up, and finally he meets another replayer, a woman. Working together, they try to change history for the better, with unintended consequences. Soon they realize that they are coming back later and later in time. What will happen when there replays start in 1988? The novel is pretty good, but not great. The best part is the examination of what it really means to live a "good" life. What makes a life worth it? On the down side, the characterization is a bit thin and convenient: Jeff, the hero, for one example, is apparently a babe magnet: he never has serious trouble getting together with whichever beautiful woman the plot needs him to get together with. But Grimwood does a decent job of ringing most of the reasonable changes on the idea. He never explains things (how could he?), and I'd quibble with his assertion that the small changes Jeff and Pamela make wouldn't have larger overall effects. (Among other things, I think they risk changing the future enough so that their "psychic" investments and avoidance of plane crashes, etc., won't work, but Grimwood posits that they do: except in the one case where they purposely try to make major changes.) The resolution is pretty well handled. I liked it, but not as much as its reputation would have seemed to indicate I would.
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Summary: I recommend this to people who want another chance at life!
Review: I have recommended this book to all of my friends, and every one of them has thanked me for the recommendation. This book made me focus on my own life and what I would do differently. I find myself stopping short before making an important decision and asking, "would I want to have to make this decision twice." Buy this book, and set aside 3 hours to read it, trust me! if you don't, you will probably end up missing some appointments because you will not put it down.
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Summary: The Time Machine
Review: This book was truly the best book I have read because it is fun, it makes you wonder, it's easy to read and will grab your attention the moment you pick it up. Do you ever wondered: What if I could go back in time, live many lives? Would I become a better person? Will all of the money in the world make me happy? Are money, fame and fortune the true meaning of life? Find out reading this book. I read this book in about two days, and I even had dreams about the plot and the characters. It was recommended to me by my friend Tina, and I didn't believe her when she told me this was one of the greatest book she had read and she has read it six times. And, she was right! Definitely, people of all ages will enjoy this book because it has a lot of rich and vivid history in it. I want to appeal to the author to write a sequel of the book and maybe if possible with the same characters. I will be the first person in line to buy it. Finally, the book has a lot of humor in it and once in a while you might burst in laughter. Enjoy it!
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