Rating: Summary: A fun and easy-to-read piece that blends genres well. Review: Timeshare is written in a natural, easy prose that makes the story and the main character easy to follow. What fascinated me was it's characterizations of Old Hollywood and it's light style at developing time travel. No unwieldy paradoxes here, only straight-forward fun. It's definitely worth reading if you're in the mood for a heart-warming and interesting laugh, and /especially/ if you're an old movie buff who likes to read time travel stories. A highly enjoyable read
Rating: Summary: Awesome series Review: A time-travel romance junky, I found this series by accident (misshelved at the library!). I couldn't put either of the first two books down, and am eagerly waiting to get to the third. Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series still reigns #1 with me, but this series is a solid 2nd place. My fiance hates time travel fiction because of scientific improbabilities, but that didn't happen with these, and he loved them! Don't start the book if you don't have several hours to kill.
Rating: Summary: Awesome series Review: A time-travel romance junky, I found this series by accident (misshelved at the library!). I couldn't put either of the first two books down, and am eagerly waiting to get to the third. Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series still reigns #1 with me, but this series is a solid 2nd place. My fiance hates time travel fiction because of scientific improbabilities, but that didn't happen with these, and he loved them! Don't start the book if you don't have several hours to kill.
Rating: Summary: Good summer read Review: An excellant summer read. Crisp dialogue and interesting presentation carries the book which is short on characterizatio
Rating: Summary: Great reading, but a little disjointed Review: As escapist fiction, this book is a good way to while away a few hours. Although I had a little trouble with a few areas, such as the development of character background (Ch. 2) and the way the story seems to have a 'deus ex machina' feel to it. There is one question I have that was not addressed in this book, but may or may not be addressed in future books: "What will happen when there are too many people to account for having been in one place at one time?" The main story is the introduction to time travel for John Surrey, ex-LAPD detective who now works for Timeshare. The story jumps from an ongoing investigation by a Senate subcommittee to John's first exploit in time in which he meets Althea Rowland, the woman he falls in love with. As the story goes on, he gets involved in some intrigue and other escapades. As I said in the title of this review, there is a somewhat disjointed plot line, but like the movie "Pulp Fiction", it does come together at the end.
Rating: Summary: Great reading, but a little disjointed Review: As escapist fiction, this book is a good way to while away a few hours. Although I had a little trouble with a few areas, such as the development of character background (Ch. 2) and the way the story seems to have a 'deus ex machina' feel to it. There is one question I have that was not addressed in this book, but may or may not be addressed in future books: "What will happen when there are too many people to account for having been in one place at one time?" The main story is the introduction to time travel for John Surrey, ex-LAPD detective who now works for Timeshare. The story jumps from an ongoing investigation by a Senate subcommittee to John's first exploit in time in which he meets Althea Rowland, the woman he falls in love with. As the story goes on, he gets involved in some intrigue and other escapades. As I said in the title of this review, there is a somewhat disjointed plot line, but like the movie "Pulp Fiction", it does come together at the end.
Rating: Summary: Best time travel book I've ever read Review: H.G. Wells, look out! This guy Joshua Dann injects new life into the time travel genre. It makes me want to do human expression! Yeaaaaaaah!
Rating: Summary: Best time travel book I've ever read Review: H.G. Wells, look out! This guy Joshua Dann injects new life into the time travel genre. It makes me want to do human expression! Yeaaaaaaah!
Rating: Summary: Fun, but a little shallow Review: I guess I was expecting too much, but someone compared this book to "Replay." Please !!! This book isn't in the same universe as Replay. The lack of character development is it's biggest flaw. I love books on time travel, that was it's only saving grace.
Rating: Summary: AN EXCELLENT TRILOGY Review: I have read all three in the Timeshare trilogy and was dumfounded to see that one reviewer give it only a single star - until I noticed the reviewer didn't even have the guts to be identified. Timeshare (all three of them) is easy reading with perhaps the strongest points being excellent dialog. Dann's ability to always keep you at the scene is uncanny. This is an wonderful romantic adventure with just the right amount of humor. Dann's knowledge of WW II is impeccable and comes to full bloom in the third book "A Time for War". If the main character seems a little overly perfect, what the heck, he's a 007.
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