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'One of the freshest, most engaging novels' Dean Koontz
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At forty-three Jeff Winston is tired of his low-paid, unrewarding job, tired of the long silences at the breakfast table with his wife, saddened by the thought of no children to comfort his old age. But he hopes for better things, for happiness, maybe tomorrow . . . But a sudden, fatal heart attack puts paid to that. Until Jeff wakes up in his eighteen-year-old body, all his memories of the next twenty-five years intact. If he applies those memories, he can be rich in this new chance at life and can become one of the most powerful men in America. Until he dies at forty-three and wakes up in his eighteen-year-old body again . . .
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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There are many questions people ask themselves about their own lives, probably the most terrible questions we ask ourselves relate to things that we cannot change - what would you do differently if you had the chance of living again. Would you turn left or right? Just how different might your life be if you could go back with the knowledge you now possess?
This book looks at that ultimate question - what if you could go back and do it all over again? Be born into a young body at a point in your life where nearly anything is possible. That is the story of Replay, as the middle-aged Jeff, stuck in a dead-end job and whose marriage is breaking apart, dies of a heart-attack and awakes as his 18 year old self. The book deals superbly with his initial confusion and then the slow realisation that it is a second chance, too that his knowledge of the future can bring him great wealth and even power.
The book I have loved because it is so clearly honest even when showing the darker side to foresight, it looks at what most people would want to do: make money, travel around, not have to work, turn dreams into reality. Jeff is believable as he does not become a superhero nor does he want to run for President, he is just a normal person doing what a normal person would do. That said, the book pointedly shows through Jeff as the protagonist that it is not a mere knowledge of future events that can fulfil him in ways he previously didn't imagine, it is merely to desire to want to reach for something more. Replay serves as a moral tale as through Jeff you learn that perhaps living your life again and again would not be as easy nor as welcome as you would want. Ultimately the story has a profound ending with a statement that has stuck with me, years after having first read it and having since re-read it several times.
I would have to say that this is the best book I have ever read, and though it might be an ironic comment this is the book I would choose to take to a desert island and read over and over again. It is touching, original, sad, funny but most importantly of all you believe it. I honestly cannot recommend the book enough, I sincerely hope you try it and love it as much as I do.
This book looks at that ultimate question - what if you could go back and do it all over again? Be born into a young body at a point in your life where nearly anything is possible. That is the story of Replay, as the middle-aged Jeff, stuck in a dead-end job and whose marriage is breaking apart, dies of a heart-attack and awakes as his 18 year old self. The book deals superbly with his initial confusion and then the slow realisation that it is a second chance, too that his knowledge of the future can bring him great wealth and even power.
The book I have loved because it is so clearly honest even when showing the darker side to foresight, it looks at what most people would want to do: make money, travel around, not have to work, turn dreams into reality. Jeff is believable as he does not become a superhero nor does he want to run for President, he is just a normal person doing what a normal person would do. That said, the book pointedly shows through Jeff as the protagonist that it is not a mere knowledge of future events that can fulfil him in ways he previously didn't imagine, it is merely to desire to want to reach for something more. Replay serves as a moral tale as through Jeff you learn that perhaps living your life again and again would not be as easy nor as welcome as you would want. Ultimately the story has a profound ending with a statement that has stuck with me, years after having first read it and having since re-read it several times.
I would have to say that this is the best book I have ever read, and though it might be an ironic comment this is the book I would choose to take to a desert island and read over and over again. It is touching, original, sad, funny but most importantly of all you believe it. I honestly cannot recommend the book enough, I sincerely hope you try it and love it as much as I do.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you enjoy the idea of reliving your life over & over again, this is the book for you. What should have been a quite straight-forward plot, twists and turns making it almost impossible to even guess what will happen next. The characters are well-defined and believable. I found myself agreeing with what the main character did, knowing that I would have done exactly the same thing. Once you start reading this book, you will find it difficult to put down. My opinion?. Buy this book as soon as possible. It really is excellent.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I ordered this book from Amazon on the off-chance - I had no background to the author or the book. When I started reading it, I was engrossed. I liked the main character - I could relate to him and I was interested in what he was doing and how he was going about things.
I carried on reading throughout the night - finally finishing at about 03:30 and then I got up and wrote my girlfriend an email - telling her that she had to read the book.
Since then I have forced her to read it and she liked it, loaned it to a friend who is currently going through it and have bought yet another copy for a friend's birthday.
This book really makes you think and put yourself in the position that the main character finds himself in - I would have done many similar things I think... the loneliness that he has because of his experiences... as only he knows what is going on and no-one else can understand really gets you. Then, when he meets a soul-mate... and you think it's all going to be OK - FOR EVER - you start to realise, as they do, that there's some form of time play going on and each time they meet in their Replays, they will be farther and farther apart in their lives... the stress this creates in immense and the unfairness of it all is so annoying to the reader... as you care about what happens to them.
I carried on reading throughout the night - finally finishing at about 03:30 and then I got up and wrote my girlfriend an email - telling her that she had to read the book.
Since then I have forced her to read it and she liked it, loaned it to a friend who is currently going through it and have bought yet another copy for a friend's birthday.
This book really makes you think and put yourself in the position that the main character finds himself in - I would have done many similar things I think... the loneliness that he has because of his experiences... as only he knows what is going on and no-one else can understand really gets you. Then, when he meets a soul-mate... and you think it's all going to be OK - FOR EVER - you start to realise, as they do, that there's some form of time play going on and each time they meet in their Replays, they will be farther and farther apart in their lives... the stress this creates in immense and the unfairness of it all is so annoying to the reader... as you care about what happens to them.
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Groundhog day
This does not reduce the story...its Groundhog day...Groundhog life..or even Butterfly Effect.....some interesting ideas raised..and a very enjoyable read, but ultimately very sad. Read more
Published 2 months ago by D. M. Monk
Enjoyable read
I concur with many of the other good comments already expressed here. It was a good read with well developed characters and well researched events. Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. C. Henderson
Good novel about choices
I enjoyed this book about what you could do with your time if you had the opportunity to relive your life making different choices - would you go for money, true love,... Read more
Published 2 months ago by The Goat
Constantly surprising
From the back of the book:
"Jeff Winston was forty-three and trapped in a tepid marriage and a dead-end job, waiting for that time when he could be truly happy, when he... Read more
"Jeff Winston was forty-three and trapped in a tepid marriage and a dead-end job, waiting for that time when he could be truly happy, when he... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Steve D
Truly amazing. Shame there will never be a sequel.
I found this book online after enjoying Stephen King's 11-22-63.
After reading such a mass of positive reviews I was half expecting to be disappointed with such high... Read more
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Published 3 months ago by Mr. P. E. Harrison
This has now become my favourite book.
I finished this book at weekend, while sitting in some airport away from my family. And when I'd finished I just needed to get back home to my loved ones. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. P. F. Whistlecroft
Only the Good Die Often
Like Iain M. Banks' Surface Detail, this is a book where a main character dies early--and keeps on doing it. Read more
Published 11 months ago by John M. Ford
Outstanding
This book is really superb.
Quite a few books have tackled the 'Groundhog Day' scenario but this book I think is in a different league. Read more
Quite a few books have tackled the 'Groundhog Day' scenario but this book I think is in a different league. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. E. Nzegwu
Thought provoking - an excellent read
Taking hindsight to the ultimate this novel explores what could happen if we had the chance to relive our lives. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Paul Cook
splendid literature: beautifully written and a great story
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