if i had to put it in a reductive blurb-y faux descriptive catch-all type phrase, i might call this 'pomo PKD'

seems to me Charles Yu here is coming at the science fiction novel from somewhere that's kind of the diametric opposite of where Philip K. Dick came at the SF novel from. if that makes any sense to... more

seems to me Charles Yu here is coming at the science fiction novel from somewhere that's kind of the diametric opposite of where Philip K. Dick came at the SF novel from. if that makes any sense to anybody.

Ch. 12 & 13 were pretty hardbreaking; at Ch. 17 it becomes officially mind-blowing. still loving this.

the lahdeedah daddy issues kinda bug me, but otherwise seems like this ought to be a fun - if ultimately lightweight/low-stakes - ride. & here i was thinking of wrapping the year up w/ Austerlitz; i... more

the lahdeedah daddy issues kinda bug me, but otherwise seems like this ought to be a fun - if ultimately lightweight/low-stakes - ride. & here i was thinking of wrapping the year up w/ Austerlitz; i may yet do.

"A lot of news and vapors and sexbot perfume are floating around in the atmosphere here."

"We may not be able to change the past, but nevertheless, we still manage to screw things up fairly well"

"My father built a time machine and then he spent his whole life trying to figure out how to use it to get more time."

"Most people I know live their lives in a constant forward direction, the whole time looking backward"

"Dude," I say, "You know you can't change the past."

Read 4 chapters, but the structure is mind-numbing. Essentially is like being trapped in the head of a really dull, self-obsessed scientist. Not particularly enjoyable and after a quick flick through... more

Read 4 chapters, but the structure is mind-numbing. Essentially is like being trapped in the head of a really dull, self-obsessed scientist. Not particularly enjoyable and after a quick flick through this looks like the structure of a fair portion of the book.
Not one for me, but may be enjoyable if you're a big fan of fictional theoretical physics (based on the fact that there were a large number of terms that I only understood on a linguistic basis!)

This book is so meta. I. Love. It.

Just starting my next book

Interesting meta-novel about time travel and the nature of time. Unevenly written.

Dammit I love this book!!

At a really good theoretical time travel concept point!

It's like Douglas Adams meets Chuck Palahniuk

Now this is a weird choice. A cross between Hitch Hikers, Dr Who & My Robot Girlfriend. Well something like that.

Just finished the 1st chapter...