Replay by Ken Grimwood Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Replay
Book Review: Replay... only the best
Summary: 5 Stars
Replay... i bought this book when it first came out and have read it at least 30 times since... it's like a Replay!! It's the best book I own, and it never gets boring, because each time I read it I find something new and different, a different angle, a different point of view depending on what's happening in my life. It's an inspirational, although sad, book.Book Review: An all time favourite
Summary: 5 Stars
I had often thought about the forks we reach in our lives, and how life would be if we could go back and change the direction we took at that time. This book brought my daydreams to life.
Our hero reaches a certain age and dies of a massive heart attack, waking up in his late teens with all his memories intact and the ability to live his life again. A great premise which is explored in a gripping and entertaining way by Ken Grimwood.
I first read this book many years ago and couldn't put it down. I recently re-read it and, once again, found it impossible to put aside - reading it in one night. A great read.
Book Review: A refreshing read!
Summary: 5 Stars
Unlike any book I've read before, Replay has it all! When I first read the synopsis, I thought it impossible to fit so much into one book, but Grimwood carried it off. Such a shame he never got to finish the sequel.Book Review: Time - The Ultimate Frontier
Summary: 4 Stars
Apparently this book won the World Fantasy Award, and now that I've read it, I can see why.
Just imagine it: dying at 43, only to re-awaken at 18, back wherever you were at that time. The only difference is that your memory of that previous life stays with you.
And so Jeff Winston does what we all would do: huge bets on events where you knew the outcome; investing in stocks and shares that multiply your finances through the roof.
And, of course, he lives a different life, but is tempted to check up on his wife from the original one.
Then again at 43 he dies - back to 18 - and so on and so on.
But you know, it's a fascinating scenario, and despite the unreal concept, it's totally believable through Ken Grimwood's clever book.
The romantic parts are engrossing too, cutting through several lifetimes.
A time-travel book of sorts, I must strongly recommend this book as a must for followers of that genre. Truth is, I was somewhat down in the mouth when the experience finished. Even more galling, the author was working on the sequel when he died in 2003.
Additionally, this book highlights the folly of gearing up your life to accumulating wealth, and to make the most of your life, incorporating more substantial matters.
Enjoy your life, especially its unpredictability, and get this book to re-inforce the sentiment.
Book Review: replay rewind review review
Summary: 5 Stars
WOW. Forget the Celestine Prophecies et al, this is a self help fictional tale to beat all others, on pure insight into the psyche of joe normal it can't be bettered. Read this book, pause and re-read, it's just that good. Well deserved of it's place on the list.