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| Original Title: | The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August ASIN B00ECE9OD4 |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jenny, Harry August, Vincent Rankis, Franklin Phearson |
| Literary Awards: | Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee for Best Novel (2015), British Science Fiction Association Award Nominee for Best Novel (2014), John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2015), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2014), Seiun Award 星雲賞 Nominee for Best Translated Novel (2017) |
Claire North
Kindle Edition | Pages: 417 pages Rating: 4.04 | 60461 Users | 7904 Reviews
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Some stories cannot be told in just one lifetime. Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes. Until now. As Harry nears the end of his eleventh life, a little girl appears at his bedside. "I nearly missed you, Doctor August," she says. "I need to send a message." This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow.
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| Title | : | The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August |
| Author | : | Claire North |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 417 pages |
| Published | : | April 8th 2014 by Redhook |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy. Time Travel |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 60461 Users | 7904 ReviewsCommentary Appertaining To Books The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
WARNING: There are 'spoilers' in this review.This is possibly the dullest book I've ever read. I suppose that deserves credit of some sort. Like The House of the Seven Gables, the author excelled at making me feel so claustrophobic and trapped in a realm of endless tedium that I related to the narrators disgust with life after suffering through just fifty pages. Thats not the mark of a good story, though.The 'plot', if you will (and if I sound like I'm speaking in a pretentious poncy way, it'sThis is a book that draws inspiration from both Groundhog Day and an episode of X-Files whose name escapes me for now. Harry August is a tough negociator. Whenever Harry relives a section of his life he tries hard to do his best to improve his lot. Yes, the main character relives his childhood and does his best to make amends to change his past experiences.I thought the premise was something slightly stale that needed to be addressed to make more of an impact. But I forget that this book is very
Very very Clever! The first half was pretty solid but after that halfway point it took a turn to AWESOME.
At first this book reminded me very much of Kate Atkinson's Life After Life. The main character is reborn repeatedly in the same place to the same people but in this story Harry is able to retain all of his memories from each life and use them to change how he lives. It is a fascinating concept and the author frequently left me completely befuddled about the logistics - my fault, not hers as she explained everything really well! The main issue of course is how small changes can have
I definitely quit. Too many other good books out there.
That's not abusive, no. However, giving clear reasons, with examples, for why I felt so strongly about this book is not 'rude'. It is my opinion and
idk if you re going to count this as "abusive" tho you were pretty rude in your review. it's alright to not like the book but to downright insult hate
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