Conrad's Time Machine

by Leo Frankowski | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 0743471911 Global Overview for this book
Registered by ThanksMom of Coolidge, Arizona USA on 3/16/2004
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3 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by ThanksMom from Coolidge, Arizona USA on Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Written over a long span of years this is very uneven writing. Story is ok but not earth shattering.

Journal Entry 2 by ThanksMom from Coolidge, Arizona USA on Wednesday, June 9, 2004
All dressed up and ready to wild release. BlueAmpu has said she wanted to get some wild releasing going so am sending this along.

Journal Entry 3 by blueampu from Boerne, Texas USA on Thursday, June 17, 2004
Received in the mail yesterday from thanksmom. I've always loved humerous science fiction. This one looks to be a blast. Will put on my TBR list. Will mail trade to thanksmom soon.

Journal Entry 4 by wingAnonymousFinderwing on Thursday, February 3, 2005

This book was a very interesting read. I like Science Fiction, but Fantasy is so much more my style. This was pure Science Fiction with a little bit of "Revenge of the Nerds" flavor thrown in for fun. I'm sure most reclusive male nerds have dreams like this book all the time. Very smart, but physically unattractive men build a time travel machine and all of the sudden they are irresistible to women. Uh-Huh.


Anyway, even though I'm not part of this book's target audience, it did have some entertaining parts. There are also some ethical concepts brought up in the book like "time travel causality". What you change in the past could change the future drastically (think Back to the Future). Also, the idea that you could "shape" the past to influence whole cultures of people appeals to the "I wish I knew what the future holds" aspect. And, what the consequences of creating these cultures might be. Also, because of the time travel aspect of it, there's lots of loops in the book. Very similar to "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", where Hermione and Harry use the time turner to alter the past. Thus, you have two points of view to some of the same scenes in the book.


All in all, I liked the book. Too many naked women for my taste, but really not any worse than some of the romance novels I've read. I think it was just the attitude of the naked women in this book. Or maybe, the attitude of the men about the women. Not sure though. Anyway, this book is also a prequel for the "Conrad Stargard" books. I was wondering about the title, because none of the main characters' names are Conrad. So, I might look for some of the subsequent books. Just to see how the author continues the tale. Or, might not.



CAUGHT IN BOERNE TX USA

Journal Entry 5 by blueampu from Boerne, Texas USA on Thursday, February 3, 2005

Oops! I didn't login before posting my entry. The "Anonymous Finder" was me. Sorry!

This book was a very interesting read. I like Science Fiction, but Fantasy is so much more my style. This was pure Science Fiction with a little bit of "Revenge of the Nerds" flavor thrown in for fun. I'm sure most reclusive male nerds have dreams like this book all the time. Very smart, but physically unattractive men build a time travel machine and all of the sudden they are irresistible to women. Uh-Huh.


Anyway, even though I'm not part of this book's target audience, it did have some entertaining parts. There are also some ethical concepts brought up in the book like "time travel causality". What you change in the past could change the future drastically (think Back to the Future). Also, the idea that you could "shape" the past to influence whole cultures of people appeals to the "I wish I knew what the future holds" aspect. And, what the consequences of creating these cultures might be. Also, because of the time travel aspect of it, there's lots of loops in the book. Very similar to "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", where Hermione and Harry use the time turner to alter the past. Thus, you have two points of view to some of the same scenes in the book.


All in all, I liked the book. Too many naked women for my taste, but really not any worse than some of the romance novels I've read. I think it was just the attitude of the naked women in this book. Or maybe, the attitude of the men about the women. Not sure though. Anyway, this book is also a prequel for the "Conrad Stargard" books. I was wondering about the title, because none of the main characters' names are Conrad. So, I might look for some of the subsequent books. Just to see how the author continues the tale. Or, might not.


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