I love the Time Travel concept and potential paradoxes. Thanks for enlightening us to these books. I don't think that I've read much time travel, but I've sure watched enough of it in movies.
Haven't heard of the first two but they sound interesting, nice summaries. Time travel isn't one of my favourite tropes, although I do enjoy it if done well. You know how much I am loving my Silverberg reading so I will get this one on my list!
I have not read Them Bones, but I have read the other two. The Man Who Folded Himself is a 4 star read for me. As for Up the Line, it is one of my Top 10 Favourite SF novels, and my second-favourite time-travel novel, just behind Memories by Mike McQuay, and just ahead of Time and Again by Jack Finney. The sheer inventiveness and exuberance of Up the Line holds more sway with me than any faults, or didn’t-age-well problems inherent in the 1969 approach. I do think a re-read after so many decades might make me a little more uncomfortable than carefree 18-20 year old me was, way back when I read it…but I like to think the novel’s tricks and everlasting energy would leave my rating unchanged. And I love that ending. It IS unforgotten.
I agree, I think its strengths far outweigh the dated writing issues, but I can see how it could be uncomfortable reading for some readers. I will need to look up your other time travel recommendations. I don't think I've heard of Mike McQuay.
Thanks for the reviews. I love time travel stories. Just want to mention if you like star trek books they have “the department of temporal investigations” that’s all time travel and the movie ‘Looper’ which was a great time travel movie. Thanks✌️enjoy
Thanks for the recommendations! I've never really got into Star Trek, but I did enjoy Looper! I do like time travel movies. One of my favourites is the Spanish film Timecrimes, definitely worth checking out if you haven't seen it.
I have read The Man that Folded Himself a few decades ago. From what I remember I thought it was good. Some ways it reminded me of Dark Matter (though I didn't enjoy that one as much). Some of The Man... Wasn't that good. I haven't read the other 2 novels. I did like Connie Willis The Oxford Time Travel series. They sound close to Up the Line where historians go back in time. The other one I really liked (again read decades ago) was the Proteus Operation by James P. Hogan. People travel back to WW2. I've enjoyed watching the video and might give Up the Line a read. Thanks for the video reviews.
Nice. I recall reading Them Bones now. I had recalled elements of the story but not what it was. I read The Man Who Folded Himself by Gerrold a few years ago (really liked it) and later discovered he'd done a lot more SF including several highly rated star trek episodes (TNG). Theres a couple of very strong novellas along the same lines that predate it, well worth reading, both by Heinlein. All You Zombies, and By His Bootstraps. There was a film of AYZ i don't recall what it was called.... OK i looked it up, Predestination. I read Up The Line years ago it didn't leave much of a mark on me.
I love the Time Travel concept and potential paradoxes. Thanks for enlightening us to these books. I don't think that I've read much time travel, but I've sure watched enough of it in movies.
Haven't heard of the first two but they sound interesting, nice summaries. Time travel isn't one of my favourite tropes, although I do enjoy it if done well. You know how much I am loving my Silverberg reading so I will get this one on my list!
Nice, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
I have not read Them Bones, but I have read the other two. The Man Who Folded Himself is a 4 star read for me. As for Up the Line, it is one of my Top 10 Favourite SF novels, and my second-favourite time-travel novel, just behind Memories by Mike McQuay, and just ahead of Time and Again by Jack Finney.
The sheer inventiveness and exuberance of Up the Line holds more sway with me than any faults, or didn’t-age-well problems inherent in the 1969 approach. I do think a re-read after so many decades might make me a little more uncomfortable than carefree 18-20 year old me was, way back when I read it…but I like to think the novel’s tricks and everlasting energy would leave my rating unchanged.
And I love that ending. It IS unforgotten.
I agree, I think its strengths far outweigh the dated writing issues, but I can see how it could be uncomfortable reading for some readers.
I will need to look up your other time travel recommendations. I don't think I've heard of Mike McQuay.
Thanks for the reviews. I love time travel stories. Just want to mention if you like star trek books they have “the department of temporal investigations” that’s all time travel and the movie ‘Looper’ which was a great time travel movie. Thanks✌️enjoy
Thanks for the recommendations! I've never really got into Star Trek, but I did enjoy Looper! I do like time travel movies. One of my favourites is the Spanish film Timecrimes, definitely worth checking out if you haven't seen it.
I have read The Man that Folded Himself a few decades ago. From what I remember I thought it was good. Some ways it reminded me of Dark Matter (though I didn't enjoy that one as much). Some of The Man... Wasn't that good.
I haven't read the other 2 novels. I did like Connie Willis The Oxford Time Travel series. They sound close to Up the Line where historians go back in time. The other one I really liked (again read decades ago) was the Proteus Operation by James P. Hogan. People travel back to WW2.
I've enjoyed watching the video and might give Up the Line a read.
Thanks for the video reviews.
@@psifiguy Sounds interesting, thanks for the recommendations
I just finished “The Man Who Folded Himself.” It was wiiiild. Didn’t see it going in the direction it did. 😳
Yeah, it's pretty crazy isn't it
Nice. I recall reading Them Bones now. I had recalled elements of the story but not what it was.
I read The Man Who Folded Himself by Gerrold a few years ago (really liked it) and later discovered he'd done a lot more SF including several highly rated star trek episodes (TNG). Theres a couple of very strong novellas along the same lines that predate it, well worth reading, both by Heinlein. All You Zombies, and By His Bootstraps. There was a film of AYZ i don't recall what it was called.... OK i looked it up, Predestination.
I read Up The Line years ago it didn't leave much of a mark on me.
Thanks for watching and the novella recommendations! I do enjoy a solid SF novella