Saturday, December 11, 2010

Week Nine: Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer




Week Nine: Flashforward

The book written waaaaay before the TV series, came, rated poorly and then died.

Is a good read, without all the action, conspiracy and melodrama that marked the TV show as the new "LOST" that was not. This was actually a pretty easy read, though not light by any means. It tackled the nature of God (that's two books now) and religion, destiny and quantum mechanics.

But in a more simple way tackled humanity. Lloyd Simcoe and Theo (unpronounceable Greek name) and the love triangle played out over decades. It's a complicated book in many ways, not just because it segues all over the show, but also because it forms several distinct parts that play like their own mini-novel. The experiment and the aftermath. The murder trying to be prevented. The coming of the future. The next big glimpse of nothing and a very quick trip down immortality lane.

Enjoyable, little bit of closure on the show in that it closes a few chapters and makes the additionals suddenly seem less important.

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