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| Original Title: | Flashforward |
| ISBN: | 0812580346 (ISBN13: 9780812580341) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Demetrius, Carly, Mark Fuller, Franco, Lloyd Simcoe, Michiko, Theo Procopides, Marie Claire, Gaston, Cynthia, Helmut Dresher, Jacob/Jake |
| Literary Awards: | Prix Aurora Award for Best Long Form Work in English (2000) |
Robert J. Sawyer
Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3.61 | 13047 Users | 1424 Reviews
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FLASHFORWARDTwo minutes and seventeen seconds that changed the world
Suddenly, without warning, all seven billion people on Earth black out for more than two minutes. Millions die as planes fall from the sky, people tumble down staircases, and cars plow into each other.
But that’s the least of the survivors’ challenges. During the blackout, everyone experienced a glimpse of what his or her future holds—and the interlocking mosaic of these visions threatens to unravel the present.
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| Title | : | Flashforward |
| Author | : | Robert J. Sawyer |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
| Published | : | April 15th 2000 by Tor Books (first published 1999) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Time Travel |
Rating Out Of Books Flashforward
Ratings: 3.61 From 13047 Users | 1424 ReviewsEvaluate Out Of Books Flashforward
There are so many ways I could pay tribute to this book (audiobook), which was an awful piece of writing, but an entertaining way to spend ten hours in a car.Perhaps a drinking game (NOT in the car):RULE: Drink every time a character is identified by his or her hair color.*RULE:Drink every time someone uses the word "indeed" in an internal monologue.RULE: Drink every time someone answers their own question within an internal monologue a la "Yes? Yes!" or "No? No!"RULE: Drink every time aFor me, Robert J. Sawyer novels are either hit or miss. They're either incredibly brilliant and I can't turn the pages fast enough ("Rollback") or I can't wait for the final page to turn just to be done with the novel ("Homonids"). And I'll admit I picked up this one because ABC has put it on the fast-track for development for a potential TV series. One that could air after "Lost" and is being sold as a "companion" piece for one of my favorite TV shows.Being a book-snob, I knew I had to try the
I had trouble sleeping last night, partly because I found this book so engaging. I'm about 2/3 done already, and I'm pretty sure I'll want to recommend this to others and to read more by the author.I particularly liked that he didn't start out the way so many of these stories that have a large cast of characters do, by introducing us to each backstory before getting to the meat of the adventure. We got to know more and more people as we went along.I also am enjoying the 'predictions.' This was
Two minutes and seventeen seconds. A small amount of time for most of us, but within the confines of Robert Sawyer's fantastic science fiction novel FLASHFORWARD, 2:17 becomes more than a number; it becomes the insight to what the future holds. You see, 2:17 is the amount of time humnaity checked-out. All seven billion. As you can guess, choas ensued if you were one of the unlucky ones awake at the time. Planes crashed. Cars drove themselves. I can only guess what that unlucky skydiver
There was a little too much science in the fiction for my tastes, but this was a pretty cool read.The ending of this novel was both pleasant and anticlimactic at the same time. That's also a good way to describe the overall feel and pacing of this book. No real highs, nor any real lows, just an even ride with a few bumps in the road and sites to see along the journey.
There are so many ways I could pay tribute to this book (audiobook), which was an awful piece of writing, but an entertaining way to spend ten hours in a car.Perhaps a drinking game (NOT in the car):RULE: Drink every time a character is identified by his or her hair color.*RULE:Drink every time someone uses the word "indeed" in an internal monologue.RULE: Drink every time someone answers their own question within an internal monologue a la "Yes? Yes!" or "No? No!"RULE: Drink every time a
I do not believe in free will. But more on that later.Flashforward is in every way what you'd expect from a story about glimpsing the future. It raises questions about free will, determinism, and the nature of consciousness and time itself. However, Robert J. Sawyer has gone one step further and added to that a humbling sense of moral responsibility. The flashforwards are a global event experienced by all of humanity, but were caused by a human experiment and ended up causing, in turn, damage
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