From Time to Time (1995)

I really wouldn't mind reading this book again, and there's fairly little light fiction I'd say that about. Another classic of time travel. ( )

I tried to like this more. Some parts were actually better than others -- more entertaining, more intellectually stimulating -- but as with the previous book, there were interludes that were rather mid-numbing for me. I know that may sound extreme. Honestly, though, there were sections where I skipped entire pages because the narrative seemed to have no significance to the story line. Fluff. Page filler.

Again, as with the previous book, I enjoyed the references to old New York given in great detail. ( )

I had hoped it would be better than 'Time and Again', but it was worse. ( )

This was a disappointing sequel to the author's Time and Again. It started off very well with tantalising clues about fake historical memories lodged in the minds of rare individuals, e.g. memories of the Titanic safely docking in New York or of JFK's second term re-election in 1964. The first 130 pages were very good. But then the novel digressed into a social history of New York of 1912, with a particular obsessive interest in vaudeville. The author clearly did extensive research, but this halted the plot almost totally for 100 pages. The final resolution on the Titanic seemed rather rushed and rather unconvincing. A pity. ( )

This is the sequel to Time and Again. I think the first book was a little more exciting, but of course I enjoyed both the books. This time Simon Morley travels to 1912 in an attempt to discover and safeguard the path of some important papers which may prevent World War I. ( )