Review by Goral -- Worldlines by Adam Guest

[Goral]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Worldlines" by Adam Guest.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Worldlines, written by Adam Guest, is a science-fiction book based on the many worlds theory. It hypothesizes that when we dream or hallucinate, what we see is real, though the events happen in some other world.

The main character in the book is Gary Jackson. One day, while going to school, he gets hit by a lorry and suffers life changing injuries due to the accident. Five years later, he murders a girl in a lucid dream. He doesn’t think there is anything wrong with it until an elderly relative with dementia claims to have witnessed him commit the crime. This is when Gary realizes that the events in his dream may have actually happened in some other world and that an innocent man may be facing the consequences of his crime. How will Gary set this right?

The novel is written from the perspective of Gary in different worlds. There are four worlds mentioned in the story – the blue line, the black line, the red line and the green line. Each one presents a different outcome of a particular event. The world changes after every few chapters, which helps the reader keep pace with what is happening in different worlds at a given point of time. This might seem to be a little confusing at first, but as the reader progresses through the book the story becomes clear.

I found the book so interesting it was difficult to put it down. The novel is written in a conversational style which makes it easy to understand. Every event is vividly described. I liked this aspect of the book the most because it helped me visualize the scenes and understand the story better.

There was a little repetition in the story. Some events were described repeatedly from the perspective of Gary in different worlds to show that a particular event can have different outcomes in different worlds. Though it was useful in understanding the many worlds theory better, I did find it boring at times. I feel that the author could have presented that part in a better way.

I would give Worldlines by Adam Guest 4 out of 4 stars for such a unique plot. I had fun reading the book; it opened my mind to new scientific ideas. I would recommend this book to people who are interested in reading about scientific theories. The book was exceptionally well edited as I found no spelling or grammatical errors.

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[Rwill0988]

I also really enjoyed this book. I find the repetition useful as well. Who was your favourite character in the book? I really liked Sinead. No matter what timeline she seemed to be a strong and smart person. Good review!

[Honest-reviewer]

The concept of parallel universe is fascinating. I too have read and reviewed this book. Great review!