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Review by Grace-Essien -- Worldlines by Adam Guest
[Following is a volunteer review of "Worldlines" by Adam Guest.]
Have you ever imagined that there is another you, in another universe similar to ours? What if there is another version of you, or multiple versions of you, in other different worlds, living slightly different or completely different lives from the one you are living in this universe? What if there are different twists and dimensions to the stories of your life’s experiences and actions? Well, it might interest you to note at this point that the idea of many-worlds and multiverses is indeed a scientific one and it is backed by hypothetical theories, like the theory of parallel or alternate universe which implies that in addition to our universe, there are other universes just like ours, but different in the sense that we may act or experience one thing in this universe, but take the opposite action or get an opposite experience in another universe. This science-fiction book, Worldlines by Adam Guest is based on these theories.
This intriguing book tells the story of Gary Jackson’s experiences in four different universes or world lines. The different worldlines were identified by colors; the Blue, Black, Red and Green lines. In the blue line, Gary was a Physics student in college, alongside Sinead, his best friend. He had a girlfriend of five years, Michelle, whom he asked out after narrowly escaping what would have been a fatal accident. In the black line however, Gary had been a victim of the accident and was suffering long term mental consequences because of it. He was dating Sinead and Michelle was an old crush whom he currently resented.
There was an interesting twist to the story when Black line-Gary interfered with Blueline-Gary’s life by killing Michelle through a lucid dream. Black line Gary had thought he was just dreaming but Blue-line Gary faced the brunt of his actions in his world line as he was arrested and detained for a murder he had no memory of committing. When Mary, Sinead’s mom who was a dementia and hallucinating patient accused Black line Gary of murder, he knew that it was not a mere coincidence. Questions were asked and science professors became involved but can black-line Gary clear Blue-line Gary’s name? There are different dimension of answers to this question as well.
I found this book really intriguing and it has a mysterious edge. I really like that though it’s a work of fiction, it is based on real scientific theories that makes it enlightening to its readers. I also appreciate how activating and engaging it was, to my imaginative mind.
There was nothing much to dislike about the book. Apart from one minor error that I noticed, it is well edited and very readable although I thought the ‘big words’ were a tad bit too many and it slightly interfered with the speed and flow of reading. I didn’t feel good about the non-conclusive manner that the book ended on. I felt like I deserved more closure before parting ways with the book.
I give this book a 4 out of 4 stars rating because I found its contents intriguing, entertaining, enlightening, well-crafted and well edited. I recommend this book to teenagers and adults with open and scientific minds who are not afraid to engage the power of their imaginations in different dimensions.
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Worldlines
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Have you ever imagined that there is another you, in another universe similar to ours? What if there is another version of you, or multiple versions of you, in other different worlds, living slightly different or completely different lives from the one you are living in this universe? What if there are different twists and dimensions to the stories of your life’s experiences and actions? Well, it might interest you to note at this point that the idea of many-worlds and multiverses is indeed a scientific one and it is backed by hypothetical theories, like the theory of parallel or alternate universe which implies that in addition to our universe, there are other universes just like ours, but different in the sense that we may act or experience one thing in this universe, but take the opposite action or get an opposite experience in another universe. This science-fiction book, Worldlines by Adam Guest is based on these theories.
This intriguing book tells the story of Gary Jackson’s experiences in four different universes or world lines. The different worldlines were identified by colors; the Blue, Black, Red and Green lines. In the blue line, Gary was a Physics student in college, alongside Sinead, his best friend. He had a girlfriend of five years, Michelle, whom he asked out after narrowly escaping what would have been a fatal accident. In the black line however, Gary had been a victim of the accident and was suffering long term mental consequences because of it. He was dating Sinead and Michelle was an old crush whom he currently resented.
There was an interesting twist to the story when Black line-Gary interfered with Blueline-Gary’s life by killing Michelle through a lucid dream. Black line Gary had thought he was just dreaming but Blue-line Gary faced the brunt of his actions in his world line as he was arrested and detained for a murder he had no memory of committing. When Mary, Sinead’s mom who was a dementia and hallucinating patient accused Black line Gary of murder, he knew that it was not a mere coincidence. Questions were asked and science professors became involved but can black-line Gary clear Blue-line Gary’s name? There are different dimension of answers to this question as well.
I found this book really intriguing and it has a mysterious edge. I really like that though it’s a work of fiction, it is based on real scientific theories that makes it enlightening to its readers. I also appreciate how activating and engaging it was, to my imaginative mind.
There was nothing much to dislike about the book. Apart from one minor error that I noticed, it is well edited and very readable although I thought the ‘big words’ were a tad bit too many and it slightly interfered with the speed and flow of reading. I didn’t feel good about the non-conclusive manner that the book ended on. I felt like I deserved more closure before parting ways with the book.
I give this book a 4 out of 4 stars rating because I found its contents intriguing, entertaining, enlightening, well-crafted and well edited. I recommend this book to teenagers and adults with open and scientific minds who are not afraid to engage the power of their imaginations in different dimensions.
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Worldlines
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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