Review of Worldlines

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Review of Worldlines

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Worldlines" by Adam Guest.]
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4 out of 5 stars
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When I started reading Worldlines, I was unsure of how the story would turn out, and now I am finished with the sequel because Wordlines was that good. At first, I found the author's in-depth details about Gary's life and the histories between the characters insignificant and maybe a little bit mundane. But, it made me curious as to why we needed to know all the little stuff. Then, out of the blue, the black line appeared, and the book took a big turn for me, in a good way.
The author explains the Many Worlds Theory in a great way, providing examples to describe the theory. Many worlds consist of different worldlines outside of our own. So, if one thing happened in one worldline, all of the other possible outcomes were brought to fruition in the other worldlines. The book takes place in England, so the language and writing reflect that. At first, I thought there were all sorts of typos and grammatical errors, but then I realized it was the setting and language of the story.
I rated this book a three out of four because it could be difficult to keep up with the theory. Also, I am unsure of the whole of England's dialect, and some of the sentences needed to be clarified for me. Nonetheless, I chalked that up to the difference in the way people speak in England. Overall, the book is an enjoyable read. Gary is a well-developed character, and the Many Worlds Theory is fascinating.
My favorite world line is the orange line, where Gary did not kill Michelle. The other world lines that were mentioned played out the different scenarios of what happened after Gary killed Michelle, and given that I was rooting for Gary and Michelle’s relationship, it was hard to accept any other scenario where he killed her. That is not to say the other worldlines were not interesting; they all were and kept me turning pages, and ultimately reading the sequel. It was a great book and I encourage anyone interested to give it a read, you won’t be disappointed.
I gave the book three out of four stars just because sometimes it was hard to follow the worldlines and it could get confusing at times. Other than that I thought the book and the sequel were both great reads.

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