Itemize Of Books Flashforward
| Title | : | Flashforward |
| Author | : | Robert J. Sawyer |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
| Published | : | April 15th 2000 by Tor Books (first published 1999) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Time Travel |
Robert J. Sawyer
Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3.61 | 13047 Users | 1424 Reviews
Explanation During Books Flashforward
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.
Describe Books Conducive To Flashforward
| 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) |
Rating Of Books Flashforward
Ratings: 3.61 From 13047 Users | 1424 ReviewsEvaluation Of Books Flashforward
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.Robert Sawyer always finds great stories to write about. His ideas always draw me in and I think I'm in for a fantastic tale. Then I reach the end and I feel like it could have been more.Flashforward had a great pull - See your own life 20 years into the future for 2 minutes and try to work out how to get there.It was a brilliant start and a real page turner. I loved reading about everyone's flashforward, I was riveted by all the connotations that flashforward threw up. Even the loss and
Wow, what to say.As much as I hate to say it, this book was written really poorly. Sawyer managed to claw defeat from the jaws of victory of a plot that could practically write itself: an examination of just what would happen if humanity, collectively, got a glimpse of their future.His (copious) asides were completely distracting, sharing with the reader such salient things as: all VCRs across Europe say "REW" for their rewind function, despite their national language; a tedious conversation
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
"FlashForward," the inspiration for the hit ABC television series, is nothing more than that: inspiration. It is hardly anything like the series, and thank goodness for that, because Sawyer is such a poor writer that one can only explain his numerous awards as being given for clever concepts, not execution. His book is full of hackneyed situations, paper-thin characters, a bumpy and unsatisfying storyline, and a climax that is not climactic but ultimately depressing and pointless. Given his
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
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