Review by Ivana Komel -- Worldlines by Adam Guest
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Review by Ivana Komel -- Worldlines by Adam Guest
[Following is a volunteer review of "Worldlines" by Adam Guest.]
Worldlines: a ‘many worlds’ novel by Adam Guest is a sci-fi fantasy novel based on many-worlds interpretation theory introduced by American physicist Hugh Everett. In simple words, this multi-universe theory, where all possible outcomes are possible for every single event that occurred to one person, is applied in the book as four different scenarios. The event of the main protagonist in the story, Gary Jackson, around which the scenarios, namely 'The Blue Line'; 'The Black Line'; 'The Red Line' and 'The Green Line' are varying, is Gary’s crossing the road on the way to school, while a lorry is fast approaching. Is he going to stay unscratched, or will he be ran-over by the truck and get mildly or seriously injured or even killed? Will this incident be just a distant memory or a constant reminder?
I enjoyed reading this standalone book since it's packed with a gripping narrative from beginning to end. It was fascinating to think about the multi-universe theory and how one moment can change your life in various ways. The author Adam Guest skillfully portrayed the focal protagonists and their relatable characteristics. All the other side characters were also well presented and additionally made the story even more captivating.
Thus, the readers get to know all likable and dislikeable quirks of Gary Jackson, his girlfriend Michelle Peyton, and his best friend Sinead O'Brien, as well as characteristics of their families, colleagues, and partners. All the main characters were nicely fleshed out. Although at times, I was irritated with Gary and his judgmental, opinionated behavior regarding his two sisters and confrontational demeanor with his father.
The language of the story flows beautifully, despite some scientific vocabulary and profanity. The sex is just casually mentioned. Hence, I recommend this novel to the older audience who enjoys this kind of sci-fi fantasy story interwoven with some crime and can easily grip simple scientific concepts. My favorite part of the book was the writer’s skill to repeat paragraphs across the different ‘worldlines' without sounding like boring recapitulations but more like comfortable familiarities.
Furthermore, although the author uploaded the re-edited version of the book, I found some typos. However, this editing mishap did not impact my reading experience, and thus the story does not deserve a deducted star. In conclusion, I rate this fascinating story 4 out of 4 stars, since there was nothing I particularly disliked about this epic sci-fi fantasy book.
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Worldlines
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Worldlines: a ‘many worlds’ novel by Adam Guest is a sci-fi fantasy novel based on many-worlds interpretation theory introduced by American physicist Hugh Everett. In simple words, this multi-universe theory, where all possible outcomes are possible for every single event that occurred to one person, is applied in the book as four different scenarios. The event of the main protagonist in the story, Gary Jackson, around which the scenarios, namely 'The Blue Line'; 'The Black Line'; 'The Red Line' and 'The Green Line' are varying, is Gary’s crossing the road on the way to school, while a lorry is fast approaching. Is he going to stay unscratched, or will he be ran-over by the truck and get mildly or seriously injured or even killed? Will this incident be just a distant memory or a constant reminder?
I enjoyed reading this standalone book since it's packed with a gripping narrative from beginning to end. It was fascinating to think about the multi-universe theory and how one moment can change your life in various ways. The author Adam Guest skillfully portrayed the focal protagonists and their relatable characteristics. All the other side characters were also well presented and additionally made the story even more captivating.
Thus, the readers get to know all likable and dislikeable quirks of Gary Jackson, his girlfriend Michelle Peyton, and his best friend Sinead O'Brien, as well as characteristics of their families, colleagues, and partners. All the main characters were nicely fleshed out. Although at times, I was irritated with Gary and his judgmental, opinionated behavior regarding his two sisters and confrontational demeanor with his father.
The language of the story flows beautifully, despite some scientific vocabulary and profanity. The sex is just casually mentioned. Hence, I recommend this novel to the older audience who enjoys this kind of sci-fi fantasy story interwoven with some crime and can easily grip simple scientific concepts. My favorite part of the book was the writer’s skill to repeat paragraphs across the different ‘worldlines' without sounding like boring recapitulations but more like comfortable familiarities.
Furthermore, although the author uploaded the re-edited version of the book, I found some typos. However, this editing mishap did not impact my reading experience, and thus the story does not deserve a deducted star. In conclusion, I rate this fascinating story 4 out of 4 stars, since there was nothing I particularly disliked about this epic sci-fi fantasy book.
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Worldlines
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