Review by miehas -- Timewise by Robert Leet

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Timewise" by Robert Leet.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Timewise by Robert Leet was written in a first-person style. Ron Larsen is the principal character, and the story opens as a historical walk-through of Ron’s memory and smoothly slides into a present tense with the occasional mention of a tie to historical markers in the actual world. The story spans about twenty years of Ron’s life, starting around thirteen to fourteen years of age. Mr. Leet shows how the people who meet Ron over that time to shape his outlook and personality. The most influential, and first that was introduced, is Regina Russo, whose unconventional understanding of physics drives the speculative science in the main storyline. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. My rating is three out of four stars. It was written with a smooth conversational feel and the editing was very good. I did have to take 1 star away, but only due to wanting the science to start a bit earlier and the sudden ending of the story.

For those who like how science can affect humanity, this book can hit all the right buttons. The explanations of the physics in the book are very clear and concise. I thoroughly enjoyed some ways that Regina uses to explain current theories. All the science mentioned in the book follows most of our classic models, and only a few of the ideas are unorthodox. The characters introduced to us are very believable and the major world events help to tie them to our world. I felt that other than the fiction, they could be people who have lived or are living among us today.

Unfortunately, as I read through the book, I was missing the “science” until mid to late in the story arc. For me, I like hard-hitting heavy science, but by the end of the arc, I felt thoroughly satisfied. I did feel that the story ending left a bit in the air, maybe a setup for a second book in Diana Fletcher’s viewpoint.

I believe young adults and older who like a more personal touch to how science can shape our lives would like this book. There a few points in the book that have descriptions of sexual encounters, but they were written and completely appropriate for the characters in the situation they were in. I read the book in a couple of days due to taking notes but I feel that others might read it straight through.

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Timewise
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