The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman
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Book Reviews of The Accidental Time Machine
Book Review: Bestseller?!?!
Summary: 2 Stars
The story was mildly interesting though the characters were shallow and two-dimensional. While the author introduces ideas and lines of thought that have great potential, he drops them and leaves you unsatisfied. Whether it's laziness or perhaps he can't be bothered with exploring the realm of "What if?", I can't decide. And why does the author hate Christians so much? Reads almost like an atheist manifesto. My time machine shows this book sitting on the bargain shelf in the near future. 75% off.Book Review: Great Read! But jumps around quite a bit.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great book to read! However, it does jump around quite a bit. One second Matt is going about his business and the next he is 150 years in the future. Also, there were a few parts that didn't quite make logical sense about time travel.
Overall this is an excellent book and easy to read. If you like reading books similar to "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" or "Regarding Ducks and Universes", you will fall into this book quickly and not want to put it down.
Book Review: Light entertainment, nothing special
Summary: 3 Stars
I agree with several other reviewers who notice that "The Accidental Time Machine" is a really entertaining, light, but rather shallow read. It's certainly smoothly written, with humor and subtle irony, but doesn't contain anything special - just another time-travel story, a few hours of easy reading if you like science fiction, not more. However, not less, as well! The story is well constructed, avoiding too glaring paradoxes, so it's a smooth reading experience.Book Review: You could do much, much better than this...
Summary: 1 Stars
I have to admit I could not finish this book. The combination of a lackluster plot, glaring technical mistakes, and weak character development was just too much for me. There are so many excellent science fiction writers to choose from: Stephen Baxter, Ray Bradbury, Robert Charles Wilson, Greg Bear, John Scalzi, Robert Silverberg, Ursula Le Guin, Orson Scott Card, to name a few of my favorites. My advice would be to check out some of these before trying this one.Book Review: A dog learning to start a car
Summary: 4 Stars
It's the gentle humor that makes this tale, as one of the space aliens later puts it, of a dog learning how to start a car. It makes it work and keeps it working. It's amusing that it's New England that's eventually taken over by the Christian Right. Otherwise the future predictions are about what can be expected, including fuel-cell cars, no noticeable global warming, and eventual migration to the stars.