Man in the empty suit

306 pages

English language

Published March 1, 2013 by Soho Press.

ISBN:
978-1-61695-125-2
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OCLC Number:
809564152

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4 stars (5 reviews)

Wearying of endless visits to the myriad points of human history, a time traveler attends his own one-hundredth birthday celebration every year with other versions of himself and encounters in his thirty-ninth year his murdered forty-year-old body, a situation that compels him to prevent his own death.

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But right now you've got to move forward with your mind on who you'll be, not who you are.

"Man in the Empty Suit" started off with a bang. The first half of the book I was giving this five stars in my head. I loved the multiples appearing in the hotel, keeping track of who was on which timeline; it was fantastic. I was seeing everything play out in my head and while reading about time travel and paradoxes is a little more tricky than watching it Sean Ferrell did a nice job of introducing new characters and ensuring you had enough information before going on to the next level.

The book diverted from this story and my momentum and enthusiasm slowly trickled away. I was afraid the book was going to to go in an unappealing direction but as I got closer to the end we returned to …

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Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Time travel
  • Identity (Psychology)