Time After Time has a great premise: H.G. Wells invents a time machine, which is hijacked by Jack the Ripper; he must then travel to 1979 San Francisco to stop the killer. But, the novel never really lives up to that foundation. The idea of a 19th century science-fiction author exploring the world 100 years in his future never gets as much attention as it should, and the cat and mouse game between Wells and Jack is very low key. It's also hard to forgive a book strongly set in a locale for doing...

Though a popular book when originally published, "Time After Time" did not age well. That is strange considering it is a time travel novel mostly set in 1979. The concept is intriguing enough: H.G. Wells uses his time machine to track down Jack the Ripper in modern day San Francisco. The problem is with the writing and clumsy descriptions of sex and sexual attitudes. Still enjoyable as a thriller, but I believe in this case that the movie is better.

I was looking for a book to read on the flight back from Valetta and saw this in the bookshop there. I just HAD to get it. I love "pastiches" of Wells - "The Time Ships" remains one of my favourites, and the film, "Time After Time" is one that I thoroughly enjoyed so... just had to didn't I. Well, it's just like the film. What a pleasant surprise! It's not badly written, is quite entertaining and kept me gripped even though I knew what was going to happen throughout... It's not often you can say...

As far as time travel books go, Time After Time is a lot of fun and slips in some pseudo-science and physics hypotheticals when it has a chance. H.G. Wells is an adorable, bumbling outsider throughout his excursion into 1972 and it makes for a lot of hilarious moments like encountering a taxi cab or fast food for the first time. I also genuinely enjoyed his romantic relationship with modern, working girl Ann, who mistakes his naivety about modern conveniences and culture for British charm. The d...

TIME AFTER TIME, Or, a case of SerendipityAs one deeply southern friend of mine might say, I am a "threat and a hazard" to hit a tag, garage, yard, or estate sale. Being a book lover which means I possess not one degree of shame, if I don't see a book at one of the aforementioned types of sales, I'll ask the seller might he or she have any books I might look at they might be willing to part with.Sometimes, I'm met with a scowl and curt no. On other occasions, I get the curiously raised eye brow ...

This book had a fantastic storyline, and it was very hard at times to put down. I would give it a higher rating, but the author devoted nearly 50-100 pages on sexual relations. I know some of this was necessary (what can you do when Jack the Ripper is involved?) but I think it was overdone in the book. Aside from this, an excellent read.

A very fun read. I was fascinated reading about a man from 1893 manage 1979 from the viewpoint of 2017! It was actually very nostalgic. I find the idea that H. G. Wells, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Jack the Ripper were contemporaries of each other such a curiosity! I enjoy stories which speculate that they encountered one another.

Un très bon début mais je n'ai pas réussi à accrocher aux personnages

Book club notesInitial circle reviews:D: K summed it up best when he said it was "So easy to put down." The book was frustrating because it had some good ideas, but every time it had the chance to get better, it chose to get worse. There were many, many bad decisions by the writer.S: It started bad and just kept getting worse and worse.E: Was interested in how it would end, but many sections reminded her of "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure." She would give it two stars.JW: It had the potentia...

2019Re-Read..and re-loved it! I got my own copy to keep this time :)I picked this up at the library and thought it looked interesting as it had all the kinds of reads I like in one book.A combination of romance, time-travel, suspense, sci-fi, and a touch of "horror" which is not my thing, but heck 4 out of 5 cant be bad, I'm game.1893 is the year,and H.G. Wells science enthusiast and a writer, invents a time-machine while researching his first novel. He gathers his old friends & classmates o...