Somewhere In Time by Richard Matheson
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Book Reviews of Somewhere In Time
Book Review: The book was good but........
Summary: 3 Stars
I thought this book was good, but I really think the movie was better, and for me, usually it's the other way aroundBook Review: Just Couldn't Like This Book
Summary: 2 Stars
I picked this paperback up since it was inexpensive and looked like a nice "by-the-pool" summer read. Also, I rather enjoyed the film (I'm not a rabid fan of it, though), and I know several people who tell me it is their all-time favorite movie. I am not averse to romance novels, time-travel stories, or combinations of the two. I actually like the idea of timeless love and can swallow the hokey quite easily at times. But I actually had to force myself to finish this rather short book. The style is overblown and forced, in my opinion, and I just couldn't muster up any belief in the tale at all. The gushy, mushy exclamations of love the characters profess for each other seemed laughable to me. In one scene, the hero watches his love perform in a play, and he dictates a stream-of-consciousness spiel about her loveliness that includes lines such as, "Her feet are bare!...How can the sight of her feet excite me?" and "A woman singing offstage. Is it her? She sings too? What a lovely voice! God, I love her so. I tremble waiting for her." And don't even get me started on the sex scene where the love-starved heroine "was, at long last, unlocking the door of that subterranean dungeon in which she had kept her nature imprisoned." This is the only Matheson book I've ever read, and I see from the majority of reviews that my dislike of this book places me in the minority view. I honestly have no problem with the premise of the book (man falls in love with a photograph from the past and time travels through sheer force of will) and actually find it pleasantly romantic, but the execution of the book was lacking to me. So if you like love stories, you may enjoy this book as many others obviously have, but if you're at all like me, you may find it verbose and cheesy.Book Review: overrated
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought the book after reading the great reviews and because I like time-travel books. I am very disappointed. The whole book feels more like the ravings of a man half-mad. The transitions from scene to scene are poorly done. The characters are not well-developed. Although time-travel is supposed to be hard to believe to begin with, this story line is particularly unconvincing. I cannot feel for either of the two main characters. I can see how it can make a good movie without the distraction of the poor writing style. The protagonist's ravings about how much he loves this girl whom he has never met and his constant apologies to her once he meets her are just plain annoying. I had to force myself to finish the book. A great let-down.Book Review: I Don't Understand All of the 5 Stars,This Book Sucks
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm the type who always likes to finish a book. This book is definitely NOT a book you can't put down. I had to keep forcing myself to pick it back up. I am a Richard Matheson fan but I did not like this book at all. It's just weird and to me it almost seems like he shouldn't be writing a love story. I really don't understand all of the 5 stars. I think the 5 stars come from people who have seen the movie and maybe their opinion is tainted by that. I have never seen the movie but the book does seem like it would be a good movie. The story is just not deep enough for a book.