In light of LOST, someone needs to finally bring Ken Grimwood's Replay to the big screen

[pokerfan]

Time travel, multiple lives, alternate realities, old souls.

Ken Grimwood’s Replay (1986) is the story of a man who dies in 1988 and finds himself back in his youthful body and dorm room of 1963—over and over and over again. He knows the future, he can change the world, but no matter what he changes he’s going to live through twenty-five years and die on that day and start again. And just when you think you know where the book is going, it starts to get really interesting. (Jo Walton)



Highly recommended.

[Dr. Strange]

1. I'd watch it.

Even if Carrot Top was playing Jeff Winston.

[Duer 157099]

2. Sounds like the premise of "Flash Forward"

but that does sound like an interesting book, thanks :hi:

[pokerfan]

3. Groundhog Day was very loosely based on this novel

Except Groundhog Day replayed one day over and over instead of a 25 year period. It remains one of my favorite novels.

The novel was a selection of the Literary Guild and the Doubleday Book Club, and it was included in several lists of recommended reading: Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels (1988), Aurel Guillemette's The Best in Science Fiction (1993), David Pringle's Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction (1995) and the Locus Reader's Poll: Best Science Fiction Novel (1988). In the Locus 1998 poll of the best fantasy novels published prior to 1990, Replay placed #32. On the Internet Top 100 SF/Fantasy List, Replay was voted to the #43 position in 2000 but climbed to #19 by 2003.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92131281">In 'Replay,' A Life Full Of Second Chances (NPR - All Things Considered)

[Touchdown]

4. It's not on Kindle, Dammit!

I'm trying to build my Kindle collection! But, it's still only $5.58 in paperback at Amazon.

[pokerfan]

5. $4 new, $1 used

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&safe=off&q=9780688161125&cid=14248493654427381764&ei=gSr7S7DKDYSwiAS4sf23CA&sa=title&ved=0CAcQ8wIwADgA#p

You can read the preview at the link.

495 reviews, 4.5/5.0 rating.