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tarostar's review against another edition
5.0
Another book series that had a huge influence on me in my youth as I read as much science fiction as I could get my hands on. I don't exactly remember what year I read it and the rating reflects how I felt at the time and the imact it had on my life rather than what I may or may not think if I read it now. I am curious and wonder if I would enjoy it a second time...
edustoryramos24's review against another edition
5.0
Best SF ever, just aching to be adapted to a multiseason TV Series.
timinbc's review against another edition
4.0
Pow, you're dead. Shazam, you're in a river. You crawl ashore. You meet Mark Twain, and Napoleon, and Genghis Khan, and ... well, everyone that ever died. Now you have to figure out why, and how, and who, and what IS this place anyway? And how do you get along in this strange place?
If you saw the quite bad movie adaptation, read the book anyway - it's much better. The movie may have been reasonably faithful, but for me this is a story better left to the imagination.
If you saw the quite bad movie adaptation, read the book anyway - it's much better. The movie may have been reasonably faithful, but for me this is a story better left to the imagination.
goobdiddy's review against another edition
4.0
This was one of the better concepts for a sci-fi book I've come across in a while. Everyone who has ever died in the history of the world resurrected at the same time on an alien world. What could go wrong?
You could tell from the beginning that the author planned to write several sequels to this, and was pretty much using this volume to set the stage, but that's OK, I'm already hooked.
You could tell from the beginning that the author planned to write several sequels to this, and was pretty much using this volume to set the stage, but that's OK, I'm already hooked.
angus_mckeogh's review against another edition
3.0
What a strange read. Part historical fiction, part religious polemic. This weird novel has famous historical figures resurrecting next to a river after they’ve exhausted their lives on Earth, only to find that the afterlife has been erroneously foreseen by every major religion that mankind has created. Nazis, Romans, and others from a more distant future interact and repeat all the moronic tendencies from life as we know it. The creation of new religions for this new existence, war, jealousies, and social strife all resurface.
pshotts's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
nike_apparent's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5