The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

The concept is very interesting, similar to Groundhog Day (1993), both taking everything from Ken Grimwood’s Replay (1986). The execution is barely okay. The aura of stifling tedium borders on gothic and doesn’t seem to be the intent. The author struggles with the male narration and little characterization. It almost read better as gothic love story of Harry and Vincent. The author does a decent turn at speculative science fiction aspect and keeps her rules tight. So no having to deus ex machina everything to get it done. The nerd aspect saves the day, delivering a decent freshman outing ~ worth reading. (read Replay by Ken Grimwood!)

Absolutely astounding twist on the time travel genre. From the concept to the characters to the various timelines, everything is executed flawlessly. I loved every second of it and was completely hooked from page one.

This was a page turner! I liked her take on immortality and the story moves along well. I found Harry August an engaging protagonist who explores the world he lives in while striving to preserve it. Some may feel that questions were left unanswered and the end was a bit neat, but, to me, that's the nature of Life sometimes. The antagonist proves to be "only human".