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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Author: Charles Yu
Minor Universe 31 is a vast story-space on the outskirts of fiction, where paradox fluctuates like the stock market, lonely sexbots beckon failed protagonists, and time travel is serious business. Every day, people get into time machines and try to do the one thing they should never do: change the past. That’s where Charles Yu, time travel...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307739452
ISBN-10: 0307739457
Publication Date: 6/28/2011
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 8
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Helpful Score: 1
A funny little book that is a quick read for a fast reader. I read it during a day of airplane travel.
It did cause me to reflect upon my relationship with
my parents. I am a Mom. It would probably fit sons
& dads better. Good anyway.
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Helpful Score: 1
Definitely not for the uninitiated science fiction reader.

This is a brisk and heart breaking tale. Charles Yu has a very unique voice and I think we will be hearing great things from him in the future.

Warning: If you do not like or understand the first 20 pages don't go any further. It only gets darker and more complex.

Now, if you are not intimidated and ready for a challenging, sometimes fun, often bleak, science fiction story, then this book is for you.
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