{"id":356,"date":"2009-01-19T13:42:11","date_gmt":"2009-01-19T04:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fugutabetai.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/19\/joe-haldemans-the-accidental-time-machine\/"},"modified":"2009-01-19T13:42:11","modified_gmt":"2009-01-19T04:42:11","slug":"joe-haldemans-the-accidental-time-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fugutabetai.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/19\/joe-haldemans-the-accidental-time-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Haldeman&#8217;s &#8220;The Accidental Time Machine&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"floatleft\">\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=daveva-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=0441016162&#038;md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=daveva-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=0312536631&#038;md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Sunday I picked up Joe Haldeman&#8217;s &#8220;The Accidental Time Machine&#8221;, a novel that I had ordered because Amazon told me to buy it.  When Amazon tells me to buy something, I usually listen because it knows what I like.  (But then again, I&#8217;m biased!)   <\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, by Monday evening I had finished reading it.  It was a really quick read.  I read fast, but a little over a day is fast even by my standards: usually a Japan to US flight eats three novels, and those are about 14 hours flights.  I probably only put in about 3 hours reading this book, so it runs a bit shorter than average for me.<\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<p>I was interested in &#8220;The Accidental Time Machine&#8221; because I am a big fan of &#8220;The Forever War&#8221; &#8211; one of the classics in SF literature.  I actually haven&#8217;t read it in a long time and would like to pick up the new version that is coming out shortly.  That is a good to book to have on hand.  I should also pick up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0441783589?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=daveva-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0441783589\">Starship Troopers<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=daveva-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0441783589\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/> since that is another great one to have around in a similar genre.  <\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I really enjoyed The Accidental Time Machine.  You can tell because I didn&#8217;t put it down until I had finished it.  I don&#8217;t think it is on the same level as The Forever War, but it is a nice time travel book.  It reminded me a lot of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0765308843?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=daveva-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0765308843\">Marooned in Realtime<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=daveva-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0765308843\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/> (which if you are interested in picking up you should probably pick up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0765308835?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=daveva-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0765308835\">The Peace War<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=daveva-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0765308835\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/> as well.)  <\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<p>It also reads along the same lines as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0141439971?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=daveva-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0141439971\">The Time Machine<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=daveva-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0141439971\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>.  I really enjoyed the book, but it was more along an indulgent, fast and fun read.  I was disappointed with the Deus Ex Machina ending, but only in a plot and science kind of way, emotionally it was a really fun and rewarding ending.  <\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed reading through some of the bad reviews on Amazon, but I recommend it.  Slot it in after you&#8217;ve had your does of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Great-Hard-Sci-Fi\/lm\/3CU2N0RI6ZG6D\">hard sci-fi<\/a> (or run it after some fantasy) and you&#8217;ll probably really enjoy it!<\/p>\n<p><P><\/p>\n<p>I did anyway. <\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday I picked up Joe Haldeman&#8217;s &#8220;The Accidental Time Machine&#8221;, a novel that I had ordered because Amazon told me to buy it. When Amazon tells me to buy something, I usually listen because it knows what I like. (But then again, I&#8217;m biased!) Anyway, by Monday evening I had finished reading it. 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