I've typically been more of a computer gamer than a console gamer, so it was nice to more history about computer gaming beyond Space Wars on the PDP1 and Doom. The book spends time with a variety of computer platforms and how gaming evolved from simulations and mainframe gaming to the rise of gaming on the personal computer. I could probably read books focusing on just this part of gaming alone.

Yuta is pretty easy-going but you can't always tell how serious he is about things he says. Ritsu is reserved but has surprisingly passionate feelings. It was nice dynamic where them liking each other was never in question, just the deepness of it.

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His girlfriend Judy, the girl that feels she is being wild and crazy letting Jeff massage her breast on the OUTSIDE of her blouse, does offer to give him a handjob. This is 1963 still several years away from the summer of love, and the late ‘60s didn’t happen to all people, some had “two fifties and moved right into the seventies”. (Remember Annie Kinsella from Field of Dreams) Judy is fine and good for an inexperienced 18 year old, but then we have to remember that Jeff is actually 43 years old. What he needs is Sharla. The next day, the uke and the coach were in the car on the way to shopping for the training camp, they drove passed the seme and an older girl walking close to S University entrance… The coach introduced uke to his friend 嶋, a professional catcher who’s retired and now teaching at N University. The catcher has watched the uke in action previously and praised his throw, said he can recommend uke to N University if he still wants to play baseball. When the shit hits the fan, it spreads all over“, както обича да казва Фреди Олсън, един друг интересен образ във „Втори шанс“. И защото адът се намира много по-близо до нас, той разтваря вратите си тук, на земята, когато губим причината да се наричаме човеци. Накратко, ако край вас няма свестен нощен бар и се чудите къде да си изпиете питието тази вечер, не изпадайте в паника, отбийте се в най-близката книжарница. Все е по-добре да не размътвате разума.

Of course, this being a thriller, there's a love interest and a bad guy. But the best part of Replay isn't the plot; it's the fact that the book is about you — yes, you. What you get here is a pure and sweet best friends to lovers story, a simple plot without drama. The pace can be a bit slow for first half of the book, I appreciate there’s no sex scenes until the last chapter. In a later replay, the two decide to take their experiences public, giving press conferences announcing future events in explicit detail. The government eventually takes notice and forces Pamela and Jeff to provide continued updates on foreign activities. Although the government denies responsibility, major political events begin to transpire differently, and Jeff attempts to break off the relationship. The government refuses, and the pair are imprisoned and forced to continue providing information.It’s by no means a bad book. Indeed, it’s a great book that kept me riveted throughout the reading, and despite... or rather, BECAUSE of the associations I kept making as I read it, I must give this novel many more props than I might have done otherwise. Marc Levy was born in France. When he turned eighteen, he joined the Red Cross, where he spent the next six years. In 1983, he created a computer graphics company based in France and the United States. Six years later, he co-founded an interior design and planning company with two friends; the company soon became one of the leading architecture firms in France.

I can only imagine the discombobulated state of anyone waking up 25 years in the past. If this phenomenon happened to me today I would be waking up in 1989 All sessions – not only the Sensory Adapted sessions – feature lighting and sound which has been designed to avoid sudden changes of brightness or loudness, and there are no flashing lights. In the subsequent epilogue, a Norwegian man finds himself waking up in a youthful body in 1988, twenty-nine years before his apparent death in 2017. He marvels at the possibilities that await him at retaining the memories of his life and world and national events for the next quarter century. It becomes apparent to the reader that the replay phenomenon is not limited to the three individuals experiencing it in the novel, nor is it limited to the 1963-1988 timeframe.

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I won’t reveal what actually happened to insure that history continued as before, but it becomes clear that there are certain events that must happen. The interesting point about the Kennedy assassination is that until 9/11 happened the death of Kennedy was the singular event, the most impactful moment in time, that most people, if given the means and opportunity would want to change the outcome. When I asked my mom a few years ago where she was when Kennedy died, her eyes filled with tears and she couldn’t speak for a few minutes. Almost fifty years after the event, and the emotions surrounding that tragedy are still as raw as if it had just happened. Leo has more to his character than just his daydreaming habit, however. He struggles with a bit of neglect from his parents because to them, he is the least interesting child of the family as his youngest brother is a singer, his brother is a football star and his older sister is a rising soccer fanatic. Each of them have their own personality, and each provide some input on the story. However, each of the siblings personality's isn't exactly unique, as often the two brothers, despite having different interests, repeat each others actions. While I can very much understand the admiration of a little brother, this outright melding of characters seems to be a little lazy on Creech's part. Americans of baby-boomer age (and older) will probably personally remember all the historic references and follow along with the book as if re-living their own lives. I grew up in the 80s, so I didn't have THAT feeling reading the book, but at least I was familiar with the goings-on and could imagine what it would have been like. But, as these events recede further and further into the past, I'm not sure how much these "what-once-were-current events" will resonate with people.

I'm amazed at how much 'users are not like you' hampered early adoption, and how 90% of the early amateur games from the pre-microprocessor era were deleted from history by mainframe admins to save memory. How might those games have shaped the hobby if not deleted? De repente cuando el autor dice que volvimos en el tiempo, me desinflé un momento porque no entendía qué estaba pasando, no parecía una historia de ficción y más de amores difíciles y del pasado pero me volví a enamorar por cómo lo manejó. Ahí Levy atinó preciosamente el juego del tiempo, de las circunstancias, los cambios de eventos que ocurrieron y uno de los momentos más bonitos del libro es cuando desarrolla la historia de Argentina, que creí que pasaría a vuelo de pájaro y me equivoqué..pero sé que lo hizo a propósito. Quizás no era mi momento para leerla, a mis compis de lectura de la Cafetería de Audrey parece que les gustó un poco más. Wow. I read this book in an afternoon. Okay, that’s not the first time I’ve done that for a book, but this was STUNNING. Sharon Creech has a way of weaving words together in a way that just pulls you in and makes you CARE.

That said, I think while it doesn't benefit from audio like some fiction books do, it's a decent option. This is intended to make REPLAY suitable for audiences with sensory sensitivities. This may include children, young people and adults with neurodivergence such as autism, learning difficulties or other sensory or communication needs. The story and writing are terrific and the end is a thoroughly satisfying answer to a great "what if" question Of course, things get more complicated as the replays become shorter and shorter, each time beginning a few months or years closer to Jeff's unavoidable date of death, which never changes. Some of the replays are far from happy, and Jeff realizes that even with several lifetimes to live, there's never enough time to avoid regrets. In the end, living is about recognizing that, and always moving forward.