I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. High school friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes of all time. One of my favorite premises is a character reliving their life over and over. So this book was on my radar. I don't really care about genre categories and whether Replay should be considered science fiction or fantasy or mainstream (speculative fiction seems the best bet) . The author deliberately avoids any attempt at a scientific explanation for the ordeal/blessing Jeff is subjected to, because the point of the novel is self discovery and the Meaning of Life. Jeff exclaims at one point: Written over 30 years ago, Replay feels very familiar, to the point that I read portions and wondered if I had read the book when it first came out. Many of the ideas and beats in this story can be found in later time-loop fictional works—using knowledge of the past to make money, to try to stop some past tragedy, or to find a more satisfying partner after a failed marriage in the original timeline.

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La trama como tal es muy sencillita, la autora pretende con esta historia explorar cómo evoluciona la relación de dos chicos que llevan siendo como uña y carne más de diez años y que, por una serie de circunstancias, pasan por un cambio trascendental en la dinámica de su relación. Los celos, el miedo a perder lo que tienen al pasar del instituto a la universidad y dejar el beisbol atrás, los obliga a plantearse lo que de verdad quieren el uno del otro. El argumento de este libro es muy interesante y es algo que seguro que la mayoría hemos deseado o pensado alguna vez. ¿Qué cambiaríais si pudierais volver a empezar en un punto anterior de vuestra vida? Imaginaos poder volver a los 18 o a los 14 o a los 30. ¿Creéis que vuestra vida sería mejor si volvierais a empezar sabiendo lo que sabéis ahora?

What is odd about Replay is that there is seemingly no point to the time loops. In Groundhog Day, Bill Murray is doomed to keep repeating the same day until he becomes a better person. In Edge of Tomorrow, Tom Cruise is repeating the same day in the hope of figuring out how to defeat the alien invasion. In Replay, Jeff just keeps reliving a smaller and smaller section of his past. He lives his life differently each time, but his choices make no difference to the ultimate outcome. Nor does his extended lifespan make him a drastically different or better person.

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I read this book for a book club I'm in, and it surprised me that I hadn't heard about it before. I bought the book and I read it and I wanted to like it. There had been a lot of hype when it came out in 1986 and won the World Fantasy Award of 1988. I like fantasy. I write fantasy. But I don't think this book is actually real fantasy. I don't think it's science fiction either. I think it is a failed attempt to write a story where a human being finds redemption through an unusual method. In the summer, we usually took a trip, all of us piled in a car and heading out to Wisconsin or Michigan or, once, to Idaho. We must have been a very noisy bunch, and I'm not sure how our parents put up with being cooped up with us in the car for those trips. The five-day trip out to Idaho when I was twelve had a powerful effect on me: what a huge and amazing country! I had no idea then that thirty-some years later, I would recreate that trip in a book called Walk Two Moons. El libro me ha gustado, si bien ha habido partes que se me han hecho mas tediosas ya el ritmo no es elevado. 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. The denoument was surprisingly undramatic and unresolved but,in the context of the weirdness and unnerving experience that the two main protagonists had had and that we the readers had shared with them over countless lives, it rang true.

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Cuando vi este título entre las ofertas de NetGalley, no lo dudé: llevaba un tiempo con Tsukahara en mi punto de mira. ¡Me encanta su arte! Tiene una forma de dibujar preciosa, y para mí el arte es una parte tan importante como la historia en sí. Replay won the 1988 World Fantasy Award [2] and was on the shortlist for the 1988 Arthur C. Clarke Award. The novel has been included in several lists of recommended reading: Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels (1988), Locus Reader's Poll: Best Science Fiction Novel (1988), Aurel Guillemette's The Best in Science Fiction (1993) and David Pringle's Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction (1995). El caso es que conseguí terminarla y como punto positivo me quedo con esas reflexiones que propone y que genera. I really like Tsukahara Saki sensei’s shoujo manga drawing style, all her characters look very beautiful. However I have to admit storytelling is not her strong suit… Replay was released at the same time as Blue Note, the art and plot have improved compared to her earlier works Powder Snow Melancholy and Escape Drop.

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Ritsu is done with baseball and wants to lead a normal collage-life after their exams. Yuuta who still wants to play with him is hurt because he doesn't understand why Ritsu became so cold towards him. He also has to figure out if he really wants to pursue baseball seriously without Ritsu in the future. I loved the slow development of the relationship from friend to lovers. It was so well done and to watch Yuuta figure out why his heart hurt any time he thought of Riri having a girlfriend, it just tore at my heart. I loved the idea of them being in a relationship without realizing that what they had was a romantic relationship. It was beautiful and their love is just so gentle.Foreman, Liza (October 3, 2012). "Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas Project 'Replay' in Play at WB". The Wrap . Retrieved October 6, 2021. Small potatoes worry about a wonderful story! REPLAY is a heart-warming thought-provoking morality tale that will resonate with any thinking reader. Highly recommended. Westbrook, Caroline (October 19, 2010). "Groundhog Day Review". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 29, 2023.

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Fiction is full of speculations about where the world would be if Kennedy had lived. Some show a better, more advance world, but others show a world that is much worse than the one we wake up in today. I think many of us feel, even those that were born after the event, that we were robbed of a better version of ourselves, a divergent self that died with Kennedy. #mythology

There were parts that were quite slow or didn't pertain to the story-line. However, the art was absolutely gorgeous and this mangaka definitely has become a favourite of mine with their art style. Also, let's just appreciate this gorgeous cover! I am loving the pastel colours. 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.