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[hamlet712]

Hey there guys,

Not sure of there is one of these out there yet, but we have a thread on "what book are you reading" however if you are like me, you read the title but have no idea what it's about or if you'd like to read it.

Id love to start a book review thread, as I am running low on good reads.

I will start with the best Novel that I have ever read

REPLAY by Ken Grimwood

Basically te book starts off with this guy dying in 1988 at the age of 43. He wakes up and hes not dead, however he has reverted back to his 18 year old self, and the year is 1963. He still has all of his memories from living and dying for the last 43 years.

He slowly figures out that this is for real, that he is in fact 18 again, and that he has foreknowledge of the next 25 years of history. He lives the next 25 years of his life wondering how and why this happenned, then dies again and wakes up just as before. Each Replay he does something a little differently and tries to sort out the philisophical implications of why while dealing with the torture of his apparent immortality.

Amazing Book, youd have to order it online to get it here in Korea, but it is well worth the read. Its won many awards and every single one of the 25 people I have loaned or reccomended the book too has said that its one of the best books they have ever read.

[beercanman]

That does sound like a good book, and perhaps would make a good movie. Seeing you got no replies for an interesting thread idea, thought I'd throw this in.

[hamlet712]

The movie rights have been bought, and apprently it was supposed to be a movie some years back starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.

NO idea why the movie was scrapped or when it will be made ( if ever)