A Gift of Time

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This was a really interesting tale on time travel.

I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I started it... it was going to go one of two ways; badly wrong or very right. The eventual answer was very right and I am glad I took the time to read it.

I struggled to grow attached to the characters in the first half, but they grew on me in the latter half as the story picked up the pace making it a lot more enjoyable and pushed it to 3.5/4.

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Dogearedcopy

A Gift of Time | Jerry Merritt

so-so

🎧 An 80-yr old man travels back in time 70 yrs to correct a mistake. The part of the book set in the Eastern panhandle of FL where the protag is a 10-yo are poignant, tension-filled & well-articulated in setting & atmosphere; But the framing story about time travel technology is the bigger portion of the story & just not as rich. The whole of the book is an oddly weighted, linear plot (sorta like seeing an egg having been swallowed by a snake)👇

Dogearedcopy I‘m somewhat on the fence about the audio narration too: Christopher Lane chose to perform the character as a Florida “cracker” throughout which intuitively doesn‘t square though I can see the justification. There were a couple places too (very beginning and end) where it sounds like CL‘s voice has been inexplicably treated which is a little jarring. 👇 (edited) 4y

Dogearedcopy Ultimately, as much as I loved the “egg” of the plot, the issues outweighed the positive points. Mine seems to be an outlier opinion however: I see consistently high ratings and reviews from others on Audible (edited) 4y

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Dogearedcopy

A Gift of Time | Jerry Merritt

🎧 Starting this one tonight: On his way to committing suicide, an old man meets a space/time traveler near his house...

Chris Lane narrates but his voice sounds “off”. Maybe the publishers altered his voice for an artificial or aged effect?

SaraFair I just signed up for Audible plus. Is it available on there? Curious to see how you like this one- 4y

Dogearedcopy @SaraFair I know it‘s only available on Audible, but I don‘t think it‘s a free/extra listen (i.e. You would have to spend a credit or pay the membership-discounted price). 4y

SaraFair @Dogearedcopy - ok gotcha! 4y

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Slajaunie

A Gift of Time | Jerry Merritt

1. Done
2. I rarely listen to music so I don‘t know.
3. My chair or my garden, reading and gardening!
4. James, my husband
5. My son‘s attempts to show me affection without showing me affection. 😂 oh and fall break!! No work until Tuesday!! 🍁

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wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! ☺️ 6y

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Slajaunie

A Gift of Time | Jerry Merritt

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I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed going back through the years with the main character and watch him try and succeed in making him own time machine. The characters and setting were like old friends since I live in Louisiana and we have similar landscapes and people. Cager, an 80 year old man gets to go back in time to his 10 year old self to set a past mistake right but does not succeed the first time around.

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Slajaunie

A Gift of Time | Jerry Merritt

Next audiobook!! I have almost no time right now to read so I will be mostly audiobooking it!

JenniferEgnor Haven‘t heard of this until now, just added it on GR. 6y

Slajaunie @JenniferEgnor I found it on audible. I hope I like it. 6y

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Guildedearlobe

A Gift of Time | Jerry Merritt

Audiobook #4 of 2018. Enjoying it enough to keep going. Kinda light fun time travel with a touch of coming of age tale. Don‘t love the narration but it‘s bearable.

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