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Classification: Historical Characters
Timeshare is the ultimate in the ‘Historical Characters’ sub-genre, and is the first book in the Timeshare series.
In Timeshare we are introduced to John Surrey, an ex-cop, who works as the head of security for a travel agency that sells trips to the past. In particular, John’s responsibility is bringing back those clients that do not wish to return. But before this could be done, John is sent back to test the equipment. His first mission: get a small part in “The Maltese Falcon”.
During John’s travels he gets to meet and hobnob with a lot of famous past celebrities. In fact, this is such a major aspect of the novel that at some point it becomes obvious this is the entire point of the book – the book’s plot is secondary, describing encounters with famous historical celebrities is the primary goal. A partial list of the people John gets to rub shoulders would consist of Jim Morrison, Clark Gable, John Wayne and Humphrey Bogart among others.
Although the premise is decent, and utilizing many historical characters can be quite fun, the result obtained here is an extremely shallow read. Worse, the fact that celebrity hunt is the point of the book makes the entire plot feel pointless, almost unnecessary. The book generally feels like a series of loosely connected anecdotes that relate to historical characters. That being said, Timeshare is still quite a fun and enjoyable novel.
In summary: Extremely light, but quite well written, Timeshare is a fun read. Just don’t expect too much.
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