She's not just a woman she has pert yet simultaneously round breasts that rise just the right amount as she raises her long, slender arms above her head. It's not just a table it's a luxurious oak table with a fine gold inlay that Jeff purchased with money he won or got from investments or whatever. Grimwood feels it's necessary to describe every single thing in detail. I listened to the audio version (because that was the only version available from my library), mostly at 2.4x speed, and it still felt like too long.
Grimwood's prose is so purple I'm surprised it's not gangrenous. Because when you get right down to it, Replay has a sick and amazing premise, but Ken Grimwood's writing leaves much to be desired. And then I figured I might as well finish the whole thing just to learn why Jeff keeps replaying parts of his life. Just as I was starting to lose all hope, there was a glimmer a couple of hours in that made me hang on a bit longer. It makes you think both about the little things and the big things.For the first time in a while, I actually regret sticking out this book instead of DNF-ing it. Replay does a remarkable job of exploring mortality, love, and the meaning of life. It has something for everyone adventure, comedy, romance, tragedy, and hope. Replay is a thoroughly enjoyable novel that I can’t recommend highly enough for anyone who’s made it to adulthood. However, as you would probably expect, the best laid plans don’t always lead to expected results. Knowledge of future events such as sporting championships and major stock market events offers the potential for almost unlimited wealth and power. He gets to do things completely differently during his second chance at life with the added benefits that he has the experience of his first life to draw upon and he knows one heck of a lot about the future. In Replay, the main character, Jeff, finds that when he dies at the age of 43, he wakes up in his own 18 year old body back in the past. The result is similar to the movie “Groundhog Day” except that many years of life are repeated instead of just one day. The central premise, the only “fantasy” aspect of the book, is that some people are destined to live their lives over and over while retaining all the memories of their previous lives. This book could be categorized as a fantasy but it’s really more of a modern fiction book that offers a fresh examination of the meaning of life. Replay by Ken Grimwood is one of my top five favorite novels of all time. You don’t really need to read the rest of this review.
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