No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Rhythm of War: Brandon Sanderson (STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE), 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The war was won, but rationing still cast its pall over my dinner table. Again. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings, help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. What if death were not the end? I liked the concept, and it takes some getting your head around. Harry august was fabulous, boring in places though due to repetition, but it gets across how annoying it must be to be born again at that age and have the same stuff to look forward to. I would say a good idea that needed a better writer. At our age, members of the Class of '48 have an abundance of free timeand Joyce Van Denburgh Doty, MFA '50, made excellent use of it with a detailed response to the Share Your News form.. Perhaps invigorated by the oxygen she uses (though she never smoked, she presumes she inhaled others'), she goes beyond her own TV watching of both old black-and-white shows and modern news to . In a sense, this is a time travel novel without actual time travel, because only information (and personal memories) can travel back through time. I think what I love so much about the voice of this author and her characters is the contemplation of what makes us human, what the purpose of existence is. In Chapter 2, Harry explained the story of his birth in 1918. And these people, being as they are infinitely old and infinitely wise, get together sometimes.. 'I need to send a message.'. Webb is a constantly intriguing and interesting author, shifting genres and prose styles with enviable ease as she explores different ideas and characters. I saw its neck stretch, and the creature seemed as grateful as an animal with a brain the size of a walnut can be to be restored to its master and its cage.