While I can see why this story wouldn’t work for some I’m always on the lookout for something different, and this was certainly that. I liked it, a lot. One listen is probably not enough to take everything in, so I’ve ordered the paperback and look forward to seeing the words on the page.
";}s:7:"summary";s:289:"While I can see why this story wouldn't work for some I'm always on the lookout for something different, and this was certainly that. I liked it, a lot. One listen is probably not enough to take everything in, so I've ordered the paperback and look forward to seeing the words on the page.";s:12:"atom_content";s:315:"While I can see why this story wouldn’t work for some I’m always on the lookout for something different, and this was certainly that. I liked it, a lot. One listen is probably not enough to take everything in, so I’ve ordered the paperback and look forward to seeing the words on the page.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1269639697;}i:1;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:7:"By: tom";s:4:"link";s:82:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/04/time-zone/comment-page-1/#comment-319039";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:3:"tom";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:03:35 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:67:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/04/time-zone/#comment-319039";s:11:"description";s:37:"Ananda - thanks for the nice comment!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:51:"Ananda – thanks for the nice comment!
";}s:7:"summary";s:37:"Ananda - thanks for the nice comment!";s:12:"atom_content";s:51:"Ananda – thanks for the nice comment!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1267844615;}i:2;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:10:"By: Ananda";s:4:"link";s:82:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/04/time-zone/comment-page-1/#comment-319022";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:6:"Ananda";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:37:46 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:67:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/04/time-zone/#comment-319022";s:11:"description";s:258:"I found the departure from standard narrative flow quite enjoyable and suited to the subject. I rather enjoy when a book makes me pay attention to follow the story. The ending was particularly strong, leaving me excited and thinking. I love a good ending.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:266:"I found the departure from standard narrative flow quite enjoyable and suited to the subject. I rather enjoy when a book makes me pay attention to follow the story. The ending was particularly strong, leaving me excited and thinking. I love a good ending.
";}s:7:"summary";s:258:"I found the departure from standard narrative flow quite enjoyable and suited to the subject. I rather enjoy when a book makes me pay attention to follow the story. The ending was particularly strong, leaving me excited and thinking. I love a good ending.";s:12:"atom_content";s:266:"I found the departure from standard narrative flow quite enjoyable and suited to the subject. I rather enjoy when a book makes me pay attention to follow the story. The ending was particularly strong, leaving me excited and thinking. I love a good ending.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1267681066;}i:3;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:7:"By: tom";s:4:"link";s:82:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/04/time-zone/comment-page-1/#comment-318861";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:3:"tom";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:50:41 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:67:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/04/time-zone/#comment-318861";s:11:"description";s:707:"Thanks for giving it a try and taking the time to comment. I've always liked time travel stories too. It struck me that we generally insist that impossible things (like time travel) follow their certain rules (ghosts have to haunt, zombies want to eat human flesh rather than take in a movie, etc ... We expect the same from our fictions too, so I know it can be really annoying when they don't - but sometimes I like to start a story and let it go where it wants to, whether it behaves itself properly or not. This one had a mind of its own. Maybe you're right about 'the audio book thing'. My more straight-ahead stories (some of which are also here on podiobooks) have had much more positive responses.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:761:"Thanks for giving it a try and taking the time to comment. I’ve always liked time travel stories too. It struck me that we generally insist that impossible things (like time travel) follow their certain rules (ghosts have to haunt, zombies want to eat human flesh rather than take in a movie, etc … We expect the same from our fictions too, so I know it can be really annoying when they don’t – but sometimes I like to start a story and let it go where it wants to, whether it behaves itself properly or not. This one had a mind of its own.
Maybe you’re right about ‘the audio book thing’. My more straight-ahead stories (some of which are also here on podiobooks) have had much more positive responses.
";}s:7:"summary";s:707:"Thanks for giving it a try and taking the time to comment. I've always liked time travel stories too. It struck me that we generally insist that impossible things (like time travel) follow their certain rules (ghosts have to haunt, zombies want to eat human flesh rather than take in a movie, etc ... We expect the same from our fictions too, so I know it can be really annoying when they don't - but sometimes I like to start a story and let it go where it wants to, whether it behaves itself properly or not. This one had a mind of its own. Maybe you're right about 'the audio book thing'. My more straight-ahead stories (some of which are also here on podiobooks) have had much more positive responses.";s:12:"atom_content";s:761:"Thanks for giving it a try and taking the time to comment. I’ve always liked time travel stories too. It struck me that we generally insist that impossible things (like time travel) follow their certain rules (ghosts have to haunt, zombies want to eat human flesh rather than take in a movie, etc … We expect the same from our fictions too, so I know it can be really annoying when they don’t – but sometimes I like to start a story and let it go where it wants to, whether it behaves itself properly or not. This one had a mind of its own.
Maybe you’re right about ‘the audio book thing’. My more straight-ahead stories (some of which are also here on podiobooks) have had much more positive responses.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1266036641;}i:4;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:10:"By: maharg";s:4:"link";s:82:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/04/time-zone/comment-page-1/#comment-318842";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:6:"maharg";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:47:12 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:67:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/04/time-zone/#comment-318842";s:11:"description";s:472:"the story just went nowhere realy slowly.I agree with the last guy ..no hooks . maybee its a audio book thing but a good strong hook up front can hold you till the senario is set up and this book just was too long in the setting up i think .. I gave up 3 or 4 chapters in. had just read tannis and then the pil..?? revisionist so was on a huge high. hope im not being too hard.i dont want to crush your creativity. i love time travel stories but this one just left me flat";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:480:"the story just went nowhere realy slowly.I agree with the last guy ..no hooks . maybee its a audio book thing but a good strong hook up front can hold you till the senario is set up and this book just was too long in the setting up i think .. I gave up 3 or 4 chapters in. had just read tannis and then the pil..?? revisionist so was on a huge high. hope im not being too hard.i dont want to crush your creativity. i love time travel stories but this one just left me flat
";}s:7:"summary";s:472:"the story just went nowhere realy slowly.I agree with the last guy ..no hooks . maybee its a audio book thing but a good strong hook up front can hold you till the senario is set up and this book just was too long in the setting up i think .. I gave up 3 or 4 chapters in. had just read tannis and then the pil..?? revisionist so was on a huge high. hope im not being too hard.i dont want to crush your creativity. i love time travel stories but this one just left me flat";s:12:"atom_content";s:480:"the story just went nowhere realy slowly.I agree with the last guy ..no hooks . maybee its a audio book thing but a good strong hook up front can hold you till the senario is set up and this book just was too long in the setting up i think .. I gave up 3 or 4 chapters in. had just read tannis and then the pil..?? revisionist so was on a huge high. hope im not being too hard.i dont want to crush your creativity. i love time travel stories but this one just left me flat
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1265788032;}i:5;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:7:"By: Tom";s:4:"link";s:82:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/04/time-zone/comment-page-1/#comment-317792";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:3:"Tom";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:37:17 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:67:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/04/time-zone/#comment-317792";s:11:"description";s:171:"Author's note: My description may be lacking. This is not a normal beginning-middle-end kind of thing. It's more of a puzzle, a riddle of change, addiction and compulsion.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:191:"Author’s note: My description may be lacking. This is not a normal beginning-middle-end kind of thing. It’s more of a puzzle, a riddle of change, addiction and compulsion.
";}s:7:"summary";s:171:"Author's note: My description may be lacking. This is not a normal beginning-middle-end kind of thing. It's more of a puzzle, a riddle of change, addiction and compulsion.";s:12:"atom_content";s:191:"Author’s note: My description may be lacking. This is not a normal beginning-middle-end kind of thing. It’s more of a puzzle, a riddle of change, addiction and compulsion.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1258936637;}i:6;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:13:"By: D Bullock";s:4:"link";s:82:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/04/time-zone/comment-page-1/#comment-302922";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"D Bullock";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:29:22 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:67:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/02/04/time-zone/#comment-302922";s:11:"description";s:187:"Gave it nearly two episodes, gave up in frustration. No "hooks" for me to understand what was going on. In a work this short, that needs to be plenty of time. Sorry, maybe next time...";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:211:"Gave it nearly two episodes, gave up in frustration. No “hooks” for me to understand what was going on. In a work this short, that needs to be plenty of time. Sorry, maybe next time…
";}s:7:"summary";s:187:"Gave it nearly two episodes, gave up in frustration. No "hooks" for me to understand what was going on. In a work this short, that needs to be plenty of time. Sorry, maybe next time...";s:12:"atom_content";s:211:"Gave it nearly two episodes, gave up in frustration. No “hooks” for me to understand what was going on. In a work this short, that needs to be plenty of time. Sorry, maybe next time…
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