Time and Space

by Shireen Jeejeebhoy

"I am reading Time and Space by @ShireenJ and loving it! What a great writer!" - @Mariam_Kobras, 26 May 2013 Time is turning 40. But as she does every day of the week, she is on her way to her safe, boring job in the city, never thinking she is about to be yanked into a different space and time. Three boys grab her in broad daylight, pull her into a shiny cube, and take her to their a lab in future Toronto. Their prof is not amused. The boys had promised never again to kidnap people from the past, he reminds them. He orders them to leave her where they took the her future, their past. The Nasty Time, they call it. But while they leave her alone in order to prep the cube, bikini girl slips in, instructs Time on how to build a time machine to get back home, and hides just as the boys and prof return. But it’s all gibberish to Time, and she doesn’t want to learn anything about time travel . . . until the boys dump her in The Nasty Time. It's 2411. She's still turning 40. And she wants to go home.

Genres: Science Fiction

308 pages, Paperback

First published May 23, 2013

About the author

I write books; years post-brain injury, I read books with *longer-than-a-minute memory and comprehension* again. I write non-fiction pieces; I read the news, which is supposedly non-fiction. I write poetry occasionally; I've gotten out of the habit of reading poetry -- must fix. I wrote short stories in another life.

I write blog posts; I read opinion pieces. I photograph things that catch my eye; I enjoy my Flickr Friends' photographs.

I tweet; I read tweets, well, okay, I read tweets addictively. I post Facebook status updates through third-party apps when I must.

I use Goodreads to track my reading progress as I relearn to read with comprehension and solid recall; I wrestle with the Goodreads website to write reviews again -- when I'm on the computer. I maintain a few websites; I visit many. I am Canadian. That is my life today.

Reviews

[Shireen]

My second novel, officially launching on June 4th! I had a blast writing this book, and I hope you will enjoy reading it. As per usual, I don't rate my own books. But I hope you will!

[Olive · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoy a plausable science fiction then this Is a must read

[Ana · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an amazing journey into the future! We start with a lot of great action, with Time being kidnapped. The descriptions are very rich and they really take you there. There are some interesting future technologies: I loved that scene with the elimination vessel, and I wouldn’t mind trying those shoes!

There’s a point where the rhythm slows down a little bit and this is when we get to know Time. I have to say that I had some problems with her. I couldn’t really connect with her at the beginning, especially when she says "it’s not feminine to do math or want to". There were times when I wished for her not to get home…

But it's not long until more action comes and I couldn’t stop reading until the end. And I'm so glad Time found her voice and changed. And it couldn’t be a better end! And not just for her :)

Thank you so much for this book.

[Sianne Morrison · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am struggling with this one. I am finding it a bit disjointed and having to go back and re-read sections. Will try it again later, but I have found it a difficult book to get into. I am having to shelve it and check it out again later. Maybe another read at a later date may help.

A giveaway prize. Thank you for the opportunity. I will try again and update the review.

27-09-2013 - Update - tried this one two more times. I am sorry, but I can't get on with this one at all.