I loved the smooth story of this book and the way that I was drawn to the characters.

If you liked Time Travelers Wife, try this one! Great Read!

Wonderful. The magical element of the novel is that it retains its power whether the fantastical parts are taken literally or not. It is a surprisingly quick read, with very little filler at all. A nice change of pace from some of the less focused works I have run across lately.

i had to buckle down to finish this one - partially due to the very dated font and older style of the book. how things have changed!

the narration feels decidedly male. my takeaways were mostly around learning and thinking about acting as a craft. i know just about nothing on the subject, and felt enlightened about it.

is this a sci-fi book? maybe. it felt more like a drama and wrapped up the plot in a hot second, so it didn't offer a lot of reflection, which is what i'm seeking in sci-fi. maybe pick it up if you're interested in thinking about what a life in theater feels like or want to ponder what would happen if you took another path in life.

This an early work of the author's before he started writing historical fiction. Enjoyed this story of the exploring the path not taken. I don't know if this was a case of parallel universes or alternate reality. There was no portal crossing, obvious door opening etc. The catalyst for the opportunity for Richard/Rick to exchange lives seemed to be their mother. Just prior to Richard's mother's death, he started having flashes of being somewhere else, and when he eventually comes face to face with his other self, we know that Rick has also had these flashes into Richard's life.
It was interesting to see how each was able to pass themselves off as the other, when their lives were so different. Careers, friends, family etc. There were definitely lessons to be learned by both iterations of Richard Cochrane, and their new lives presented the opportunity if they were willing to make it happen. So do they like the other's life better, or do they appreciate their old lives more? Do they stay where they are or do they go back?

I liked it. A bit slow at times but some clever twists. It was an easy read and I looked forward to reading it.

well written, skillfully plotted parallel worlds tale... has a lot to say about the human tendency (necessary for decision-making) to reduce bountiful possibilities to either/or binaries (which can become debilitating, if clung to in the years after a key decision is made), and says it well...

Good beach read type of book.

This is the story of Richard aka Rick Cochrane, who just so happen to be the same person, but when Mr. Cochrane came to a fork in his life, Richard to one fork while Rick toook the other. Years later for unknown reasons the paths of the two cross. They switch places and see what their lives would have been like. Richard thought he could change things that he had done. But his mother still dies,and his friend is not much better in his life, just different attitude. Do the two of them switch back to their lives, and did they learn anything from the change? That is up to you to figure out when you read the book.

Great potential... which it didn't live up to at all.

I couldn't really get into a parallel life, with the same character having a life the other one wanted and then changing for a season. I would like to actually do it, but it didn't seem real to me.

Not his recent historical fiction and a story not based in reality, but very interesting.