![]() ![]() He lives in his Recreational Time Travel Device which he uses to live outside chronological order (i.e. Why did I read the book I received an ARC and it looked interestingĬharles Yu is a time machine repairman in science fictional Minor Universe 31. ![]() And somewhere inside it is the information that could save him. It’s called How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. All he has, wrapped in brown paper, is the book his future self was trying to press into his hands. Now he’s stuck in a time loop, going in circles forever. And that’s a beginner’s mistake for a time machine repairman. With all that’s on his mind, perhaps it’s no surprise that when he meets his future self, he shoots him in the stomach. And he’s kind of fallen in love with TAMMY, which is bad because she doesn’t have a module for that. ![]() He’s spent the better part of a decade navel-gazing, spying on 39 different versions of himself in alternate universes (and discovered that 35 of them are total jerks). With only TAMMY – a slightly tearful computer with self-esteem issues – a software boss called Phil – Microsoft Middle Manager 3.0 – and an imaginary dog called Ed for company, fixing time machines is a lonely business and Charles Yu is stuck in a rut. Publication date: September 7, 2010/ October 1, 2010 Title: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe ![]()
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