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By: Marty Essen
Narrated by: Michael Fell
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An irreverent, liberal, twisty time-travel comedy! What if you could make a change to history that would eliminate the Spanish Inquisition, American slavery, World War II, global warming, and an egomaniacal US president who thought he was smart enough to drop nuclear bombs here and there without negative consequences? What if that change also made the United States and five billion people poof from existence? Would you do it? When alien time travel specialists, the Krichards, learn of President Handley's game of dodge-the-mushroom-cloud, they race to Earth to investigate. For them, the question of whether it's worth it to change history is easy to answer, but they will only proceed if the human they deem best qualified to represent Earth agrees to make the change. Erasing Handley's nuclear annihilation will require a quick jump to AD 31 to correct an error in history. If the Krichards select a brilliant scientist or an elite athlete for the task, Earth may be in good hands. Instead they select Marty Mann, a mildly successful travel writer whose only superpower is not taking life too seriously. What could possibly go wrong? Spanning from the Cretaceous period to 2056, Time Is Irreverent is a hilarious, thought-provoking satire, with unpredictable twists, colorful aliens, huge dinosaurs, a smokin' hot lesbian from the future, and a cameo from Jesus Christ himself! Publisher's Warning: This book is intended for a liberal audience and features satirical content that may not be appropriate for Donald Trump supporters or those who are offended by views that challenge traditional religious beliefs. Common side effects include wide smiles, sudden laughter, and occasional snorts. Listener discretion is advised.©2018 Marty Essen (P)2018 Marty Essen Fiction Humorous Literature & Fiction Satire Science Fiction Time Travel Comedy Funny Witty Liberalism
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This may not be the great American novel, or even ‘good ‘literature -
But it is deffinitely worth a great many chuckles. Very funny if you in 2019 look at the States from the outside -
And you’re not a religious fanatic, or xenophobe, or homophobe, misogynist et cetera.

The writer does not put pretend and does not put on airs. A down-to-the-ground alien/human lovestory without all the pesky sex details, yay!
Sometimes the 39 year old main protagonist sounds and acts like a teenager, but he is a man (..) nonetheless...and very poltically correct ( in my opinion ;-)

The reader does a good job. I wish he would have stayed on for the next book...

Entertaining yarn

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Definitely entertaining. I enjoyed this in audiobook format. Maybe it's the difference between UK and US politics but I'm not sure it needed all the pre-empting of politically rivalry and warnings. It detracted from the fun story. The political jabs against the current disturbing trends coming from positions of leadership are very on-the-nose and lack even a hint of subtlety but they do provide a solid grounding for absurdist comedy created by the realisation that some of the these situations aren't actually that inconceivable in the current climate. As a fun (dare I say, irreverent) short story, this is strong enough to stand on it's own. It's no 'Idiocracy', but if you enjoyed that you'll be right at home in the dystopian world dreamt up here. If you like arguing US politics you might enjoy it even more.

As a fun (dare I say, irreverent) story

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I couldn't bring myself to finish this book. Performance was good but this wasn't really my cup of tea. I really wanted to like this book though.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Not really my cuppa tea

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The author Marty Essen imagination is absolutely amazing only that I believe that he over done it, especially a person would think that if by a mistake you time traveled to the time of dinosaurs you would know that everything around would try to kill you so any rational person would climb the tallest tree waiting to go back not go exploring like a fool.
But I really enjoyed it all because of it is a totally fun science fiction without hard headaches unsolvable science just pure joy !!!

Michael Fell narrated the book and each character perfectly !!!


Absolutely recommended for all !


Oded Ostfeld.



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I received a free Audible copy of this book and am voluntarily providing an honest and unbiased review.

I really enjoyed this audiobook. The tongue‑in‑cheek humour lands well, especially the references to an egotistical, self‑important, and frankly dangerous President Hanley (absolutely no idea who that might be modelled on). The time‑travel premise is fun, the aliens are surprisingly likeable, and the plot is put together with care.

It’s not trying to be a literary masterpiece, but taken for what it is—a light‑hearted sci‑fi romp with time travel, aliens, and plenty of laughs—it absolutely hits the mark.

Michael Fell delivers a great performance, keeping the energy up and making it easy to stay engaged from start to finish.

Fun Sci-Fi

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