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  Back or Forward in Time?

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  Do you prefer it when either the hero or heroine goes back in time? Or do you like it better if the time traveler comes forward in time?

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  BriAnna 

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  Being, I've only, read a few, so far, I think, I really appreciate the cleverness & uncanny descriptions of both back or forward time differentiations, and how the characters react to their new surroundings and new acquaintances, whether it be now, or then.
  I've been totally, entertained, by both.
  And, thanks to all of you; now, I have several titles to locate!!! :)

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    cherylnorman 

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    Either works for me. Either way you have a fish-out-of-water. Unlike most folks, though, I like recent time periods the most, like 50 years ago, which is why I enjoy Marilyn Campbell's time travels so much.

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  Yvonne473 

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  Either way is fine with me, but my favorite is when they come forward in time and seeing their reaction to all the modern technology.

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    Linda W 

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    Oh yeah! I agree. Have you read "Time Ships" by Stephen Baxter? Time Enough for Love" by Heinlein? They go far into the future. Great!
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• JoanneRock 

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  I like it when they go back in time. As a historical writer, I find the past romantic anyhow, so I think it's fun to see the characters go backward.

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  MargoMaguire 

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  I like both. The 'fish out of water' thing works either way for me, and I don't care whether it's the hero or heroine who does the traveling. I like it all!

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    Sandy M 

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    I like both also, but I think the hero coming forward has an edge over the other scenarios for me. Usually it's the heroine going back in time, which is wonderful too, but since we know all about what has happened in the past, I sometimes enjoy it more when the hero comes forward and knows nothing about our times. I haven't read many time travels where that happens, but the few I have have been great!

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    cherylnorman 

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    Like Kate & Leopold? I like how fascinated he is with the new century and technology. I especially enjoyed his wrestling with the General of Electric's toaster *LOL*

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  ~*Michelle*~ 

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  I guess I like both. I like it too when whomever comes to the future and is amazed by all of the technology.
  
  However, on that note, I don't like super futuristic time travels. Where they take place in outer space or other planets where they travel that far foreward in time.

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    jerry-book 

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    I guess the classic is The Time Machine by HG Wells. That is the far far future dominated by the Morlocks. When you imagine the future, you don't have to be concerned about the facts.
    
    But when you send someone into the past, you have to carefully research the facts if you want to be credible. One of my favorites was Up the Line.
    
    Up the Line (1969) is a time travel novella by American science fiction author Robert Silverberg. The plot revolves mainly around the paradoxes brought about by time travel, though it is also notable for the liberal dosage of sex and humor. It was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1970.
    
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  Steph A 

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  I think I prefer going backwards, at least in comparison to going to a future that hasn't yet happened (for us, the reader). It somehow keeps it more real to me. A unique twist I just read (am finishing it right now) is in Blue Bells of Scotland, in which two men switch centuries with each other, so you get backward and forward in one book. Very interesting to watch them react to each other's lives and times.

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