Now that the holidays are over and the weather is frightful, or at least blah, I’m reading again.  And it was hard not to pick up a book tagged, “What did Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, and my sister have in common? They were all my friends, and they died” paired with the synopsis, “This story of death, life, love, and rock & roll defies genre conventions while paying tribute to the classic time travel tales that came before it.”

Jacob LaCivita’s Timely Persuasion takes “Quantum Leap” one step further.  Its protagonist’s wild ride to save his sister’s life without ruining everything references things most Dosers will like: the importance of libraries; Britpop; sci fi; movies like Being John Malkovich and Wayne’s World; a Nirvana concert at Fitchburg State University I attended in high school; and of course what all Rhode Islanders love best: local mentions of Providence, including a specific show or two at Lupo’s.  What’s not to love?
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