Funny time travel books

Time travel makes a familiar day or place unfamiliar. A character may arrive in another century, meet an earlier version of someone or repeat the same disastrous afternoon. Comedy grows from the gap between what they know and what they can change.

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Look at the shape of the journey as well as its destination. A repeating day gives a character chances to try again, while a trip into history brings different customs and expectations. Profiles describe the setup and the humor without giving away how the time problem is resolved.

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