The man who folded himself

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• bossyTeacher · Dec 26, 2025 · Recommends

  I wish george martin took care of his health. Surprised to see Gerrold mentioned here! I read The Man Who Folded Himself a long time and it is the first fiction book I ever had the pleasure to read where all characters were the same person

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• HAL9OOO · Jun 22, 2018 · Recommends

  “The Man Who Folded Himself” Probably the best time travel book I have read!

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• Goofy_Coyote · Aug 17, 2023 · Recommends

  List of books mentioned till now: "The Man Who Folded Himself" by David Gerrold A fascinating exploration of time travel, despite its poor writing quality, according to the commenter. "Dreaming: A Very Short Introduction" by J. Allan Hobson A hard science neurophysiological…

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• EthanHeilman · Mar 12, 2020 · Recommends

  "The Man Who Folded Himself"[0] is one of the best time travel books. It won both the Nebula and the Hugo. While it has consistent rules about time travel, figuring out what exactly those rules are is half the fun of the book.…

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• layer8 · Aug 17, 2023 · Mentions

  “The Man Who Folded Himself” by David Gerrold. The writing is pretty terrible, but it’s the most fascinating exploration of time travel I’ve seen so far.

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• amiga386 · Mar 31, 2025 · Mentions

  And who wrote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe (1940) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_You_Zombies (1959) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Folded_Himself (1973) ?