Escapement

It's one of those inevitabilities with any science fiction series; sooner or later the Time Loop episode turns up. JGB is no exception, as here it is with Escapement.

In short, a man finds himself living the same 15 minutes over and over, it's fairly familiar stuff, but there's one thing that sets this slightly apart from every other Time Loop we've seen: the problem sorts itself out without the protagonist doing anything. He thinks of some good ideas to try, one of which (getting drunk) reminded me of Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, but he either dissuades himself or runs out of time.

It's a good take on a familiar story, and there's a good sense of initial disorientation. The twist at the end is already familiar from JGB's novels that I've read. Disorientation, powerlessness and uncertain, shifting situations in place of dynamic, problem-solving resolution. Nice.