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Work InformationThe Time Keeper by Mitch Albom (2012)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I came across this inspirational fable while I was searching for gentle reads. I had a pretty good idea of what I would be in for—but I also had little idea. Here and there, I thought the author could have said a little less, could have been less on-the-nose, and after the first batch of chapters, I wondered how he'd fill the rest of the pages. How much more really needed to happen to get to what I guessed the point would be? Nevertheless, I found myself on pretty much all the pins, all the needles as the main characters headed down their paths. I couldn't stop them from making certain decisions I wished that I could, and I became increasingly intrigued about the "how" that would lead to the "what" in the fable. I'm most into a story when the storyteller gives me good reason to care. And, my goodness, I wound up caring to the point of my own tears. What a poignant, life-affirming story of hope.
Mitch Albom is an author of internationally bestselling books, including Tuesdays with Morrie, which topped the New York Times bestseller list in 2010. So he knew what he was doing when he sat down to write another novel about spirituality in a modern setting. In The Time Keeper, he sticks to his tried and tested literary recipe, which follows an elderly man on an existential journey to a grand realisation. This novel earns its place on the bookshelf for its compelling and original storyline; the man who first tried to measure time is punished by living an eternity. However, Albom fails to probe the full depths of this idea and is unable to write with enough style to carry it through into more than a clichéd censure on modern times.
After being punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift, Father Time returns to Earth along with a magical hourglass and a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time. No library descriptions found.
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I really liked this story - it was so different and interesting and meaningful. The writing style was a little different and took a little getting used to, but it didn't really detract from the story. The beginning was a little hard to get through, which is why I gave it 4 stars. I kept reading, though, and I am glad that I did. If you pick up this book, start reading it, and think. "Eh," keep reading. It won't take long before you'll be hungrily reading through the pages to find out what happens. How do you spend your time? ( )