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The Time Keeper

Mitch Albom

3.75 AVERAGE


"This is a story about the meaning of time ..."
emotional mysterious medium-paced
reflective fast-paced
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Needed to read this for school, and as you can see mutuals, I have not been active for three whole fucking months due to the culture shock in uni. I actually have no idea how you all got so many time reading while im fighting for my life to even PASS my subs

Great story. I also procastinated the fuck out of this so where tf is Dor for my life lesson
challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.75/5

This was a fascinating read. 

It follows multiple POVs, a sick and dying man, a teenage and lovestruck girl, and Father Time. 

This wasn't a long story, but it had a big message to convey, we are all only here for as long as we're meant to be, so appreciate the time you have.

This was sad and hopeful. The characters were tragically flawed but also likable. 

This was worth the time to read. 

I really enjoyed this book. It was very well written and very compelling (I finished it in less than 24-hours!) but honestly, it was not exactly what I was expecting. It was more like a parable than a novel and the point of this parable, while excellent, was a little... simple. But you know, it's the simple things that don't get talked about or said enough so I'm not complaining! A good read for anyone and I would definitely recommend it to a friend :)

mlgrem's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

Just couldn't get into this one

“Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. an alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.”
― Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper