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The Thief of Time by John Boyne
3.0

This novel's brilliant premise intrigued me. If a man stopped aging at the start of the industrial age, if he simply went on living, what might he do?
Matthieu Zela's grand tour of subsequent history is wonderfully done, as is the weaving of timelines.
However, though Zela assumes himself charming, this reader did not care for his company.