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sallyreb 's review for:
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig
A sweet enough story that made for a good long-weekend away kind of read.
Our narrator, Tom Hazard, has a condition that causes him to age slowly and though he looks about 40 he’s been alive for centuries. Living in modern day London, he can easily recall the days of witch hunts, sailing with Captain Cook, even knowing Shakespear.
Tom learned early on to keep his condition a secret, there were threats and violence against his family, and he now lives an isolated existence. Turns out eternal life isn’t so great!
Over the years Tom has encountered a few others who share his slow aging condition. The first turns into a good friend, and someone who has made peace with his lengthy life. The others he encounters, a secretive collective, place restrictions on building relationships and staying too long in one place, all under the guise of protection.
Tom has agreed to maintain his secret and work with this slow-to-age collective because, in return, the leader of the collective is searching for Tom’s daughter. You see, Tom believes his daughter, his one and only family member, also has this condition.
And so we spend time with Tom in present day London as he reflects back on 400 years, alone and lonely, and pondering if life really is worth living without relationships.
Our narrator, Tom Hazard, has a condition that causes him to age slowly and though he looks about 40 he’s been alive for centuries. Living in modern day London, he can easily recall the days of witch hunts, sailing with Captain Cook, even knowing Shakespear.
Tom learned early on to keep his condition a secret, there were threats and violence against his family, and he now lives an isolated existence. Turns out eternal life isn’t so great!
Over the years Tom has encountered a few others who share his slow aging condition. The first turns into a good friend, and someone who has made peace with his lengthy life. The others he encounters, a secretive collective, place restrictions on building relationships and staying too long in one place, all under the guise of protection.
Tom has agreed to maintain his secret and work with this slow-to-age collective because, in return, the leader of the collective is searching for Tom’s daughter. You see, Tom believes his daughter, his one and only family member, also has this condition.
And so we spend time with Tom in present day London as he reflects back on 400 years, alone and lonely, and pondering if life really is worth living without relationships.