How To Stop Time
By Matt Haig
Time; always a mysterious and contentious rivalry between
man’s poetic angst for more time and the scientific observation of earth’s
orbit around the sun. This book does a nice
job bringing this duel to the fore. A
400 plus year old man wrestles with love for a lost wife in the 1600s and a new
love in the 21st century. As
a person with a unique DNA he ages very slowly.
It turns out he is not the only one and there is a society of ageless
wonders. I use the word ‘wonders’
because from 1500 through to the 19th century, people of ignorance
and superstition deemed this society a people as witches and demons.
Because of this, a society is created to provide a sanctuary
for these people called Alba’s, short for Albatross. The main character of the book finds the need
to change his identity approximately every eight years and start up a new life elsewhere
in the world. He has a mentor whose
character evolves from a guy who seems to want to help to a manipulative style
much like a mafia crime boss, though crimes are not committed. As the book flows through time into the 21
century our crime boss operates from fear.
Fear of high tech companies looking to capture the Albas and make lab
rats out of them in the name of medical research. Tom, the present-day name for the main
character, actually falls in love, which is deemed very dangerous. The danger lies in exposing themselves as the
mate of an Alba ages and the Alba does not, raising questions in society.
So I’ve provided a synopsis full of the ingredients to stop
time. I’ll let it tick on long enough
for you to read the book and find out for yourself. In the course of reading, not only will you
learn how to stop time, you will take in many, many quips of wisdom. Get your highlighter out.
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