The inventor of the world's first clock is
punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift. He is banished to a cave
for centuries and forced to listen to the voices of all who come after him
seeking more days, more years. Eventually, with his soul nearly broken, Father
Time is granted his freedom, along with a magical hourglass and a mission: a
chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of
time.
He returns to our world - now dominated by the
hour-counting he so innocently began - and commences a journey with two
unlikely partners: one a teenage girl who is about to give up on life, the
other a wealthy old businessman who wants to live forever. To save himself, he
must save them both. And stop the world to do so.
“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. Man 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
Book Review
Albom is well known for writing
inspiring novels that’s why I have high expectation for this book. Aside from
that I love his novel Tuesday’s with Morrie. The Timekeeper is the second book
I’ve read written by him. Since one of my sister’s friend lend me a couple of
books I decided to read this one first. After reading the synopsis I really
find this novel interesting. And also, I feel like I need inspiring and
sensible words during those times and I think that Mitch Albom can really give
what I’m asking for. I was so excited to flip the pages of the book.
There are three main characters named Dor, Sarah, and Victor. The writing style and format of this novel is very different. Every chapter is quiet short which makes it difficult to really dig deeper into the story and personality of the three main characters. The first part of the novel is really boring. I find it as a slow paced story. The flow of the story felt like rushed. I just hope that there’s more time building up the characters in this book so that the reader can somehow connect. As a reader I think one of the most important things is building a connection or understanding every character in a novel. Sadly this book lacks that thing. Also, in my opinion Albom’s message in this book weren’t point out or delivered really well. There are some scenes that are bland. The story ended up really well though and it’s the only part in the novel that is really good. I didn’t get what I’m expecting for. It didn’t move me like it was meant to. Its quiet ironic that this book is about the importance of time but it isn’t willing enough to give back the precious time I’ve spent reading it.
Were supposed to learn not to take time for granted, not to rush it, not to desire it away, and not to manipulate and take into your own hands.
Rating: 2/5
Time is the most important thing in life, time management is a bless to those who value time.
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