New favorite book

Read this in a day and wish it could have been 10x as long, I want to know so much more about Tom and all the Alba’s! It’s incredible to imagine the life they’ve all lived, and the author did a fantastic job of showing us the few glimpses the length of the book would allow.

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Life through the ages

Articulate & well written book, the narration was perfect. I did struggle with the loss & yearning throughout the story, but that’s my own personal preference. You can’t love without loss, this is life, this character had a very long life. Would have loved to hear more about the characters after, their lives after.

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How to stop time

Beautifully written and sensitively read … Five stars all round for Matt Haig and How to stop time!

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A bit disappointing

I thought the storyline was a bit sappy and didn’t really make a fully nuanced use of the intriguing premise of a set of people who are almost immortal. I thought the characterisations were a little shallow. It was perfectly fine but not something I’d recommend.

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Very enjoyable

If you like this and haven’t read midnight library yet (same author), you will love that. That book is officially my all time favourite book, ever. This one is also great, I love the theme. Even though it’s fiction, it really gives a different perspective on life, something I think we can all appreciate. I also think some of the authors own experiences may have had a big influence on some of the events or conversations that have happened in this book. Having listened to his book on reasons to live, it’s given a wonderful insight into him and his life.
I really loved this audiobook. The performance was absolutely brilliant too. I wish this narrator could read all audiobooks lol. His voice is easy and pleasant to listen to, nothing annoying about him like others I’ve listened to where it distracts from the story. The only reason I put 4 out of 5 stars for the story was because I love the other book so so much (midnight library) & would have given that one a million stars if i could!

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During some parts I just drifted off

Great concept for a time travel / supernatural story, it just dragged in parts. Not sure I’d read a follow up book.

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Was waiting for it to go somewhere

Really liked previous works but this felt like it lacked a cohesive conclusion that legitimised the amount of time spent on all the past history. Interesting concept but felt like a general exploration of it rather than anything more - which is fine if that’s what you’re after.

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Not much happened over 400 years

Likes:
- Interesting premise
- Excellent performance by Mark Meadows
- Enjoyable at times

Dislikes:
- Not much happened in the main timeline
- Most flashbacks and name droppings of historical figures contribute nothing to the main story
- Lack character development. Tom spent most of the book brooding about his dead wife, but readily develop an new unyielding, almost puppy, love after just a couple of awkward conversations

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The message contained within

This is one of the most beautiful book I have read in years. So profoundly touching. So much wisdom.

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An amazing listen!

I seriously loved this book. The narrator was brilliant and the story is very interesting, uplifting and sad all at the same time. Definitely worth a listen, especially if you love history, love stories and good character development.

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