How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
It seems there is a small percentage of people who are born, age fairly normally until puberty or so, and from then on they age very, very slowly. The main character, Tom, thinks of it as possibly an abnormality on the opposite end of the spectrum from progeria (the genetic condition that makes some children age at an accelerated pace). Tom was born centuries ago, but he passes for 41. He can never stay in one place for long, or else people would start noticing that time is marching on for them, but not for him. And he can't return to a place he has lived before until a sufficient time has passed, so that anyone who knew and would recognize him would no longer be around.
This is set to be made into a movie soon starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Like the sound of this.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had a lot of reading time, so I'm not far into it. I think I read a review that called it a rom-com. I definitely haven't made it to the romance or the comedy yet. :)
DeleteI hope our local library has this because it sounds like it would be a good read. I have quite a few books from the library at the moment to read but always have room for one more! Meg:)
ReplyDeleteI love library books!
DeleteHave to read it! And I like Benedict.
ReplyDeleteI do too! Seems like it will make a good movie. Lots of opportunity for period costuming! :)
DeleteKath, I am so behind with reading posts. Did you not like it?
ReplyDeleteI didn’t especially like How to Stop Time. It took me forever to read…I’ve had so much to do…and it didn’t hold my attention, so I didn’t hurry back to it when I could. And the ending wasn’t very good. A mere okay book; not really recommendable.
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