How to Stop Time: A Novel

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library, "a quirky romcom dusted with philosophical observations....A delightfully witty...poignant novel." (The Washington Post)

Soon to be a TV series starring Benedict Cumberbatch

How many lifetimes does it take to learn how to live?

Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he's been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen it all. As long as he keeps changing his identity he can keep one step ahead of his past - and stay alive. The only thing he must not do is fall in love . . .
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352 pages

Average rating: 6.82

245 RATINGS

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LMahoney
Mar 31, 2024
6/10 stars
This book started so slow. It took a lot for me to keep reading and not DNF. Picked up a little toward the last third but I never really connected with any character.
megew8
Feb 28, 2024
4/10 stars
I feel like the idea here could have had so much potential but this just wasn’t it for me. The first half was excruciatingly boring. It picked up slightly, and I mean SLIGHTLY, around the half-way point. There was no character arc, and no character development until around 95% completion. Even that was very little. Disappointing considering I’ve had this on my TBR for a few years because of the very misleading synopsis.
Sally St Clair
Feb 03, 2024
8/10 stars
Cleverly written fantasy, and thought provoking, similar to the author's Midnight Library novel I read first. Enjoyed both.
hognixon
Dec 27, 2023
10/10 stars
Easy read with a sweet message. When my mom told me she liked this tale better than Midnight Library, I found it hard to believe. However, she was right!
Anonymous
Aug 30, 2023
10/10 stars
Matt Haig is easily one of my favorite authors, especially after reading this book.

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