Rhin reviewed How to Stop Time
thoughts on the book
4 stars
I like the fact that the book proposes a plausible scientific basis for how human beings could live for centuries (even coining a cool term for it 'anageria'). It made me wonder, are there really hidden individuals like that in the world, with some genetic condition which confers them a longer-than-usual lifespan? Fascinating.
The antagonist in the story, Tom, seems to be suffering from PTSD from his condition, as can be seen from his numerous flashbacks and the subsequent pain which it caused him. He did offer a few perspectives that only a person in his shoes could offer, such as "humans don't learn from history", which gave me some food for thought.
In the end, the book did feel a little rushed in how it wrapped things up, but nevertheless, it was a delightful tale of why immortality may not be as wonderful as we 'mayflies' think ('mayfly', a …
I like the fact that the book proposes a plausible scientific basis for how human beings could live for centuries (even coining a cool term for it 'anageria'). It made me wonder, are there really hidden individuals like that in the world, with some genetic condition which confers them a longer-than-usual lifespan? Fascinating.
The antagonist in the story, Tom, seems to be suffering from PTSD from his condition, as can be seen from his numerous flashbacks and the subsequent pain which it caused him. He did offer a few perspectives that only a person in his shoes could offer, such as "humans don't learn from history", which gave me some food for thought.
In the end, the book did feel a little rushed in how it wrapped things up, but nevertheless, it was a delightful tale of why immortality may not be as wonderful as we 'mayflies' think ('mayfly', a term referring to us short-lived mortals).
