The Time Keeper Mass Market Paperback – October 27, 2015

Mitch has such great books . So interesting . Great writer!

This was another thought provoking book from the author. For me personally it came at a period in my own life when time is all I think about. My dad is dying his time slipping away , all of my mother's time is spent caring for him, my job wants more and more of my time, my husband gets less and less of it and my children are drifting in their lives thinking their time is endless. Everyday is a race with the clock but most of my time is spent doing what I have to do and not what I want to. This book reminded me that every day should not be ruled by the clock. That, yes we have obligations such as work that require adherence to a schedule, but sometimes we speed up our own clocks just by the power we give to time- both the counting of it and the passing of it. Time will pass and we need to accept that fact not waste time railing against it. We need to slow down and savor our time. We don't have to fit in as much as possible into every hour of every day. For each one of us our time here on Earth is finite. We need to learn to cherish all of our time -the happy and the sad. It is a perfect book for this time in our world when everything is moving faster and faster. Everyone wants more and more of everything. If we have so many devices in our world to make our lives easier why do we seem to have less and less time for the things that really matter to us? The answer is choice. What choices do we make everyday? What do we sacrifice in our dance with time?

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Delivery ad scheduled. Condition very good.

Mitch Albom being my favorite author I have to collect all his novels in hardback form. It not only arrived one day early, it was in “like- new” condition, like requested after reading the buying options (although doesn't even look like anyone even opened it) but I got a SIGNED COPY!! What luck!! What a purchase!!!!! 🤩

I really didn’t think I could get into the book at all because at first it seemed too much for me to follow and honestly a bit strange. By the third chapter I could feel the story unfolding and I knew somehow that the ending would be not only thought provoking but also beautiful. It definitely caused me to do some soul searching and I’m grateful I was watching Dr Phil, which is where I heard about it. This book has touched my heart in more ways than I can explain.

Every time I read another Mitch Albom book, I can't think that it could possibly be as good as the others. I am not disappointed! This is a wonderful book. I couldn't figure out how the pieces of the puzzle were going to fit, but was delighted with the results. Another great story with relatable characters.

When everyone is born, we are given all of the time we will ever need to accomplish our goals, find our true loves, and create the lives that will make us happiest. Unfortunately, measuring time in units of seconds, hours, minutes, and days do nothing but add stress to our lives and make us forget that we are never losing any “time,” it is all there; it just depends on how we use it. Similar to his novels The Five People You Meet in Heaven and For One More Day, Mitch Albom delves into areas of the human psyche we overlook everyday and challenges the reader to look past the bustle of everyday life and notice how much the little things matter.Dor, a man who is alive during the creation of the Tower of Babel, has an interest in measuring, which inadvertently leads him to creating the measurement of time. Similar to the way Eve defies the Garden of Eden by eating the apple, Dor defies God by taking away the gift of living by the day and making humans measure their lives with Dor’s time instruments (i.e. sundials and clock). Because of this, Dor finds himself punished for eternity by being forced to listen to all the complaints people have about not having “enough time” and other phrases that incorporate the limited amount of time they believe they have.To rectify his creation, Dor is told to change the lives of two individuals, one who wants more time and one who wants time to stop. The journey he goes on, as well as the two people’s lives he will change, show the way we must realize that time is only a measurement and should not control our actions or the way we choose to live.The characters in Albom’s novel are incredibly relatable and make Albom’s message of focusing on the days we have, not the time we have left, that much more powerful. The way the novel is written is exceptional, in its delivery of the delicate subjects of time and death as well as the way we are reminded to appreciate those who love us, for when they are gone there is no turning back time.The lessons that Albom has Dor teach the two individuals will stick with the reader for a long time, if not for the rest of their lives because each one of us tends to be someone who either wants less time or wants more of it:For those who can relate to believing that the end is near or they want less time, Albom personifies through Dor that yesterdays are endings while tomorrows are beginnings, we cannot end what has not begun. For those who wish they had more time, they must remember that the concept of immortality, although tempting, should not be thought of as an immediate solution because knowing you will never die takes the thrill and joy out of everyday life and would be replaced with a boredom of endless, repetitive days.Albom has outdone himself in The Time Keeper, encouraging the reader through the perspectives of three amazing individuals to stop looking at your watches and clocks long enough to realize that we can all live better lives if we start measuring our lives by the moments, not the seconds.

Loved the book

best book ever !

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I love the books by mitch albom. they're always so interesting and moving. this book is a must read

初めは無関係に思える３つのエピソードが物語の終わりに一つに結びつくMitchの手法はいつものようにお見事です。