The book promises a love story but it isn’t anything resembling an epic romance like The Time Traveler’s Wife.You can love the sight of waterfalls and the smell of old books, but the love of people is off limits.” Why do you think Hendrich had this rule? Why is falling in love determintal to those like Tom? How did it allow Hendrich to control them? Also, what do you think Hendrich’s ultimate goal was? ”You are, of course, allowed to love food and music and champagne and rare sunny afternoons in October. Tom is told by Hendrich of the Albatross Society that the primary rule is not to fall in love.What were your expectations and impression of the novel?. However, despite all of that, there is an original story there that makes you think about what it means to live a life. He has all the time in the world but instead of embracing it, he wallows in self-pity and negativity. Tom has experienced a lot of hardships- losing his mother due to his condition and eventually his wife and daughter. But Haig had other ideas for his protagonist Tom Hazard. I liked it but I kept waiting for something bigger with more adventure. I’ll admit it took me longer than I expected to read How to Stop Time.
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