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I'm giving this one a so-so rating. The characters are interesting, but I live in the part of the country where this story is set, and some inconsistencies bother me (the assertion that hawks don't live in the suburbs when they so do, the common existence of daily school buses in a place where bus service is rare). Also, I don't really get why plants can't grow because there's not enough light when there are still equal amounts of light and dark.

A pre-teen coming of age novel set in what I would call a post apocalyptic time where the days are getting longer. The FMC is in 6th grade, and unfortunately I don‘t think this a book I would let my 6th grader read. 2.5 ⭐️

Just started the audio. Not enjoying it as much as The Dreamers but hoping it gets more interesting soon.

These are the physical books I was gifted yesterday. The Age of Miracles will be a re read for me in a new edition.... I lent my old copy and never got it back.
#thankful

If you liked the book Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer I think you would like this one as well. It's about how life goes on even in the midst of all these scary events and the slowing down of the Earth's rotation. It was creepy in a way because it reminded me a lot of the events of the last few years that we have all gone through. *Review continues in a comment.*
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#RestingGrinchFace #WinterGames @Julsmarshall

This was my pick for #tbrdeckofcards and #bookspin for July. Thanks for the disaster category @Coffeymuse because I loved this book! The earth‘s rotation is slowing, resulting in longer days and longer nights that just keep getting longer. 11 year old Julia narrates as the world deteriorates. I loved the tween viewpoint as normal tween stuff competes with the horrors that are occurring around her. This story felt very real, and will stick with me.

Julia is a pre-teen going through the usual angst of girls of that age when time itself starts to change. Something is affecting the Earth‘s rotation so the days and nights grow longer and longer.

It amazes me how authors come up with such weird and wonderful ideas and this book is just that; wonderful but it really weirded me out too;it gave me the shivers many times. I just found the ending a little flat.

Thanks for gifting this to me @Oryx

I first read this book in 2012, which was a Year for me. Rereading this as we approach a third year of a pandemic was a gut-punch, but I‘m grateful for this lonely, lovely book.

#Wishes&Blessings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Miracles

A let down. I really liked Walkers The Dreamers, but this was slow, scientifically not well researched and the choice of narrator as a middle school girl was not my favorite.

#weeklyforecast
Half through the tagged, hoping to get the rest off my old #TBRpile. Nothing But Blue Sky is part of my #WomensPrizeLongList2021 reads

#FestiveFilms @Klou
Day 18: Miracle on 34th Street

1. I would love to visit England
2. My home 🖤
3. All the littens
#thankfulthursday
Thanks for the tag Kyra @Klou 💜💜💜

Watching my kiddos play while listening to the impending apocalypse is giving me cognitive dissonance. #readathon

#SoulSeptember @Eggs
#miracle

I am.playing caught up. This is yesterday's prompt.

#miracle #soulseptember

Really enjoyed this one. Told from the point of view of a pre-teen, the earth‘s rotation one day unexpectedly slows down, affecting all sorts of things you wouldn‘t necessarily think about. All the while, young Julia is coming of age and dealing with all the things that pre-teens deal with — changing friendships & loyalties, crushes & first loves, & shifting dynamics at home. But it was the beautiful writing that really pulled me into this one.

While this book was a good look at the potential for how people would react when faced with disaster, it was not for me. I appreciated the writing and would consider giving her other book a try but I do not see myself re-reading this in the future. Truth be told if it wasn‘t picked for my bookclub I honestly don‘t think I would have picked it up myself.

This was a very quick and surface-level read, which in and of itself is not a bad thing, but I was disappointed at the lack of depth and exploration as the world literally slows it‘s spinning, stretching days into weeks. The narrator is eleven at the beginning of the disaster and outlines the dystopia in immediate terms but doesn‘t zoom out or spend a ton of time developing any of the other characters. It‘s an interesting thought experiment.

Mid semester uni break so read this book for book club. Not a bad read, although a bit depressing. I'm not a huge fan of apocalyptic stories, coming-of-age stories or passive protagonists but I didn't mind this. I'm interested to know how other book club members felt about this book.

I loved this book. It‘s a coming of age novel about a young girl trying to navigate middle school, first crushes, new and old friendships, all while the world as she knows it is coming to an end. We‘ve come to rely on perfect 24hr days where sunsets and sunrises are as reliable as the air you breathe, but what if they weren‘t? The Earth‘s rotation is slowing and days are growing longer—but this seemingly small change has catastrophic effects.

Enjoyable but depressing? Is that a thing?

If only I could crochet and read at the same time, like my grandmother ❤️

Third book #24in48

📸 :: Random House

#HumpDayPost @MinDea It‘s a lazy morning for me so thought I‘d play along❣️❣️❣️
1. Noun (coffee) + meme = above
2. spoon
3. literary dystopian
4. Sorry @MrBook but it‘s been a long time....
5. Only after several shots 🤪

Seemed like a good time of year for reading a book with this title. Wrong, no miracles here!!! I thought the first half was much stronger than the second half and this book left me feeling anxious. Some very beautiful writing but I was hoping for more. I much preferred her new book The Dreamers available Jan 2019. Still it‘s a pick without urgency.

This was a solid story. I think I wanted a little more, but I guess it was already a pretty sizable book. Can‘t wait to read her next book in January.

Charity Shops find💕😊 pretty pleased with these two❣️❣️

"We didn't notice it right away. We couldn't feel it. We didn't sense at first the extra time, bulging from the smooth edge of each day like a tumor blooming beneath the skin."

The world wakes to find Earth's rotation slowing. The days & nights grow longer, the environment thrown into chaos, & young Julia must learn how to navigate this shifting landscape & adjust to her new normal.

A quiet apocalypse, a very unsettling #timewarp
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A strange, sad book. While the writing is beautiful and the voice relatable, for the story of a world hurtling towards doomsday, there was an odd lack of tension—it felt like death and decay were so inevitable that when bad things happened, I didn‘t feel upset, only resigned. This story lacked any low lows or high highs—it was way too even-keeled. I need more stakes, more people to care about, more to sink my teeth into, to enjoy a book. 4/10⭐️

New book! Hoping it lives up to the hype!

Enjoyed this coming of age/disaster tale. Overall, it was good but there were some areas that needed better development.

I can't rave enough about this book. The author did amazing job to scare the living hell out of me with a "what if" alternative.its a great story telling with no judgement or finger pointing at anyone but just a story of change through a young girls eyes. I read this book few years back and it still hunts me.this book should be considered as modern day "to kill a mockingbird" classic (in my humble opinion) do yourself a favor and just read it asap

“The real catastrophes are always different—unimagined, unprepared for, unknown.”

I really loved this book. It is primarily a coming of age story with a sci-fi/dystopian bent.

I‘ve heard others say it was boring, but that was not my experience with it. I was truly captivated by the narrators story and how the world changed/adapted due to the uncertain future caused by the catastrophe that was gradually occurring.

Day three #7favesin7days

I really enjoyed this book! Perfect way to end the day!

My daughter‘s rehearsal for the school play is going later than we expected....it‘s times like this that I‘m glad I always carry a book! 🤓

I really enjoyed this book. It took dystopian fiction and sci fi from the norm to something really different. It showed people trying to live their lives normally instead of showing a completely different or alternate way of living. The idea of the earth‘s access moving slower and causing chaos is really interesting and the author did a good job of exploring this idea.

Julia is eleven years old when the earth‘s rotation begins to slow down. While this could be labeled as science fiction (and is on Goodreads) it‘s more about what happens to society and life in general when the days get longer and longer. Added to that are Julia‘s experiences growing up in those special circumstances. Once I got the sci-fi label out of my head, I really enjoyed it as a beautifully written coming of age novel. #mounttbrreadathon

Part dystopian novel part family tale this is a beautifully written but kind of slow novel written from the POV of an 11 yo as the earth‘s rotation slows. The scene setting and world building were stunning and I was 100 pc in the moment with Julia and yet somehow it seemed to never really get going before it ended really abruptly. Much to like and yet I am left vaguely dissatisfied!

This has been a great #readingweekend ! I‘ve finished two books and am diving into a 3rd this evening. This one was interesting, although the narrator‘s voice seemed really mature for an 11 year-old at times. Still worth the read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Written in a gentle, conversational style, this book evokes memories of a time when childhood begins to end.

What might happen if the Earth‘s rotation begins to slow? Each day and each night grow longer. How do we arrange our lives when our clocks no longer work because the very nature of time has changed?

And how would you handle these challenges as an 11 or 12 year-old?

Lovely book.

Amazing!
I binge read this over a couple of days and would've finished sooner if not for work!
A truly memorable read :)

I can't stop reading this!
The storyline is scarily believable :/ and I can't decide how I think it'll conclude.

Disclaimer-Listened to audiobook. A very depressing dystopian look at a teenagers coming of age while the world slows its rotation and dies. But the authors descriptions of everything put you there, smelling the fresh cut grass, as it were, with beautiful prose and moderate use of inner dialog. Glad I read, but won‘t be rushing to reread.

Starting this one next... think it was a Litsy recommendation.

This is a quiet, slow kind of book. I thought it was going to pick up some steam at some point, or delve into great depths, but it really never did. Some of the writing is just lovely, and the premise is interesting, but it just never really added up to anything compelling.

Current book club read! 📚