L'uomo che voleva fermare il tempo | 
pickThis was a quick read and there was never much detail or depth into the characters or their lives. The story asks, what will you do with the ‘time‘ that is given to you? Choose wisely. Words of Oscar Wilde come to mind: to live, is the rarest thing in the world…most people exist, that is all.
Shown: an old funerary symbol with a strong message. Taken at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC.
Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can‘t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check his watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man
panI really wanted to like it. I have enjoyed a lot of his other works, but I couldn‘t. This one wasn‘t it. The characters seemed more woe is me and selfish. In the end, it doesn‘t seem like the learned the value of time or any moral just like a rushed ending. I finished it because I committed to it, but not going to recommend. Maybe others could relate better than I.
so-soI'm actually undecided.
I liked the premis, and the way in which he wrote the story.
There's some really memorable sentences in here.
However, it didn't gel with me... but I don't know why...
Interesting blurb so will give it a go...
I'd gone to the library to find Tuesdays with Morrie. There wasn't a copy but this was available.
pickIve read everything by Albom so I dont know how this one slipped by me. Its probably not my fav of his but he still didnt disappoint. Also, as usual, it carried a powerful message.
"With endless time, nothing is special. With no loss or sacrifice, we can't appreciate what we have. "
"Sometimes, when you are not getting the love you want giving makes you think you will"
#thetimekeeper
pickThis book has been on my kindle for many years with me putting it to the side but something drew me to start it yesterday and it hit home so much. I regret putting this off for so long. It was such a wonderful read with so many great quotes. Sometimes it feels like the perfect book can fall into your hands at just the right time ❤️❤️
6.15.19: Today‘s book haul💕
Bear Snores On | The Littlest Pumpkin | The Bunny Book | The Tortoise and the Hare | Paris For One | Midnight Sea | A Series of Unfortunate Events No. 1 & 2 | For One More Day | The Time Keeper |
I picked this book up off the shelf when I forgot my book at home. I ended up really enjoying it. It was a very quick read. I have never read anything by Albom, so I can't compare it to his other works but I enjoyed it a lot.
When we are most alone is when we embrace another's loneliness.
--The Time Keeper
We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.
--Dor, The Time Keeper
pickThis is my first finished book for 2019 and it was a great way to start the year. It was a good reminder of how precious time is and how we should enjoy every moment of this wonderful life we‘ve been given. A well-written and thought-provoking read. 4/5⭐️
pickThis book started really slow...like I was 1/2 way through & about to bail before it actually got me interested. I‘m glad I stuck it out.
pickThis book was good, but even more than that. My goal for the year has been completed. Obviously I‘m going to keep reading, probably far too many books and set a higher goal next year but I hit 52 books this year and I‘m so proud of myself for accomplishing that #2018 #yearofbooks #bookworm #book52
For everyone who has ever wished the time away to get to some future event AND for those of us who have wished for more time. So, basically everyone needs to read this book!
1. The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom is a fictional tale that works to teach readers to cherish the time they have without counting every minute, to be less governed by the clock and to be content with the time we are allotted here in earth.
2. London, England
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Finished my May #poutineandpaperbacks pick. Will mail to @drokka tomorrow. Started another from my #classroomlibrary #bookhaul called Emily the Strange: Stranger & Stranger. I read enough to know that some students will like it and decide upon a read aloud passage. Good but I have too many other greats in my #TBR. I'm over halfway through the tagged. Won't make 13 hour but I'll enjoy trying. #13inthree
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Post 3 of 3: So once I finish with my current #poutineandpaperbacks which should be sent out by Monday and Everything Beautiful is Not Ruined for my other book club I'll begin tackling this stack, top to bottom. Between my two #TBR lists I have way more books than I have time to read. It's really a bittersweet problem. There will be other book club picks and professional reads added along the way. So far 2018 has been a stellar year for reading!
pickI became mindful of time because of this book. That whenever I want the time to pass by really fast, there's someone that wishes for it to tick away slowly.
Just shows that time is gold. ⌚
@Sills thank you so much for my #cupidgoespostal package!! It arrived!! I love it all so so so much!! Thank you for all ur thoughtfulness ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #cgp #litsyfriends
I'm getting ready for the #24in48 readathon next weekend. I've already started Bellevue Square, I'm halfway through the #audiobook of The Girl With All the Gifts, and I'm waiting on the next #LMPBC book. Oooo and The Sun and Her Flowers, I'll read that too.
I've heard mixed reviews about this one and I haven't read it yet. Have you? #noteworthynovember #time @Jess7
pickNot his best book, but a good one nonetheless. Reminded me to live and enjoy the moment instead of constantly chasing time.
Easy read and a good break from the heavier books.
We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.
It is never too late or too soon. It is when it is supposed to be.
Man alone measures time.
Man alone chimes the hour.
And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralysing fear that no other creatures endure.
A fear of time running out.
The only book by #MitchAlbom that I have yet to read. It's time. #nowreading
I am a MASSIVE Mitch Albom fan! This one blew my mind. I found it so #cheerful that, upon completion, I simply sat clasping this book to my heart for about an hour thinking about the journey I had just been on! I definitely recommend! #jubilantjuly
Its never too late or too soon. It is when it is supposed to be.
Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can't.
Yet all around you timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog doesn't check it's watch.
Man alone measures time.
Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out."
pickTime is not something you give back. The very next moment may be an answer to your prayer. To deny that is to deny the most important part of the future.
What's that?
Hope. ?" ?????/5
Mitch Albom is justt brilliant, he never fails to make me fall in love with his words??.
I loved The Time keeper so much, it made think of what things may turn out to be??.
Live it simple beautiful people, and never lose hope??.
I read this a few years ago with the #eclecticreaders, and while it didn't blow me away I found it to be pretty a interesting way of talking about not taking our time for granted.
A crafty and creative fable that reminds us how precious time really is. ⌛️Bravo Mitch!
"You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays.
Man alone measures time.
Man alone chimes the hour.
And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.”
#LetThemEatCake17 ?
@Lizpixie ?This Albom book came immediately to mind!
pickVery thought provoking. Father Time is sent to earth to be taught a lesson. Really enjoyed this book. Could not put it down.
..."a man who can take anything will find most things unsatisfying. And a man without memories is just a shell." Pg 250
