63 pages • 2 hours read
Mitch AlbomThe Time Keeper
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Before You Read
Super Short Summary
In The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom, Dor, the inventor of the world's first clock, is punished by the gods for attempting to measure time and is banished to a cave where he becomes the ageless Father Time. To earn his freedom, he must teach two modern-day individuals—the despairing teenager Sarah Lemon and the terminally ill businessman Victor Delamonte—the true meaning of time, using a magical hourglass and his own experiences. The novel includes depictions of suicide, suicidal ideation, and sexual assault.
Reviews & Readership
Review Roundup
Mitch Albom's The Time Keeper blends fantasy with a poignant reflection on humanity's obsession with time. Readers praise its engaging narrative and thought-provoking themes, but some criticize its predictability and simplistic characters. Overall, the novel offers a touching, albeit straightforward, meditation on life's temporal nature.
Who Should Read The Time Keeper?
Readers who enjoy introspective and philosophical narratives exploring the concept of time will appreciate Mitch Albom's The Time Keeper. Fans of Paolo Coelho's The Alchemist and Albom's own The Five People You Meet in Heaven will find its thought-provoking and spiritually uplifting themes compelling.
RecommendedReading Age
14-18yearsBook Details
Fantasy
Science-Fiction / Dystopian Fiction
Modern Classic Fiction
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