How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

How to Stop Time

Matt Haig

352 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical speculative fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

“She smiled a soft, troubled smile and I felt the whole world slipping away, and I wanted to slip with it, to go wherever she was going… I had existed whole years without her, but that was all it had been. An existence. A book with no words.” Tom ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 12,268 reviews

Moods

reflective 68%
emotional 61%
adventurous 46%
hopeful 38%
mysterious 29%
inspiring 27%
sad 22%
lighthearted 11%
challenging 8%
dark 7%
funny 7%
tense 6%
relaxing 5%
informative 4%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 28%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 58% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 51% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.72

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