How to Stop Time
- 336
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he’s been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen it all. As long as he keeps changing his identity, he can stay one step ahead of his past – and stay alive. The only thing he must not do is fall in love. But what if the one thing he can't have just happens to be the one thing that might save him?
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 391 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 72% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.6 | 10 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 381 | 97% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“I really REALLY like this book. Like in the midnight library I really like how messily human the main character is, makes it feel much more real. I feel like Matt Haig does a really good job in conveying Tom's feeling of being kind of…”
“Recommend if you liked The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Good book but also the main character can get on your nerves just a little; some of the realizations/reflections he expresses seem obvious. Overall entertaining and a bit of a surprise at the end.”
Frequently asked
How long is How to Stop Time?
It has 336 pages — shorter than 90% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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