“How to Stop Time” by Matt Haig

by Angelica Walker-WerthArt & CultureSep 23, 2024

How would you handle the fear of loss and create a purpose if you lived fifteen times longer than everyone around you? These are the core challenges the protagonist faces in urban fantasy novel How to Stop Time. I explore his relationships and how he finds meaning—albeit incompletely—in my latest Substack.

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