The Time Keeper / Mitch Albom

RATINGS

Overall: 2.5/ 5 stars

Text Level: Easy

Entertainment: Medium

Self-Help: Low

Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Music, Magical Realism, Fantasy

Page Count: 224

Is this book right for me and my inmate?

Inmates feeling guilt about past choices and wishing they had more time in life to change things for the better can learn a great life lesson from this book.

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Review By: Blackbird (Inmate)

Realizing every moment of time is valuable and needed in your journey.

Mitch Albom provides readers with another quick read novel that tries to touch on a great life lesson that hopefully lead towards a life of peace. In The Time Keeper we follow three characters as they deal with a wide range of natural relatable problems leaving them to feel that they need more time in life to solve them. As an inmate the character of Sarah dealing with alienation and loneliness really stuck with me. Another major driving theme for this book was how a character named Dor learned to cope with loss.

Being incarcerated dealing with loss and loneliness are things that seem to constantly come across my mind. The feeling of guilt over wasted time and wishing I could have just a little more of it to have a better chance to achieve my dreams is something I struggle with. I have talked to many other inmates about this and it something we all share. Albom works to shows us as readers that each moment of time you have is exactly the amount you need if you work to recognize the value it has and live those moments a of time with love.

As this story twists and turns you realize that we often make quick poor decisions because we think it will somehow gain us more chances for opportunities of time back. I know that has been a big fault for me in my past thinking. By slowing down and just allowing myself to live in the moment with appreciation gives me a much better chance to find the meaning I long for. I see after reading this that no time is wasted even when incarcerated, if I choose to use the time wisely for growth in love of myself. I hope this book can help other inmates see that too.

Book Quotes

"We do not realize the sound the world makes - unless, of course, it comes to a stop. Then, when it starts, it aoundsa like an orchestra."

"Man alpine measures time. Man alone chimesa the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures."