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The time keeper

Mitch Albom (2011)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages240 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.90/5 (123991)
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

CaptivitySuicidal Ideation

Positive tags

Redemption ArcHopeful EndingSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Time TravelerCursed Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedTortured Protagonist

Tropes

Punishment for HubrisTime ManipulationImmortal ProtagonistMultiple Timelines

Themes

Time and MortalityHubris and PunishmentRedemptionThe Value of LifeHuman ConnectionPerspectiveRegret

Synopsis

In The Time Keeper, the inventor of the world's first clock is punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift. He is banished to a cave for centuries and forced to listen to the voices of all who come after him seeking more days, more years.

Tags

Magical RealismPhilosophical FantasyLiterary FantasyFable