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‘Spellbinding, haunting, The Age of Miracles is a beautiful novel of catastrophe and survival, growth and change, the story of Julia and her family as they struggle to live in an extraordinary time. On an ordinary Saturday, Julia awakes to discover that something has happened to the rotation of the earth. The days and nights are growing longer and longer, gravity is affected, the birds, the tides, human behavior and cosmic rhythms are thrown into disarray. In a world of danger and loss, Julia fa
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This is a sad, wonderful story. It's coming of age in a dystopian society, more young adult than dystopia. It's there that the book excels - I've no idea if the science is good. It wasn't explained in great detail, but it didn't take me out of the book because it's ultimately the story of a lonely girl. Dystopia in the book, to me, was merely a justification, a crutch, for Julia's intense loneliness. The prose is lovely, and Walker realistically depicts human relationships. Julia is a thoroughly
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Loved it. Emphasizes how delicate life is and how humans have a knack for carrying on. The contrast between the protagonist’s mundane coming of age and the “slowing” was really interesting. Made me want to get up and live as much as possible.
Dec 13, 2012
Taleisin (Tales of a Bookwyrm)
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An interesting concept. What if the Earth's rotation slowed down. I liked how she showed the various different ways people handled it. The story was told from the perspective of an elementary school aged child which offered a unique perspective.
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Well, that was boring.
Jun 15, 2015
Arielle Vanessa
marked it as to-read
Oct 02, 2017
Claire
marked it as to-read
Jan 13, 2019
Mave
marked it as to-read
