Review of 'Marking Time : The Immortal Descendants' on 'GoodReads'
5 stars
Cool concepts
A different take on time-travel and keeping the timeline intact, that's what truly got into me and I'll remember this book because if it. I've seen a lot of takes in time-travel and timelines, even have a bunch of my own, but the ones in this beautiful novel were totally new.
The start was slow and I can say dragging. It took a while for things to make sense and the adventure to set in. But after that, I just kept in turning to the next page faster than I probably should. It was also a few years ago when I last read a story where only one character was followed. It was weird but also perfect. The story was about a person's growth and relationship with those around her.
And speaking of her, her knack in making names for others was brilliant. It was funny, it felt β¦
Cool concepts
A different take on time-travel and keeping the timeline intact, that's what truly got into me and I'll remember this book because if it. I've seen a lot of takes in time-travel and timelines, even have a bunch of my own, but the ones in this beautiful novel were totally new.
The start was slow and I can say dragging. It took a while for things to make sense and the adventure to set in. But after that, I just kept in turning to the next page faster than I probably should. It was also a few years ago when I last read a story where only one character was followed. It was weird but also perfect. The story was about a person's growth and relationship with those around her.
And speaking of her, her knack in making names for others was brilliant. It was funny, it felt like it was her way to cope up with her world and lack of good relationships when she was a kid. It brought us timber world and how different it was to live a life constantly on the move.
The supporting characters were at the right place and at right time. They did not flooded the character but their importance was felt in their own unique ways.
Great!