Imagine for a moment what would happen in the earth's rotation around the sun gradually slowed. Imagine would it would be like to have the 24 hour day we're all used to grow longer. What effect would that have on the planet? What effect would that have on our lives?
That's the premise of this impressive debut by Karen Thompson Walker. Told through the eyes of an eleven year old girl this novel is a times beautiful and haunting. but always engrossing. The actual slowing itself is kept mainly to the background as we see the effect is has on Julia and those around her. My only real complaint is we never find out what effect the slowing ultimately has and if it's ever resolved, but maybe there's a sequel in the works?
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