SuitabookTimekeeper
Tara Sim
- Reading
- Read with time to pause around the listed difficult material, especially self-harm, mental distress, prejudice and sexual content. Afterwards, discuss both the clock-tower premise and how the characters respond to social pressure.
- Themes
- Time and responsibility: The world’s clock towers control the flow of time, and Danny is described as embracing a role connected with them. The speculative system appears to structure the setting and Danny’s responsibilities, but the book’s broader argument about control or duty is unclear.
- Forbidden love and identity: Danny and Colton’s forbidden relationship is described as the novel’s primary focus, and LGBT protagonists are identified. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Prejudice and social harm: Homophobia, sexism, bullying and violence are listed among the book’s content topics. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Before reading, discuss whether the reader is comfortable with material listed for the book: assault, blood, bombing, bullying, death, a parent’s off-page death, homophobia, panic attacks, PTSD, self-harm, on-page non-graphic sex, sexism and violence.