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Andrea 2026-02-21 Time Shelter

Brilliant, But Hard to Read

Time Shelter

I got halfway through this book. Then, I skipped through it to the end. I'm not sure whether the translation does it any favors. It's beautiful in a way, and the concept is clever. It poses the question: If individuals feel most comfortable in a certain era, communities, and even most people in some countries, may feel the same way. It's dramatic in places, slow in most. Intriguing at first, it lost me by the halfway point. Still, I was curious enough to skip through to the rather sad but profound ending,

Jenny 2026-01-07 Time Shelter

Fascinating Concept

Time Shelter

I found the main idea of the novel fascinating - that providing an environment which represents a happy time in a person's past can be a healing experience for them. I since discovered (see Link on this book) that research has confirmed this thesis. The first part of the book provides these experiences on a personal level wo willing patients and I enjoyed this part. However once the movement gets bigger to incorporate pocket societies and late even countries, I found it too political and heavy going to plod through. This may be a result of my very poor understanding of esp E European history and culture. Also I found the translation quite laboured.

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