How to Stop Time
British novelist, born 1975.
How to Stop Time is a 2017 novel by Matt Haig. It was shortlisted for the British Book Awards' Fiction Book of the Year in 2018.
In fantasy
On 2 of the 14 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Matt Haig
- First published
- 2017
- Length
- 352 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- British Book Awards Fiction shortlist, 2018
- Genre
- Fantasy, Love story, Philosophical, Historical setting
Is How to Stop Time worth reading?
2 of the 14 best-of lists it could have made include it: the British Book Awards' Fiction Book of the Year and Richard & Judy Book Club picks.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| British Book Awards: Fiction Book of the Year (winners and shortlists) (The Bookseller, 2018) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of How to Stop Time
The edition we link to is the Canongate Books paperback (2022), 352 pages.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books (paperback, 2022)
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN
- 9781838858476
How critics, prizes and readers rate How to Stop Time
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 22% of the points available on prize lists, against 7% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 0% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like How to Stop Time
If you liked How to Stop Time, try The Midnight Library, Cloud Atlas or The Stand.
