I tend to like Garfield's meandering journeys through topics and Timekeepers stays true to his style. There is no chronology but rather a group of set pieces that illustrate some period useful or important to timekeeping attitudes connected to a more modern phenomenon. For the reader, there are parts that feel long but also one comes away with a new arsenal of fun facts.

Patchy collection of essays inspired by timekeeping

This is a difficult one to review, as being a collection of essays, some I found fascinating, others I couldn’t wait to finish.

There’s some great “wow I didn’t know that!” moments, but also some that you feel could have been shorter.

Overall some great facts, but did find it somewhat of a chore to finish.

Thanks to netgalley for the review copy