However it is explored in a quite weak and superficial way. Perhaps the tonal shift from macro to micro is intentional showing that in moments of crisis the wider world becomes less important and we focus on things more immediate to us. But as the rotation of the Earth further slowed, so too did any urgency to the plot, which became more focused on Julia's awkward relationship with Seth and her parents. The narration was crisp and descriptive, with an air of mystery and danger. I was initially captured by the author's brief synopsis and went into this expecting a 'Day After Tomorrow' tone and for the first third it delivered. What would you do if all of a sudden both the days and nights got inexplicably longer, birds mysteriously dropped from the sky, and gravity seemed stronger? It would be hard to get your head around, right? Welcome to the world of 11 year old Julia, as she not only has to grapple with the shifts in the marking of time, but the budding onset of puberty and a fascination with the new boy in school.
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