Saving Time

It is in the gap between present and future, where outcomes are not yet determined, that Jenny Odell enters with her paradigm-destroying new book ... [A] grand, eclectic, wide-ranging work * New York Times *
In a work both magisterial and elliptical, Odell takes on the concept of 'time' from every conceivable angle ... This is both an irresistible big-idea book an a guide to rethinking a burning world * LA Times *
A penetrating, provocative investigation into the subject of time - how to understand and live with it - on both an individual and societal level ... impressive * Shelf Awareness *
Temporal structure has its comforts, particularly following a tumultuous three years ... That yo-you effect [of the last few years] drew me to Saving Time, Jenny Odell's sharp book tracing the cultural forces that shape our conception of time * Laura Regensdorf, Vanity Fair *
Odell fights to provide us with an alternative way to experience the time we have * i Paper *
Ambitious ... a pleasure to read ... thought-provoking * New Scientist *
A sweeping yet personal challenge to assumptions Western society makes about the relationships between individuals and the finite hours in a given day * Time Magazine *
Odell argues convincingly that our daily experience is dominated by the corporate clock that so many of us contort ourselves to fit inside * Irish Independent *
The best beach read of the year ... Read it, and then think deeply about how you are reading your own time * The Media Leader *
Odell's latest book, Saving Time, is great at analysing where a lot of our notions about how to use our time came from (hint: capitalism). * RTE Ireland *