Review of Daylight Saving Time

[Bruin Dez]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Daylight Saving Time" by David W. Berner.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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David Berner writes Daylight Savings to share his newfound view of life after surviving a heart attack. Now in his sixties, Berner seeks answers to the meaning of life, reflects on the choices he made during his young adult years, and values being present in his current situation. I reflected on my life choices as I got older and was interested in reading his perspective.

After reading this thought-provoking memoir, I realized that life can be short, and I should use my time doing what I want. Berner writes about losing an hour during daylight savings time, “Time and its passage have been a constant undertow, pulling us out to sea, and we have been swimming against the tide since the day of our birth.” I started to think about not wasting my hours and energy on things that do not serve my life purpose.

What I liked most about this book was Berner’s descriptive language, which draws readers in. You can picture the setting and feel the mood in every story told. I was entertained by the author's observations, “There was a man on his computer filling in the blanks of a spreadsheet; a woman chattering through her Bluetooth earpiece, something about a difficult client; a young man with an oversized backpack sleeping with his head against the window, and another reading the news on his phone, maybe a story about another Trump tweet in an upside-down world.” Berner’s writing style made me feel like I was people-watching with him. He would also have a relatable analysis of the human behavior that he observed.

I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars because there was nothing that I did not like about this book, and it appears to be professionally edited. There are no errors or any need for improvement. Berner is an excellent writer, engaging the reader with personal life experiences.

I recommend this book to readers who want to be inspired to live every day to its fullest because living another day is not promised. I do not recommend this book to readers who are not interested in the life of a man in his sixties and his views on the meaning of life. I enjoyed reading his letter with life advice for his sons to read after he dies. It inspired me to make some life changes and to think about what I would want to leave behind for my family.

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Daylight Saving Time
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[Umesh Bhatt]

The review has made me to understand as what the book wants from its readers. Time is the essence of everything and not a single spec of it is to be wasted as we do not know when we are taken over by sudden illness and become handicap - unable to use time.
Thanks for a precise review.