Review: Metronome

Metronome by Tom Watson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Most people have commented, it’s an eerie story. In my mind, it’s set in a dystopian near future. I wonder if the metronome is an allegory on how we are tied to electronic devices nowadays. If we just try, we might find we can last that few minutes longer each day, to regain control of our lives. May be the little girl who appears in the latter part of the story, illustrates how much more we can understand each other, if we just pay the attention to each other instead of thinking of ourselves. The blind faith Whitney had to the metronome made me wonder if that is what nazi supporters who deny the holocaust are like - that need to believe in order and authority blinds the eyes to the truth. A fine tribute to a mother’s love by the end.

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