{"id":44549,"date":"2018-10-23T11:12:39","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T15:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=44549"},"modified":"2021-01-27T13:27:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T18:27:15","slug":"an-ocean-in-minutes-by-thea-lim-in-booklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/an-ocean-in-minutes-by-thea-lim-in-booklist\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim [in Booklist]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-44330\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Ocean-of-Minutes-Thea-Lim-BookDragon-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Ocean-of-Minutes-Thea-Lim-BookDragon-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Ocean-of-Minutes-Thea-Lim-BookDragon.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>In 1981, Frank is about to fall victim to a deadly worldwide flu pandemic. In exchange for Frank\u2019s recovery, girlfriend Polly time-travels 12 years into the future and commits to 32 months of bonded servitude. Their 1993 reunion plan goes awry when Polly lands in 1998, with no means of contacting Frank.\u00a0The United States of America is now the United States <em>and<\/em> America; in this surreal <em>fin de si\u00e8cle<\/em>, Polly is trapped in a Kafkaesque labyrinth still plagued with socioeconomic inequity, racism, violence.<\/p>\n<p>Her desperate but determined odyssey finds a complementary incarnation with relative-newbie narrator <a href=\"http:\/\/lisarostwelling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lisa Rost-Welling<\/a>: she\u2019s crisp with just enough underlying anxiety as 1998 Polly, and more hesitantly hopeful, even playful, as 1981 Polly. Rost-Welling effects that same seamless adaptation to past and present Frank while remaining equally attentive to minor characters, including trusting Aunt Donna, wheedling Norberto, and snarky Felicia. With steadfast skill, Rost-Welling assuredly manifests <a href=\"http:\/\/thealim.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Thea Lim<\/a>\u2019s surprising, time-traveling-for-love dystopic fantasy \u2013 of sorts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booklistonline.com\/An-Ocean-of-Minutes-\/pid=9709485\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Media,&#8221; <em>Booklist<\/em>, October 15, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1981, Frank is about to fall victim to a deadly worldwide flu pandemic. 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