Audrey Niffenegger’s innovative debut, The Time Traveler’s Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: … Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity in his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.
The Time Traveler’s Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare’s marriage and their passionate love for each other as the story unfolds from both points of view. Clare and Henry attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals–steady jobs, good friends, children of their own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor control, making their story intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.
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It’s a little slow and wordy, but it’s good
Good but sad
Haunting
I will never forget this book. It was so deep and powerful. Do not mis this read
this is one of my favourite books ,i have read it 3 times and i end up crying everytime .
Considering Romance isn’t really my thing, this is an odd recommendation. However, this was such a satisfying read in terms of storytelling and characters that I found it hard to put down. The SF element is probably what hooked me, but the execution was superb.
Lovely characters, poignant and very romantic. I keep rereading it because I love the wonderful themes, the deep love of Henry and Claire, and the wistful and gentle ending
I loved everything about this story. The original premise kept me wondering what would happen next. The characters were fun and likeable. The story stayed with me for a long time afterwards.
My all time favorite, I couldn’t put it down. I’ve read it multiple times and I laugh and cry each time like it’s the first time!
Amazing. Don’t watch the movie. Just read this.
I’ve never “ugly sobbed” so much with any other book.
A touching story full of ups and downs. interesting premise.
Fun read.
By this point, I think everyone has read this wonderful book. Such a fresh take on a love story. The ending is one of the most perfect ones I have ever read — so moving.
This book has elicited in me mixed emotions. The story is certainly original. I admit I bought it for the vaguely sci-fi assumption from which it begins to discover that it was more like a romance novel with a literary fiction ending.
The way it is written, mixing past, present and future, the narrative technique of the double point of view and the perfectly intertwined mechanism of time travels is definitely remarkable. As well the ability of Niffenegger’s prose deserves praise as to capture the reader and make them empathize with the story. She could really make me live the story of Clare and Henry, but especially that of Henry, much more interesting than his wife.
Bad, though, for the unnecessarily downhill final part, characterized by a continuous basking in the pain of the male protagonist. I found it sadistic towards the character itself and the readers. From the moment I knew how it would end, around page 300 (but I had a suspicion long before), I almost had no reason to go on. I continued to hope for a twist, because it seemed absurd that in a novel like that the ending would be so obvious so far in advance. But I was disappointed. The last scene is really disturbing. I read in an interview that Niffenegger has written that scene at very first, which is even more disappointing.
What can I say? It certainly enriched me in many aspects of the way in which it was written, but I do not know if it was worth reading, given the prolonged bad mood that got me in the end. I want to enjoy myself when I read, not bring myself down.
What a pity.
This book is wonderful I loved it. It has it’s sad moments but definitely worth it.
Hated the ending
Did not live up to the hype. I was so excited to read it and honestly had to force myself to finish it.
Fantastic storytelling. If you want a book to tuck you in at night, take your cares of the day away, try this book!
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One of a kind book. You won’t be able to put it down.