The Time Traveler's Wife

Hmm..

This book isn’t fantasy or sci-fi, if anything I’d describe it is a domestic drama x magical realism. But not the fun, cozy kind of magical realism. A large portion of this book was actually sort of depressing. And while the story is unique and started off strong, it suffered from mid-story drag and late stage burn out. I thinking liking this book depends on liking the characters. Here, I didn’t find either Henry or Clair likeable. Worse, they became increasingly uninteresting as the story progressed, especially Clair. I did appreciate the authors ability to articulate how time travel works in a clear and understandable way, though.

3.5 stars. Would not recommend unless someone was looking for something specific to this book.

A little too slow-paced for me, but I'm glad I read it. I feel like this is a book that's good to read once.

This one had no redeeming qualities for me. At first I didn't enjoy the constant jump from diffrent times and it gave me a feeling of pure yuck that they kept meeting when Clare was very young and Henry much older. Didn't find the story engaging to read nor the romance swoony at all. Had high hopes for this one but I'm glad I bought it second hand and won't feel bad returning it

3½★-4★ for me, I found it hard to rate this one. As with most of the reviews (that aren't flat out true love or hate for the book), I have aspects that I loved and others that I could've done without. I thought it was a great first book. Audrey Niffenegger did a great job with the jumping around, it was confusing at first but eventually you follow it along without any problem.

I liked how Henry ended up places with nothing, made the time traveling experience a hardship for him, not something fun and exciting. I also thought that the addition of the medical aspect was interesting, definitely made it feel like he was experiencing something that could possibly exist. I, personally, did feel the love between them, but can see how some readers did not. It did feel like the title should've been "The Time Traveler" at times vs. Wife, but ultimately I felt it was a poignant love story about a girl who meets her true love (at a very young age) and then spends the rest of her life trying to be with him completely.

I am interested to see how the movie is and what is left in/out of the story. There were WAY too many details in describing certain things, so I won't miss that at all.

I had a very hard time finishing this book because I was so bored. It wasn't terrible, but it didn't hold my interest very long.

Admittedly, there were parts about this book I disliked. For one thing, there were a lot of run-ons, including places where it might have been better parred off. Also, the episodic quality of the book, without an overhanging plot, bothered me.

There is also a matter that I believe this book is intended for someone much further in life's stages than I am, so there were parts where I couldn't emotionally connect.

That aside, this is a very interesting mix of science fiction and romance and I highly recommend it. It is more than a love story- it's about connection and desertion, longing and pain, and tragedy.

I could have done without crying so hard and blowing my nose so hard I gave myself a nose bleed afterward, though. Heh, heh.

Slow pacing, sometimes a tad too slow, but still captivating and endearing. The magic of time traveling is intricately woven with the story of Henry and Clare's love. Don't expect adventure or lots of fantasy. The beauty of this book lies in its emotional nature and the way it evokes feelings in the reader. In that regard certainly not for everyone. I think drama/ regular romance readers will like it more than fantasy adepts.

Audrey Niffenegger weaved magic when she wrote this book! I'm a 66-year-old grandfather...yet she still captivated me with the powerful relationship she crafted between Henry and Clare. Although I thoroughly enjoyed the time travel element of this entrancing story, the love between these two main characters was palpable for me. I CARED about these two! I don't mean to sound weird, but I still care about them...and think of them often. I look forward to Niffenegger's eventual release of the sequel, "The Other Husband," about Henry & Clare's daughter Alba. I can't recommend TTTW strongly enough. It lifted me in many, many way. Probably NOT a good choice for young adults with its explicit bedroom scenes, but, to be honest, theses scenes added to the breathtaking connection between these two. I've read the book twice and am considering picking it up for a third time. #chicago #paper-making #libraries #Michigan

just started reading

3.5 stars