The Time Traveler's Wife
1 journaler for this copy...
Synopsis from Amazon:
This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. His disappearances are spontaneous and his experiences are alternately harrowing and amusing. The Time Traveler's Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare's passionate love for each other with grace and humour. Their struggle to lead normal lives in the face of a force they can neither prevent nor control is intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.
I was very dubious about it, when I finally picked up this book. Very often, when I start reading a highly praised and bestselling book, I find it utterly indigestible and throw it in a corner after 70-odd pages. Plus my mum didn't like it and thought the language was childish. So yet again a book that I tackled with very low expectations.
And lo and behold - What a great book, I loved it! I finished it last night, after coming back from a party. Imagine slightly drunk woman, crying her eyes out at 3 in the morning. My only complaint - I thought the ending was given away much too early in the book and that ruined my enjoyment a little. I knew what was coming and that is rarely good. But still, fantastic story. I thought the time travelling would be too weird and too interruptive of a smooth story flow. But not a all. It was well done, felt very natural and opened up the door to some great opportunities for the plot. Good one, more please!
Do not read the reviews on Amazon.co.uk, there are some plot spoilers...
10/10: Excellent. This book has simply been a pure delight to read.
My book #42 in 2006, first published in 2004; 522 pages; Total pages for 2006: 14,137.
This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. His disappearances are spontaneous and his experiences are alternately harrowing and amusing. The Time Traveler's Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare's passionate love for each other with grace and humour. Their struggle to lead normal lives in the face of a force they can neither prevent nor control is intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.
I was very dubious about it, when I finally picked up this book. Very often, when I start reading a highly praised and bestselling book, I find it utterly indigestible and throw it in a corner after 70-odd pages. Plus my mum didn't like it and thought the language was childish. So yet again a book that I tackled with very low expectations.
And lo and behold - What a great book, I loved it! I finished it last night, after coming back from a party. Imagine slightly drunk woman, crying her eyes out at 3 in the morning. My only complaint - I thought the ending was given away much too early in the book and that ruined my enjoyment a little. I knew what was coming and that is rarely good. But still, fantastic story. I thought the time travelling would be too weird and too interruptive of a smooth story flow. But not a all. It was well done, felt very natural and opened up the door to some great opportunities for the plot. Good one, more please!
Do not read the reviews on Amazon.co.uk, there are some plot spoilers...
10/10: Excellent. This book has simply been a pure delight to read.
My book #42 in 2006, first published in 2004; 522 pages; Total pages for 2006: 14,137.
Journal Entry 2 by cathepsut from Metzingen, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Sunday, September 10, 2006
Going to Daysleeper79 in Argentinia for my Lifetime Release Challenge. Already had it packed up for the post office, when my friend Anne asked, if she could read it first, so Daysleeper79 has to wait another 1 or 2 weeks...
Journal Entry 3 by cathepsut at by snail mail in RABCK, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, January 20, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (1/21/2007 UTC) at by snail mail in RABCK, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Well, that took a bit longer than 1 or 2 weeks, sorry! In the meantime 5 more of my friends have read it and liked it. Finally off to Argentinia!
OMG, look what the postman just brought! Returned to sender all the way from Argentinia after 1 year and a bit over three months for an insufficient address!
Update 2009:
In the meantime I have sent it out again to a fellow Bookcrosser as a RABCK. Or maybe it was mooched -- I am not sure anymore.
