The Time Traveler's Wife book review
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The Time Traveler's Wife
By: Audrey Niffenegger
Rating: 5
Very few books have had the privilege of hooking me from the opening line. "The Time Traveler's Wife" is one of them. I first set out to read "The Time Traveler's Wife" because it fit into my Eponymous Challenge, and because I wanted to read the book before the movie came out. (By the way, the movie "The Time Traveler's Wife" is in production right now. It stars Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams and is set for release some time in November 2008.)
"The Time Traveler's Wife" is the story of Henry and his wife Clare. Henry has the ability to travel through time. However, he does not have the ability to control his time travels. This enables him to see his wife Clare as she's growing up, but it also forces him to re-live painful experiences over and over again.
If you've read "The Time Traveler's Wife", I'd love to start a discussion with you. If you haven't read "The Time Traveler's Wife" yet, I am fearful to say too much in my review. But I highly highly recommend that you read the book before the movie is released in (or around) November.
I look forward to your comments / discussion.
Comments
I liked The Time Traveler's Wife. More than I actually thought I would. I think after having a hard time getting into it for the first few pages, it really picked up, and pulled me in. The whole concept of time traveling, but not being able to control your travels, is a fascinating twist on the usual "tried-and-true" inventor creates a machine and goes back in time and sees the dinosaurs.
I thought The Time Traveler's Wife was well-written, and definitely caused me to care about the characters a lot, which made for great reading.
Posted by: Jonathan in Mexico | July 8, 2008 03:01 PM