The Time Traveler's Wife

Wasn't A Fan

6 days ago

After receiving this as a gift I decided to sit down and read this but only after almost a year of it sitting on my bookshelf It wasn't that I didn't understand it.. I did and I liked it but after awhile it got really redundant but I stuck with it and hoped it would get better... It didn't

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My favourite of 2005!

This review is from: The Time Travelers Wife (Abridged): Abridged Edition (Audio Book (CD))

3 years ago

I listened to this book over the course of a week – and unabridged, that was a lot of listening time – but I simply could not put it down (or, I guess, “turn it off” is more accurate). It became, by year’s end, my favourite book that I read (or “listened to”) in all of 2005. A good portion of the reason why is the audio casting – the two voices; one for Richard, one for Claire – are phenomenal. They turn an already strong character-based story into a visceral emotional journey that scoops… + read more

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The best I've "heard" all year!

This review is from: The Time Travelers Wife (unabridged): Unabridged Edition (Audio Book (CD))

3 years ago

This is, hands down, my favourite book of the year to date. Charming, smart, touching, well-crafted, and just downright interesting! Clare meets Henry when she is six, and he is thirty-six, but Henry doesn't meet Clare until he is twenty-eight, and she is twenty. Confused? Henry is chronologically displaced - he time-travels. He doesn't control it, is morbidly afraid of mundane dangers (he arrives naked in whenever he travels, so he's terrified of frostbite, for example). Don't worry, though… + read more

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Amazing!

This review is from: The Time Traveler's Wife (Hardcover)

13 months ago

There aren't many words other than "superb" or "innovative" to Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife. Her creative writing mixed with her complex plot and subplots, produce something magical, some may even argue, timeless. The main characters are Clare Abshire and Henry DeTamble , who has a very rare genetic disorder, which comes to be known as Chrono-Displacement , which enables him to jump forwards and backwards through time. Here's the catch, it only happens unexpectedly. The… + read more

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Beautifully Written

4 weeks ago

I loved this book absolutely amazing and beautiful. Very sad at parts and made me cry. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves an old romantic relationship. I loved the charcters and their personalities. I loved emotion in this book and the story line its self. A must read!

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Love in the Past, Present, and Future

This review is from: The Time Traveler's Wife (Hardcover)

2 years ago

Clare Abshire is six when she meets her future husband, Henry DeTamble, who is thirty-six at the time. Alternately, Henry is twenty-eight when he meets Clare, twenty. Confused already? Henry is the time traveler of the title. He can’t command it, can’t direct it, and he can’t bring anything with him on the trip, which means he leaves a pile of clothes on the ground when he jumps to and fro. If you can navigate the time changes (which are aided by dates and ages) and swallow the… + read more

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Heartwarming Love Story

5 weeks ago

This book might be a little hard to get hooked on. The beginning was a little confusing and slow. Actually the whole book was slow, but incredibly romantic. If you're into romance, I would definitely suggest this novel. I've watched the movie and you can't get even a tiny portion of the amount of emotion you get from the book. Once you're into the story, which happened around 1/2 way for me, you won't want to put it down. Incredibly romantic and really makes you wonder if that kind of love… + read more

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The Time Traveller's Wife

This review is from: The Time Traveler's Wife (Hardcover)

4 years ago

This book changed my life. Simply that. This moving story places the reader in the emotionally charged world of Claire and Henry and the conclusion of the book leaves you with tears in your eyes. This is a very unique book, vastly well-written. Although to begin with, the reader may experience some bewilderment as he/she falls into the story, this is quickly overcome and the result is a very satisfying and soul nourishing read. I adored this book and I will be reading it again. A… + read more

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Closest To Perfection, Ever.

6 weeks ago

Of all the books I have ever read, this book will stay close to my heart as the closest to perfection and as one of my favourites. The writing style is astounding, although, I wouldn't recommend it to younger teens. The characters and plotline were very well thought out - the idea of time travel actually seemed possible whilst reading the novel. The ending is perfect; tears came to my eyes. It takes a certain amount of maturity to handle the content in the novel, but I absolutely recommend it… + read more

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Blek.

This review is from: The Time Traveler's Wife (Hardcover)

4 years ago

I picked up this book thinking it would be completely different than it was. I expected a tale of adventure and I got romance. I blame myself for choosing something so terrible to read. I really didn't like it and couldn't get into it. I read a few pages and felt tormented as I kept reading. Not my type of book. Too confusing and incoherent. I think the biggest problem was that I was expecting something else than what I got. + read more

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I wasn't in love with it

6 weeks ago

I have to admit. I saw the movie first. Prior to that the book didn't interest me all that much, but when I saw the movie I decided why the hell not? So I've just finished it and I have to say that, while I did like it (hence the star rating of 3), I wasn't blown away by the writing. Or the storyline for that matter. Sometimes I wonder if this has to do with the fact that I saw the movie first and therefore wasn't all that surprised. The way the story was broken up was interesting. I… + read more

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