The Time Traveler's Wife
Submitted by Nikki on Thu, 08/07/2008 - 22:45
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I had a preconceived notion of what The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger was going to be about. I thought that the story was going to be about an eccentric and wacky "science guy" creating endless number of experiments all the while ignoring his doting wife and ultimately her loneliness surely would push her into the arms of another man. Thus forcing "science guy" back in time to restore his relationship...yada, yada, yada. Well my preconception was not even close and I was glad.
The story itself and the way the story was told to the reader was very unique and interesting. The story has a science fiction flare but focuses mainly on the love story. As unique as the story telling was, it ultimately took me a long while to get through the book. I lost interest in it about half way through. But not so much that I didn't pick it back up. I'd have to say that I really did not start to enjoy The Time Traveler's Wife until the last quarter of the story when a specific event occurred (I don't want to give anything away).
One major disappointment for me was that I could not seem to connect with any of the characters at all. To me the characters didn't seem like they could be real; even with the unique twist that the author gave as to why time travel occurs for Henry. I found I was reading just to finish the book. I just didn't get pulled into the story like I had hoped. I really felt let down.
One of the most confusing issues for me were the two main characters Henry and Clare. To me they seemed to be one in the same. I found that I was continuously flipping back and forth to see which character was actually talking because to me they both sounded the same. I felt that the author Audrey Niffenegger, struggled in portraying the role of a man well enough for the Henry character to be believable.
For as many of my friends that enjoyed this book, there were as many of us who didn't enjoy it. Usually when we discuss books the majority of us agree and just a few disagree. With the Time Traveler's Wife though, most of us were evenly split. This book was not the worst book that I have ever read but it was certainly WAS a book that I COULD put down. I would be really interested in the perspectives and opinions of anyone else who read this book. I am hoping to be able to look at this book differently...
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