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The Time Traveller's Wife

Audrey Niffenegger

Start date: May 1, 2023

Finish date: May 31, 2023

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Sep 18, 2008 Jen rated it liked it · review of another edition

**POTENTIAL SPOILERS**

It takes a while to get sucked into this book. You have to pay attention to both who is narrating and how old, or when the current dialogue is taking place. After you get the hang of that, or sort it out, it's a very interesting twist on a traditional love story.

I actually found the overall story a little disturbing. Primarily because Henry's time-travelling often found him in fairly dangerous situations and he would return battered and bruised. It would take an absolute s ...more

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Nov 12, 2007 Kim rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I loved this book! It is told in the first person by both Henry, the time traveler, and Clare, the time traveler's wife. The idea of time travel in this book is a fresh one--time travel is the result of a genetic abnormality brought on by stress, similar to epilepsy. Henry has no control over when he leaves the present, where and when he ends up, or how long he will stay there. And he can bring nothing with him so he always ends up somewhere, somewhen with no clothes, no I.D., and no money. The ...more

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Sep 04, 2019 Marla rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: made-me-cry, zz-2019, made-me-laugh, adventure, catholic, challenged, romance, adult, chick-lit, anti-catholic

4.5 stars. Excellent book with twists and turns, though trying to keep time travel straight gives me a bit of a headache. At times a bit creepy but I did enjoy listening to it.

I enjoyed the jumps in time though I admit that I was often confused about what Henry knew at a given jump. The early part of the book with the young Claire and old Henry was sweet but slower, the darker 2nd half of the book was more tense and poignant but more gripping.

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