The Time Traveler's Wife in The Dusty Bookshelf

Mar 17, 2011 Beth rated it really liked it

Put shortly, Audrey Niffenegger’s THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE is the story of Claire and Henry. Claire meets Henry when she is 6-years-old and Henry is an adult. But in real time he is only 8 years older than she is. Henry is a time traveler.

Because Claire is not a time traveler, she is always in real time and grows up with Henry at various ages, sometimes older, sometimes younger. Sometimes they're both in real time. And we watch as their love develops.

But Niffenegger has put together a beautiful ...more

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Dec 17, 2009 Rebekah rated it did not like it

Shelves: magical-realism, 2010, all-the-hype-that-money-can-buy

A lot of people loved this book. Maybe that’s why I didn’t. People have been telling me for years to read it. “It’s so great!” “You’ll just die!” “I can’t imagine a better book!” After years of coworkers and book store employees pushing it on me I finally caved and bought a copy. So I cracked the cover with great anticipation, maybe too much anticipation.

What I got was Henry and the underdeveloped Clair and a love story that begins when she is a child and he’s a grown man (time travel aside tha ...more

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Sep 29, 2010 Mellen rated it really liked it

I'm pretty partial to this sort of thing. I love the mind bending thought of knowing someone who is traveling through time. ...more

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Feb 05, 2012 Hiba rated it really liked it

Beautiful book. A must read for all.

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Mar 02, 2011 Tracey rated it did not like it

I was the only one in my book club that did not like this story. I didn't find it a true romance of ages like my friends. Just found it creepy most times. ...more

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