The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
I really enjoyed this book but there were a couple of things that distracted from the good story. Why describe every single meal down to the smallest detail? Seriously, there was SO much of it that it was ridiculous. At times it read like a menu. Seriously pointless. And there is too much “name dropping” with bands. Was this a love story or a music venue? I did enjoy that the story was told from both characters points of view. I wish there would’ve been more about Alba though. I was happy yet disappointed with the ending. If you read the book you will understand why I say this. I don’t know how to review this one. I loved it and cried at the end. But there was an excessive amount of useless information that could’ve been left out and takes at least 1 star away from the rating. That being said, I did find this book to be an excellent literary experience.
“Don’t you think it’s better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?”
Synopsis:
A funny, often poignant tale of boy meets girl with a twist: what if one of them couldn’t stop slipping in and out of time? Highly original and imaginative, this debut novel raises questions about life, love, and the effects of time on relationships.
Audrey Niffenegger’s innovative debut, The Time Traveler’s Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity in his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.
The Time Traveler’s Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare’s marriage and their passionate love for each other as the story unfolds from both points of view. Clare and Henry attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals—steady jobs, good friends, children of their own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor control, making their story intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.
“Time is priceless, but it’s Free. You can’t own it, you can use it. You can spend it. But you can’t keep it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.”
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