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The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
58 reviews
mouwuol's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
crashiebang's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Grief, Suicide, Gore, and Adult/minor relationship
khh's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
I was expecting something more… straightforward? There’s a truly staggering number of pages dedicated to the main characters’ efforts to conceive (arguably the central conflict of the novel)— really, really strange choice for this kind of story. Such a bizarre book; I’m surprised it became so popular.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Miscarriage
bertrandlm's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, and Sexual content
minimaliterature's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Miscarriage
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
georgiatheresa's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Yikes. The author sure is good with words, but otherwise this is awful. A pretentious, cliche, and boring man travels through time to groom and rape his future wife. Just yuck.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, and Rape
Moderate: Misogyny, Child death, Sexism, Suicide, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Infertility
morgankopanski's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Kidnapping
ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
The actual writing of this book was beautiful. The content…was pretty uncomfortable at times.
There is a moment when Clare is in distress and asks Henry to tell her something nice. He tells her about a time when they were swimming and Clare was wearing this bikini (that he describes in detail) and back then she told him about getting her period. The problem? She was 12. I know that they were going to be married in the future, but they weren’t at that moment. AND THAT IS THE MEMORY HE THINKS OF???
A nurse that is literally only in one small sentence in this entire novel is described as “a fat blond nurse”. Why? Why is that the way we have to describe her?
I hated Gomez. He NEEDED to be cut out of Clare’s life. What a skunk.
When Clare was growing up and Henry kept time traveling back to her he says that he was often aroused- again, she was young and he wasn’t and it just made me cringe.
Their relationship had a lot of buildup when Clare was young and then the moment she turns 18 I feel like their relationship was built upon sex and the fact that they were always supposed to be married. I was just expecting more from a book that is touted as some magnificent love story.
There is a moment when Clare is in distress and asks Henry to tell her something nice. He tells her about a time when they were swimming and Clare was wearing this bikini (that he describes in detail) and back then she told him about getting her period. The problem? She was 12. I know that they were going to be married in the future, but they weren’t at that moment. AND THAT IS THE MEMORY HE THINKS OF???
A nurse that is literally only in one small sentence in this entire novel is described as “a fat blond nurse”. Why? Why is that the way we have to describe her?
I hated Gomez. He NEEDED to be cut out of Clare’s life. What a skunk.
When Clare was growing up and Henry kept time traveling back to her he says that he was often aroused- again, she was young and he wasn’t and it just made me cringe.
Their relationship had a lot of buildup when Clare was young and then the moment she turns 18 I feel like their relationship was built upon sex and the fact that they were always supposed to be married. I was just expecting more from a book that is touted as some magnificent love story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Sexual content
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia
thomas_ryan04's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This novel has a storyline with so much potential - a science-fiction/romance crossover following the love story of time traveller, Henry DeTamble and his wife, Clare Abshire, who Henry met when she was just six (the moral issues here are vast, granted). However, I feel like the potential the storyline harnesses isn't exercised to its maximum potential.
There are some really good points about the book, and the last one hundred or so pages, in particular, had me gripped. Once you get your head around the complex concept of time travelling, it becomes easy to track when Henry is off time travelling and when he's in the 'present'. The dual first-person narration from Henry and Clare is enjoyable - it's interesting to see both their views towards their relationship, which is characterised by long periods apart in their early days as well as desire and passion throughout. The development of the novel is at its best in the early days of Henry's time travelling and towards the end of the book - there is where I was gripped the most and where I felt most connected to the characters.
This leads me onto some of the problems: ultimately, the middle of the book lacked much character development at all. As soon as Clare and Henry meet "in the present", they seem to click straight away despite the fact Henry said he wouldn't remember her when they met. For a 520-page book (which is way too long, and could easily have been shortened to 400 pages), you'd expect better character development and no massive gaping holes in the plotline. Another gripe of mine is the sex - the GRAPHIC sex which left nothing to the imagination. I understand desire and passion was at the centre of the couple's relationships and a few sex scenes dotted throughout would have done no harm - but Niffenegger seemed obsessed with giving every detail, of every sexual encounter, from start to finish. I also had to check the publication date of the book sometimes - 2003?! - there's definitely a few too many characters who seem to have been crafted in the 20th century when authors 'got away' with cultural stereotypes a bit more (Kimy's broken phonetic speech, anyone?!).
Overall, the concept was great - yet it could have been executed better. There was some good points, but also some bad points. Yet, the last 100 pages had me gripped - which makes me question what rating is best for this book. An (above) average 3.75 stars for The Time Traveler's Wife.
There are some really good points about the book, and the last one hundred or so pages, in particular, had me gripped. Once you get your head around the complex concept of time travelling, it becomes easy to track when Henry is off time travelling and when he's in the 'present'. The dual first-person narration from Henry and Clare is enjoyable - it's interesting to see both their views towards their relationship, which is characterised by long periods apart in their early days as well as desire and passion throughout. The development of the novel is at its best in the early days of Henry's time travelling and towards the end of the book - there is where I was gripped the most and where I felt most connected to the characters.
This leads me onto some of the problems: ultimately, the middle of the book lacked much character development at all. As soon as Clare and Henry meet "in the present", they seem to click straight away despite the fact Henry said he wouldn't remember her when they met. For a 520-page book (which is way too long, and could easily have been shortened to 400 pages), you'd expect better character development and no massive gaping holes in the plotline. Another gripe of mine is the sex - the GRAPHIC sex which left nothing to the imagination. I understand desire and passion was at the centre of the couple's relationships and a few sex scenes dotted throughout would have done no harm - but Niffenegger seemed obsessed with giving every detail, of every sexual encounter, from start to finish. I also had to check the publication date of the book sometimes - 2003?! - there's definitely a few too many characters who seem to have been crafted in the 20th century when authors 'got away' with cultural stereotypes a bit more (Kimy's broken phonetic speech, anyone?!).
Overall, the concept was great - yet it could have been executed better. There was some good points, but also some bad points. Yet, the last 100 pages had me gripped - which makes me question what rating is best for this book. An (above) average 3.75 stars for The Time Traveler's Wife.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence
kadtide's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Car accident, Death, and Infidelity
Minor: Homophobia and Eating disorder