Reviews

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

loro_30's review against another edition

2.0

Me pareció increíblemente sobrevalorado. Es bonito, y ligero, y muy adictivo. Pero eso es todo. Porque no pasa nada. Comienza poniendo toda la carne en el asador pero las horas y las hojas pasan ante un lector expectante de aventuras y emociones... y finaliza la primera parte del libro sin que haya pasado nada. La autora va destruyendo poco a poco todo lo extraordinario que pudiera tener la historia de Henry y Clare, y sólo es una historia de amor más.

600 páginas sólo deberían ser aptas para historias épicas, sin importar el género. Quizá condensar la acción en la mitad de páginas le hubiera venido bien, porque en el fondo no es más que un cuento (sobre lo común y lo cotidiano) alargado. ¿Soy la única que pienso que sobraban palabras y explicaciones?

Y vuelvo a pensar algo que se me viene a la mente a menudo con muchos libros: ¡Qué desaprovechado, prometía tanto...!

a_ver's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Someone love me like that

mar_read's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

3.75

hannahmsr's review against another edition

The idea was fine, the rest was not

chl0edavis's review against another edition

4.0

every critique i’ve seen on this back is like so true and valid and the characters are not good people. That being said it hurt me very badly.

aleighc's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

mattrw88's review against another edition

3.0

3 Stars

alexrosecandle's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

kimonoh's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

aprilnnp's review against another edition

4.0

This was my second read, and I found the book to be just as lovely as the first time I experienced it. The story is haunting and achingly beautiful, the ending worked perfectly for me, the prose was melodic ... this was a *pretty* book to read, in spite of some less-than-pretty content.

I can't wait for the book club discussion we're gonna have about this one