A review by mattypallett
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

challenging emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

There was definitely some parts of this book that I thought were compelling (although quite overlong), and the concept is a really good one. 

However, I really couldn’t see past the grooming. Henry groomed Claire, no doubt about it. Not to mention the paper-thin characterisation Claire had; she was literally nothing without Henry; not in a hyperbolic tragic, romantic way, but in a ‘author forgot to give her a personality’ type of way. 
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