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A review by minimoefoe
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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? No
4.5
the ending didn't hit me like i thought it was going to but the rest of this book had me hooked the entire time
i don't know what it is about the ending, specifically henry's death, but it just didn't make me that emotional. like, i knew it was objectively sad but i wasn't as bothered as i wanted to be and was expecting to be.
the only other thing I was a bit iffy on was a couple of moments with henry and young clare. i don't think he actually said/did anything dodgy but there were moments where what he was thinking was a bit questionable. like about comparing future clare to young clare and how it's was okay for him to feel a certain type of way about young clare because he is with adult clare, something like that. it wasn't awful but it was a bit dodgy.
as for stuff i loved, basically everything else. i loved that clare got to see henry one last time, i loved seeing each perspective (both clare and henry were interesting characters to follow, i loved seeing henry getting to know clare and clare getting to know henry and how that worked when henry would leave the meadow and get back to current time clare.
i of course didn't love to see them lose so many babies but i did find the story interesting. i'm glad they got a child eventually and that she enjoys time traveling rather than seeing it as more of a curse like henry does
the only other thing I was a bit iffy on was a couple of moments with henry and young clare. i don't think he actually said/did anything dodgy but there were moments where what he was thinking was a bit questionable. like about comparing future clare to young clare and how it's was okay for him to feel a certain type of way about young clare because he is with adult clare, something like that. it wasn't awful but it was a bit dodgy.
as for stuff i loved, basically everything else. i loved that clare got to see henry one last time, i loved seeing each perspective (both clare and henry were interesting characters to follow, i loved seeing henry getting to know clare and clare getting to know henry and how that worked when henry would leave the meadow and get back to current time clare.
i of course didn't love to see them lose so many babies but i did find the story interesting. i'm glad they got a child eventually and that she enjoys time traveling rather than seeing it as more of a curse like henry does
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism and Miscarriage
Minor: Adult/minor relationship