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

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I feel like I have very mixed opinions about this book. I loved the concept, the writing style, and the dual narration for the audiobook. I didn't think the minor relationship was SUPER problematic, although I do understand where other reviews are coming from. What bothered me is that Claire felt completely one-dimensional and had the feel of being written by a man, even though she wasn't.  She was this perfect ethereal creature her whole life who was good, accepted Henry and all his flaws, and all she wanted was to be a mother. Henry was more rounded, but just problematic, and not portrayed as such. I believed the romance though, but there were points where I was sure sexual assault are occurred, but it wasn't described as such. I feel bad giving it 4 stars considering I found it super problematic at times, but I did really feel engaged almost the whole time, which is impressive for a 17 hour listen!