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

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

my english teacher in high school grabbed this book at random and thrust it into my hands when i was dragging my feet about picking something to read in class. i found myself surreptitiously reading it under the desk in my other classes, very out of character for teenage me. i loved it and i told my smart, book-reading friends as much. they rolled their eyes and said it was a trashy, silly romance story and naturally that made me love it more. for many years i got the same kick out of telling intellectual smartypantses that it was my favourite book. 

it's not my favourite book any more. i haven't outgrown it or anything like that; i've just read more books now and some of them are quite good. i would still tell a stranger it was my favourite book though if i thought it would upset them. if this is an illness i don't want to be well.