A review by mels6320
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

4.0

I really enjoyed this book although part of me just ached when it was over at all of the sadness that the characters in the book went through. Yes, there were times of joy when they finally conceived or when Henry got to see Alba later in life during one of his future time travels. But there was so much pain in that life - pain for Henry knowing his time was short, pain for Claire knowing that the man she loved would leave her so often for short periods of time and then too early forever, pain for Alba that her father was gone and that she could see glimpses of him when she eventually began to travel too. I was glad that Alba seemed to enjoy her ability since Henry seemed to have so many issues with his. The imagination of the author was amazing as she intricately twisted all of these lives together in multiple times and places: everyone from the main characters to the small ones were connected someway and somehow. I would highly recommend this book! I caught parts of the movie on a flight recently but did not get to watch the whole thing or pay attention very well, but I'm considering trying to watch it again sometime now that I finished the book so I can compare.