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A review by mrs_reading_runes
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Time Traveler’s Wife
By: Audrey Niffenegger
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trigger Warnings⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️
Suicide
Pedophilia
Sex & Violence
Many have watched the movie and show.
This is the origin, this is NOT a love story as expected in my opinion its a tragedy.
Henry is a time traveler, that witnesses death and sadness at a young age. This creates his path of a life of drugs and alcohol.
Clare is 6 when she meets Henry who is already middle aged. This is Clare’s present and Henrys Past, Present and Future.
As they are already married in Henrys present with his belief he cannot change the pst and future he in a way grooms her to love him. First as a person and friend then romantically.
See she’s not given a choice but this is debatable. Henry is the first and only man she loves besides her father.
AT AGE 6!!
The story is confusing in the aspect of dates and times because how old is he in his present, the past and future as he time travels I eventually skipped over the dates.
You will meet Gomez, Henrys “best friend” he makes me sick.
This book really is about Clarethe girl with no free will, tortured by love and time.
I cried when I finished this read because it was exhausting. This is no happy ending it is all very sad.
Deep down in the plot,between each line of text there is a love story however if I didn’t LOVE the movie and the show, this book would have been 1 star or DNF which I have never done.
I appreciate the authors imagery and the development with so many moving parts but I am sad that the movie and show was better then the book. 😒
By: Audrey Niffenegger
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trigger Warnings⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️
Suicide
Pedophilia
Sex & Violence
Many have watched the movie and show.
This is the origin, this is NOT a love story as expected in my opinion its a tragedy.
Henry is a time traveler, that witnesses death and sadness at a young age. This creates his path of a life of drugs and alcohol.
Clare is 6 when she meets Henry who is already middle aged. This is Clare’s present and Henrys Past, Present and Future.
As they are already married in Henrys present with his belief he cannot change the pst and future he in a way grooms her to love him. First as a person and friend then romantically.
See she’s not given a choice but this is debatable. Henry is the first and only man she loves besides her father.
AT AGE 6!!
The story is confusing in the aspect of dates and times because how old is he in his present, the past and future as he time travels I eventually skipped over the dates.
You will meet Gomez, Henrys “best friend” he makes me sick.
This book really is about Clarethe girl with no free will, tortured by love and time.
I cried when I finished this read because it was exhausting. This is no happy ending it is all very sad.
Deep down in the plot,between each line of text there is a love story however if I didn’t LOVE the movie and the show, this book would have been 1 star or DNF which I have never done.
I appreciate the authors imagery and the development with so many moving parts but I am sad that the movie and show was better then the book. 😒
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Pedophilia
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Sexual violence