Oh, adult novels. Will they ever be able to redeem themselves in my eyes? I'm not sure they will. There are so many things I loved about this book, namely the writing. Audrey Niffenegger's diction is fabulous and captivating. The story completely draws you in, and the literary snippets she continuously throws in helps us figure out the characters, their personalities, their passions. She's really a wonderful writer, and this story was intoxicating.
But there was just too much sex.
Again, one of those books that I cannot, in good conscious, recommend reading. That makes me so sad. It's a pity when a book is something you can't share.
In case you don't know, The Time Traveler's Wife is about a man who time travels, and his wife. Self-explanatory, right? What I love about this particular science fiction story, however, is not the science fiction. It's a story about two people having normal, real-life problems and situations in an unnatural setting. Clare has known Henry since she was precisely six years old, but Henry bet Clare for the first time when he was twenty-eight. It was never a question to her that they would end up together, and so they do.
I watched the movie again after reading this book, and was very disappointed. It was very well-done. The cinematography was great, but the character development was all but non-existant. Clare's character is completely different in the movie than she is in the book. So many things are left unexplained... ugh.
Overall, disappointed with both. Too bad.
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