The Time Traveller’s Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
I finished reading this book the other day, and wanted to say what a good read it was.The premise of a librarian (Henry) who has known an art student (Clare) since she was six and he was thirty-six, yet married when Clare was twenty-two and he was thirty could initially come across to you in two ways: to the non sci-fi fan, you’d probably think, “hmmm…not my cup of tea”, and to the seasoned sci-fi fan, you’d probably think “not another bloody time travelling book!”.
But neither of those opinions would be correct. Henry is diagnosed with the first case of Chrono-Displacement Disorder, which means that periodically, with no control, he is shifted around in time. He regularally meets Clare in these jumps, but often finds himself in much less favorable situations. The story is told from both Clare and Henry’s point of view, and while you may think that this could be hard to follow, it somehow just works, and you always know what is going on – a lot of planning has gone into this book!
At the core, this is a story of love, true love, and how it can surpass all boundaries – even time. However, there is much more that goes on around the outer layers as we learn about how their close friends feel about all this, the complications of time-travelling, and
I wouldnt really put this into the Sci-fi genre – it’s a love story that happens to revolve around a couple, one of whom time travels. This is a book that anyone can read, and read it they should! I rate this book:
[rate 4.5]
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