The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger

~~~Standing in another pair of shoes.~~~ First of all can I say that I am not expecting a great deal of reads for this review. It's been reviewed exceptionally well by ten other members and I don't think there is a lot that I can add to their reviews. So why bother to review it at all? Simply because its a wonderful book and if I left it any longer then the film will be out and if its anywhere as good as the book then I expect a lot of people to start reading the book because of the film...if you know what I mean. I have never heard of the author before now and will I read any of her new novels on the strength of this, her debut novel? I honestly ...  Read the complete review

If I was stuck on a desert island for the rest of my life with only one book to read it would, withouth a doubt, be this one. Niffenegger tells a beautiful tale about the trails and tribulations of a rather unusual couple, Henry and Clare, Henry is a time traveller and this book charters how their relationship grows in a world where he is never certain how long he can stay. This story is a love story of the most beautiful kind, Niffenegger pulls the reader in making you really care for the two characters and the problems which arise from Henrys Time travelling. This story shows all sides of their relationship which starts when Clare was six and Henry ...  Read the complete review

This book had me reading non-stop. I was moved by the romance and love it portrayed. If you want a lovely romantic feel book, then this is an excellent read. I took this book on holiday with me and I was glad that I did. The only thing that I can say about it is when you finish it you are lost without a book like this on holiday, so make sure you have another book with you that is just as good. It's about a love story of Clare and Henry who met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six. They got married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. It was impossible, but it happened never the less. Henry suffers from a rare ...  Read the complete review

Part brilliantly-plotted time travelling epic, part deeply affecting love story, Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveller's Wife is a stunning novel. Comparable to little that has gone before, this genre-spanning tale relates the story of Henry and Claire, two star-crossed lovers. Henry suffers from an extremely rare, initially nameless genetic disorder with causes him to periodically become "unstuck" in time. As if losing his footing on the ladder of his life, he tumbles backwards or forwards, visiting places that were or will be significant to him. He does not change into the person he was or will be - instead he is simply a temporary presence in the time, ...  Read the complete review

The Time Travellers Wife is quite possibly the best book I have ever read and I read a lot. I always have a book on the go and this was one I actually came to read almost by accident. I had nothing left to read and was desperately in need when my mum offered me this book of hers. Now normally, there wouldn't be many books that would appeal to both me and my mum so I took it somewhat dubiously and knowing very little about it. In hindsight I think this is the best way to go into reading this novel - not knowing too much about it and with no expectations. It took me completely buy surprise, I loved it from start to end. As the title suggests it is about time ...  Read the complete review