This is a love story...the story of Henry DeTamble and Clare Abshire. Henry has the unique problem of being chrono-displacement (CPD): he time travels. Clare first encounters Henry at the young age of six. She is playing in the meadow near her house when a man in his late 30's speaks to her from the wooded area. Thus begins a relationship that will span age of times.
As Henry travels through time and lives in the present, the readers will learn of his life and of Clare's through both their voices. As with any couple, there will be happy times, sad times, difficult times. But as with any good love story, love conquers all!
What I Thought:
Wow. This is a book that I normally probably would not pick up, but I did due to the wildly positive feedback from friends and the upcoming movie release. And I am SO GLAD that I did. This book is a science fiction book that is driven by its relationship/love story elements.
This book is insanely good. Neffenegger does an outstanding job weaving together a solid story while telling parts of it in sections. The reader must pay attention as there is a lot of jumping around in time and ages (due to the time travel aspect) and it can be somewhat confusing to figure out where in the overall story you are focusing on. It's hard to explain, but the author accomplishes this in a perfect way.
The love story will simply melt your heart and leave you wanting more. This book will definitely be one that you will want to read over and over, because I am positive that you will get more tidbits of the story each time.
If you are planning to go see the movie based on this book, I highly recommend that you read the book first. I myself am excited to see the movie very soon.
This book is a must read for anyone who loves a good love story.
Very Highly Recommended!
Want to see more? The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Neffenegger
2 comments:
I requested it from my library tonight based on your recommendation! Thanks! Can't wait to read it!
Do you have any recommendations for a good book for a little boy starting preschool? We have one right now called "My first day of nursery school" and it is a big hit!
Great post, Liz!
This was a great book-- happy, sad, bizarre, and realistic all in one. I appreciated how the author crafted this dreamy sci-fi love story but still captured the flaws and imperfections of real life and people. I am super excited to see the movie.
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