The Time Traveler's Wife - Page 2

[PiePie]

i heard so many raves about this and read it over thanksgiving and was VERY DISAPPOINTED. sorry to rain on the parade. carry on.

[LaLaLaLa]

Originally Posted by PiePie

i heard so many raves about this and read it over thanksgiving and was VERY DISAPPOINTED. sorry to rain on the parade. carry on.

I love a good discussion. If you don't mind sharing, what made you feel disappointed? What did you expect out of the book, and what did you actually find in it? I'd be eager to read your criticisms to see if I agree with them or if the things you dislike are things that I like.

[Oriole]

Just started reaidng it... Ten pages into it and already in love with the book. I got this one from the library, but I'm already looking for a hardcover copy to call my own...

[JessasMilkMama]

I adored this book. When I finished, I had to come here and start a thread, too!

[supakitty]

I loved this book, this is a book I lend to my friends with the promise that it is a beautiful love story. The end, oh the end, so moving, I cried and cried, so beautiful. Who is cast for the movie so far?

[Myst]

Rachel McAdams (Mean Girls, The Notebook, Wedding Crashers) and Eric Bana (Munich, Troy, The Hulk, Black Hawk Down) cast as leads.


Here is a link to a page which can tell you more:

- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452694/

[lee1203]

Originally Posted by gabbyquilts

Spoilers in here.

i really liked this book and as soon as i was done i thought it was very sweet. after a few days of thinking about it, i thought it was really really sad. Why did he have to tell her that he would see her again when she was old! The more I think about it the more I think of how controlling and manipulative that was. Not only does he get to ask the kid all about her, he pretty much made sure she would put her life on hold waiting. And who knows, maybe she would have anyway, but it kinda sucks.

Oooh, right after finishing the book I was ticked off. He admitted in his letter that it was probably not a good idea to tell her about seeing her one more time, since he had just told her to move on, but he did anyway. She has spent her entire life waiting for him, what made him think this would be any different? I don't think he did it maliciously, but really, he should have known better. I was upset with her too, mainly for their daughter's sake - she *knew* what it did to Henry to have a parent who was absent and changed after the death of a spouse. And yet she just pined and waited.

Mind, I am willing to concede that we don't have the whole - or really any - of the story between when she was 34 or so and the elderly lady she was at the end. Maybe she coped just fine, maybe she dated or even remarried. But I doubt it, honestly. Especially since there was that fleeting time of seeing him when she was around 40 (when he visited their daughter in the library and found out he was to die). I bet she figured that since he didn't tell her about that, then there might be other times he didn't mention...

I won't say the ending ruined the book or anything, but it did frustrate me. She waited for so many years for what was probably just a few minutes of time. I suppose I should just think how sweet it is that her love was so strong that all that time spent waiting was well worth it to her. But really, I wanted her to get on with her life, even if not romantically - what happened with her art, I wonder? She could have tucked away the knowledge that she'd see her first love again deep in the recesses of her mind, and instead of obsessing, had it to pull out during the hard times.

[punkrockmommy]

I skipped the other posts. I am reading it right now and i am loving it. I am not a very romance story kind of person but this book is so good. I am half way through it and cant wait to read more. I have had it on my book self for about 3 years and havent picked it up because i dodnt think i would like it. Well i ran out of reading material and there this book was and i thought i will give it a shot. I am very glad i did!

[Oriole]

I finished reading it earlier today.

A few random thoughts:

* Brilliant love story. Goes up on my "to reread" and "to recommend" list.
* Some pretty funny parts. I really like when the books make me laugh out loud.
* Sex scenes were great; it didn't feel forced, or overdone, but a natural part of their relationship, and as it might in other books, it didn't seem to take away from the story.
* Brought tears to my eyes (I'm sure I'm not the only one)
* Science fiction aspect of the story didn't bother me (although I worried that it would)
* I wish it didn't turn this dark...
* I'm glad he got to visit her at the end. I would have wanted to see him...

[Natalie143]

this is definately on my to read list!