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georgiatheresa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, and Death of parent
depends_upon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Suicide
delvie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
If not for some unfortunate stereotypes and slurs used and the gratuitous sex, it would have been a slam dunk five stars- the audiobook specifically. I think I would have hated this book in print.
Check TW's; I would not recommend this book if you use reading to escape.
The last 40 minutes hit so hard, I had to take my headphones out because I was on the threshold of tears.
I get why it's been adapted twice; I imagine you could do some pretty cool stuff via film with this premise.
I'm not gonna get over this for a while. Sheesh.
Graphic: Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, and Abortion
stracciastela's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
the main parts i had an issue with were the age-gap scenes which sometimes made me really uncomfortable while reading. also i felt like it slogged through a bit towards the middle but then really picked up the pace at the end and had a very sad but satisfying ending
ps there are some parts of the book where there are certain derogatory words that are used in a very early 2000s way
Graphic: Suicide and Injury/Injury detail
thomas_ryan04's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
There are some really good points about the book, and the last one hundred or so pages, in particular, had me gripped. Once you get your head around the complex concept of time travelling, it becomes easy to track when Henry is off time travelling and when he's in the 'present'. The dual first-person narration from Henry and Clare is enjoyable - it's interesting to see both their views towards their relationship, which is characterised by long periods apart in their early days as well as desire and passion throughout. The development of the novel is at its best in the early days of Henry's time travelling and towards the end of the book - there is where I was gripped the most and where I felt most connected to the characters.
This leads me onto some of the problems: ultimately, the middle of the book lacked much character development at all. As soon as Clare and Henry meet "in the present", they seem to click straight away despite the fact Henry said he wouldn't remember her when they met. For a 520-page book (which is way too long, and could easily have been shortened to 400 pages), you'd expect better character development and no massive gaping holes in the plotline. Another gripe of mine is the sex - the GRAPHIC sex which left nothing to the imagination. I understand desire and passion was at the centre of the couple's relationships and a few sex scenes dotted throughout would have done no harm - but Niffenegger seemed obsessed with giving every detail, of every sexual encounter, from start to finish. I also had to check the publication date of the book sometimes - 2003?! - there's definitely a few too many characters who seem to have been crafted in the 20th century when authors 'got away' with cultural stereotypes a bit more (Kimy's broken phonetic speech, anyone?!).
Overall, the concept was great - yet it could have been executed better. There was some good points, but also some bad points. Yet, the last 100 pages had me gripped - which makes me question what rating is best for this book. An (above) average 3.75 stars for The Time Traveler's Wife.
Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Violence
sari_lavender's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
steffitina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Suicide, Transphobia, and Violence
Minor: Addiction
readintherain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Pregnancy
mireyadiaz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, and Classism
fjcookie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Homophobia