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A review by ksaphfire
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
3.0
I almost didn't finish this book. It was a little boring to me and I felt like it could've been at least 200 pages shorter. The only reason I did finish it is b/c it's such a popular book. The last maybe quarter of the book was worth 4 stars.
A couple things I didn't like about the book were: (SPOILERS)
I feel like they described the race of every single non caucasian person in the book, in a way that just wasn't necessary to me. Maybe some descriptions made sense to include, but when it's done so much it all seems unnecessary (to me). Here's some examples from the book:
-The elderly black women smiles
-Dave is the only black kid in class
-The black woman walks over to me
-She's a little black women with dreads
-An older black nurse comes in
-I watch two Hispanic women pushing strollers
-The doors open and a young Hispanic man wheels a cart in
-A car full of Puerto Ricans teenagers yell something to me
-Murray comes in with an Indian doctor
-An Asian woman, laughs and smiles at me
-My crazy Korean-card playing babysitter
-Her flat Korean face concealed all emotion
Oh and comments like "A fat blond nurse comes to tell us the room is ready" instead of just saying "the nurse". Her being fat or blond didn't advance the story at all and they were literally talking about the nurse in passing.
The phrase "pale under her make up" was used 2-3 time, nothing wrong with the phrase but why use it so many times?
When Henry disappeared at the Doctors office in front of a bunch of other people as the doctor is calling his name, how did the Doctor not report it to someone? They have all his information...
How is it that EVERY person that eventually learns about his time travel doesn't freak out at all? Is everyone really that understanding?? They don't tell anyone? He doesn't get any weirdo conspiracy theory people trying to contact him?
Their sex talk annoyed me for some reason. I can't explain it. I'm not a prude, but it just seem a bit much for this particular book.
A couple things I didn't like about the book were: (SPOILERS)
I feel like they described the race of every single non caucasian person in the book, in a way that just wasn't necessary to me. Maybe some descriptions made sense to include, but when it's done so much it all seems unnecessary (to me). Here's some examples from the book:
-The elderly black women smiles
-Dave is the only black kid in class
-The black woman walks over to me
-She's a little black women with dreads
-An older black nurse comes in
-I watch two Hispanic women pushing strollers
-The doors open and a young Hispanic man wheels a cart in
-A car full of Puerto Ricans teenagers yell something to me
-Murray comes in with an Indian doctor
-An Asian woman, laughs and smiles at me
-My crazy Korean-card playing babysitter
-Her flat Korean face concealed all emotion
Oh and comments like "A fat blond nurse comes to tell us the room is ready" instead of just saying "the nurse". Her being fat or blond didn't advance the story at all and they were literally talking about the nurse in passing.
The phrase "pale under her make up" was used 2-3 time, nothing wrong with the phrase but why use it so many times?
When Henry disappeared at the Doctors office in front of a bunch of other people as the doctor is calling his name, how did the Doctor not report it to someone? They have all his information...
How is it that EVERY person that eventually learns about his time travel doesn't freak out at all? Is everyone really that understanding?? They don't tell anyone? He doesn't get any weirdo conspiracy theory people trying to contact him?
Their sex talk annoyed me for some reason. I can't explain it. I'm not a prude, but it just seem a bit much for this particular book.