June - The Time Traveler's Wife

[Jessalyn]

I have not read the book but I saw the movie and have seen it quite a few times. I recently received the book and have yet to read it.

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[Hellenic]

I read this book when it was advertised on a tv book club. I thought it was very well written, a little hard to get into at the start with the swapping and changing, but when you to grip with it it was hard to put down. I tried watching the film to recap my memory but didn't enjoy it so never watched it fully. But the book I would give 4.5/5

[Dani_g_23]

I found this book absolutely fascinating! The jumping back and forth in time made it exciting, leaving you wondering where you were going, almost as if you were travelling with him! 5/5 this book made me cry

[heatherprzybyla]

I really enjoyed it, I made my husband wait to get the movie until I had finished it. That really didn't take long though

[emergirl]

One of my favorite books. I really want to read it again since I read it awhile ago. The movie made me mad. I absolutely adored the ending of this book but the movie did a completely different ending and I don't think the movie did the book justice. Even though I loved the casting of the movie they left out extremely important parts of the novel crucial to the story. I know movies can't fit everything from the book into the movie but they left out so much important stuff.

[npandit]

The most interesting part of this book, for me, was the author's take on time--the concept of 'everything that will happen has already happened' and vice-versa. It provides a take on the constant battle between choice and destiny. How much choice do we really have? And how does it impact destiny? Where does the control lie? I love books that tell an interesting story, but open up a world of questions, and this was certainly one of them.

[tracy19]

After reading all the comments, I'm going to make a plan to read it, it sounds like a good book.

[monideane21]

Love this book!

[Bookworm0266]

I saw the movie but haven't read the book.

[randomcheerio]

I loved the book because I thought the concept of uncontrollable time travelling to be fascinating and I loved the relationship between Henry and his wife. The movie was pretty good too.

[JuliannaSilva]

This book was incredible, it couldn't be put down. Something about it makes me very emotional, crying was a big part of my reading experience. The ending was heart-wrenching I want to watch the movie but I'm not sure I can handle that plot again.

[Sally Balboa]

I tried so hard to get into this book but it just wasn't for me. It never drew me in and I found it boring. That's just me though.

[stoppoppingtheP]

I read this book a while ago, and I found it very interesting yet weird at the same time, because of the fact that the wife (I've forgotten their names already) and the husband live their lives together but experience each other at different ages.

Also a bit weird that he goes visiting his future wife and hangs around with her while she is still a kid. What about her choice in the matter? What if she wanted a different life to the one fate had already planned? Did she have freedom of choice or was her future forced on her?

[Katherine E Wall]

I read this book a while ago, and I found it very interesting yet weird at the same time, because of the fact that the wife (I've forgotten their names already) and the husband live their lives together but experience each other at different ages.

Also a bit weird that he goes visiting his future wife and hangs around with her while she is still a kid. What about her choice in the matter? What if she wanted a different life to the one fate had already planned? Did she have freedom of choice or was her future forced on her?

I never thought of it that way, but now that you mention it, I have to think on this in more depth. Unfortunately, it is now past midnight here, and you introduced a philosophical and ethical question for me to ponder. This will make for another sleepless night, no doubt. My first thought, though, is he isn't controlling these visits, or at least that is not how I remember it, but then again, it has been a couple of years since I read it.

Anyway, thanks for giving me another spin on this story that I loved. Maybe, I need to add it to my list of books to read again.

[wei_weiling]

By far, one of my favorite books. Once I started reading this book, I just couldn't stop. It made me feel like I was watching the movie. (In fact, the book is so much better than the movie. WAY BETTER.)

I especially adore the relationship between Henry and Claire. As I read, I just wanted to know more about how this couple encountered all the adversities and eventually grew stronger together. Being in a long distance relationship is already hard for most of us, I can't imagine if my partner was Henry; goes and comes anytime without his control.

On reading this book, I kept asking myself a question; would I rather be a person who can know things in advance, but not being able to make any changes OR would I want to be a person who doesn't know the future, but thinking/believing that my current action will determine my future...