[simpli_me]

Hey guys
i'm doing a study in english right now and i'm supposed to find a book that contrasting to The Timetraveler's Wife
I just started reading this book
and already i'm in love
lol i know it's a sad ending =(

What are your thoughts/opinions about this book ? =)
What book do you recommend to compliment this one?
please share

PLEASE HELP ME FIND ANOTHER BOOK!! COMPARING / SHARING SIMILAR THEME ETC

[triplex<3]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book! i've read it 2-3 times and still cried towards the ending. it's an awesome read..i really love how henry met claire again when she was old, even though in reality henry had died it was soo soo touching!

[eternaldarkness4]

i actually wished there was more....depth into the time travelling?
like...i wanted to know what would of happened if he had played with time...
like the bit where she wrote the date on the painting then ripped it off

i didnt feel satisfied by the ending...
well i did...but i didnt

i dont know any books to complement it...
isnt there that movie.....the notebook?
i havent read it but from what i've heard its similar kinda...

[CONSTANCE]

I LOVE LOVE LOVEEEEEEEEEE THIS BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK! OMGOSH <3

sucha sad ending ah!!

[정유미]

i am utterly in love with this book. very well-written, very original, and ahhh.... there are just no words for it. the ending is soooo bittersweet. and the letter that henry wrote for claire before he died got me bawling.... henry's love for claire is just.... <3 i mean, at first i was amazed at how patient clare is and can only see how much SHE loves HIM but henry's letter is just the most solid proof of his love for her.

but i kind of hate gomez but sometimes i don't. in a way i think he's kinda nice for helping clare and henry out all those years, but it's clear he's only doing it because he has feelings for clare.

[0rchid]

it's funny you should mention it, i actually have mixed feelings about this book.

the first time i read it, i LOVED it. bawled like an idiot for a large majority of the book, and just loved it to death.

the second time i read it.. eh.. not so much.. i couldn't help but feel like Claire was being trapped into an abusive relationship from the very start :s. okay, lemme clarify this before you all start throwing tomatoes at me.

[MAJOR SPOILER ALERT!! do not read from the following if you haven't read the book. i repeat, MAJOR SPOILER ALERT!!]
Henry knew from the very first day that the met Claire at the meadow the kind of pain he would bring her in her future, yet he continues to (i was gonna say manipulate but..) build a relationship with her. he knew exactly what kind of psychological bagging/trauma he would bestow upon her, yet he continues to seduce her with his "wisdom" and knowlege of the future, stringing her along for the whole ride. i felt like that whole bit where he tells her before dying that she would see him one last time at a very, very old age, was increadibly romantic and sweet of him at first (for giving her hope) but the 2nd around, i felt that it was increadibly selfish of him to do so. she had a hard enough time dealing with him losing his feet, and finding out that he would die, but then to prevent her from moving on with her life by dropping a bomb like that on her? it's just... i dunno... not to mention that whole thing with Ingrid...omg...

that said, i absolutely adore the first half of the book; it's so hilarious and cute^^

alba had better be in the movie since that scene where he meets her for the first time at the museum is one of my favorite scenes. i dunno how they're gonna pull off the movie though.. i mean i had to flip back so many time while reading to check the dates.

[graceyoon]

ok i haven't read the book, but everytime i try the way it's written sorta irks me.

person1: blah blah blah thoughts here

person2: blah blah blah thoughts here

person1: blah blah blah thoughts here

person2: blah blah blah thoughts here

etc.. sorta like a script

[babybeck]

ok i haven't read the book, but everytime i try the way it's written sorta irks me.

person1: blah blah blah thoughts here

person2: blah blah blah thoughts here

person1: blah blah blah thoughts here

person2: blah blah blah thoughts here

etc.. sorta like a script

The way its written is MUCH better than Twilight. lol.





I never finished it, honestly...
I find the story confusing sometimes.

Like, if he time travels, then so at both times, there must be 2 of him existing in the world at all time? I don't know....

[robotomy]

I LOVE THAT BOOK TO DEATHHHH!!!!! Ah I love it.

[Bwear]

ok i haven't read the book, but everytime i try the way it's written sorta irks me.

person1: blah blah blah thoughts here

person2: blah blah blah thoughts here

person1: blah blah blah thoughts here

person2: blah blah blah thoughts here

etc.. sorta like a script

Is the whole book written in this style? I'm planning to read this book after reading the first few comments.. but if the story is really in this script style, I really don't want to read it, cause I can't stand these script-alike-books.

[clockwatcher]

Is the whole book written in this style? I'm planning to read this book after reading the first few comments.. but if the story is really in this script style, I really don't want to read it, cause I can't stand these script-alike-books.

You can judge for yourself here.

A friend of mine recommended it and since he's not into romances at all, I had to give it a go. Well, I only read the first two or so chapters. I didn't find the writing particularly lacking but I dumped it for a rather 'silly' reason which was that the copy I got from the library was just too heavy to lug around. LOL... I'll probably pick it up again at some other point.

[shortnsweet]

I guess I'm the only one here who didn't really like this book. I actually thought it was boring and forced myself to finish it. It wasn't one of those books where I felt like I had to keep reading because i had to know what would happen next. None of the characters really appealed to me either and the book failed to bring out any emotion in me.

[juiceybox]

I liked this book very much. It was confusing at first, but I was satisfied by the end. xD
I heard there was a movie of this book coming out, can't wait to see that.

[simpli_me]

hmmm the reviews say that this book is the next THE LOVELY BONES
any one read that one?
need to find a book similar or contrasting to this on ASSAPP help!!

[Blu_Velvet_Sea]

I didn't like this book. I found it hard to continue reading and it's not the the thickness of the book that was an issue. I am not sure what in particular I didn't like.

[kiki]

I thought the book was alright.
It's a really great way for Niffenegger to debut as an author,
but the book wasn't really my cup of tea.

It really bothered me that Henry visits Claire at a young age. It's a weird relationship they started with. I don't know. Time travel just confuses me. I don't understand time travel and maybe that's why I couldn't enjoy the book as everyone else did.

[l3lo]

hrm..sorry haven't read the book as of "yet" but i did check it out at the bookstore. the title intrigued me in a good and bad way . don't wanna find any more details on the story in this thread so i'll just sneak out before i'm ruined ...........

[joie.de.vivre]

i loved this book !
i just got really attached by the end, and i cried at the ending.

in my opinion, much better written than tear-jerkers like my sister's keeper or teen romances like twilight...though those books were certainly entertaining.

[viedeluxe]

Is the whole book written in this style? I'm planning to read this book after reading the first few comments.. but if the story is really in this script style, I really don't want to read it, cause I can't stand these script-alike-books.

No, its not like a script. Only when they're telling their point of views. When the husband is telling his part of the story it would go

Henry: blah blah blah

and when it switches to the wife's point of view, it goes

Clare: blah blah blah.

Everything else is just like a normal book.

[wei_c]

This book is amazing. Incredibly well written and the storyline is intriguing as well. Tears were just streaming down my cheeks at the end of the book. And I've read it 2 times already.