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May 05, 2017
The Time Traveler’s Wife is a love story between a time traveler and his wife. This novel is a little bit confusing to read due to the misplace in time and all the incidents around time travelling. What amazed me the most in this novel is the love between Henry and Clare for almost a century: they first met when Clare was six and they are still in love when she was 82. However, this love consists of mostly Clare’s waiting, she is always waiting for Henry to come back from unexpected time travels, she is worried that he will get hurt, she wants him to be with her, forever and ever until the end of time even though it’s impossible. Normally I am not a fan of science fiction, but the romantic elements are brought to full play in this novel, which make it more attractive to me. Relatively speaking, this novel is long with around 550 pages. In general, The Time Traveler’s Wife reminds me of the peacefulness and beauty of love. Rating: 4/5. @Vayne of the Hamilton Public Library Teen Review Board This book is not for ninth graders. Unless you're into super boring things like romance and big words, this book is absolutely boring. I made the hideous decision of buying it, and that's the worst accident I've ever made. I never finished it and don't intend to, and the only reason I tried to read it was because a friend told me to. It was terrible, boring, and just dragging on and on with no regular plot -- at least for the first 40 pages. - @SecretBlossom of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library I first heard of this book when I was watching its film adaptation. After that, I needed to get my hands on this book. After all, if the movie was THIS good then the book had to be a thousand times better. And it was. There was just something magical about it. In a world where love is materialistic and conditional, this story reminded me that life isn’t perfect but it’s still beautiful. I’m not going to spoil the book for you, but as a warning: read with caution, this book may break your heart (the ending is very bittersweet). I know that many people my age would probably not appreciate this book as much me, but, I guess I’m just a hopeless romantic.  - @Vaseline of the Teen Review Board at the Hamilton Public Library