Heather R. (dolleygurl) - , reviewed on 9/10/2009 + 32 more book reviews

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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Genre: Fiction

Henry DeTamble is just your thirtysomething average guy â he's a librarian, is in a relationship, and likes to go out and have a few drinks â except he time travels at any given moment and leaves a pile of clothes behind, and when he comes back he is absolutely naked!

Clare Abshire is your average little girl â she has picnics in the meadow, goes to school, and lives in a huge house â except a naked older man shows up in the meadow one day and tells her he's a time traveler!

The first time Clare meets Henry he is time traveling â 14 years later she meets him in his present time. A romance grows between them and Henry and Clare attempt to work out a life together dealing with his time traveling.

I was dreading the end of this book as it approached. I became so attached to Clare and Henry that I didn't want it to end. I must warn you, this book is a tear jerker â at several points throughout the book. I absolutely loved this book. The characters are so real, true events are used, and the basic rules of time travel are addressed as well. The 600 pages just flew by! The book is also written in a humorous way â just wait for the part about Henry's dreams, I couldn't stop laughing.

I would recommend this to anyone â men and women alike â everyone will find something to enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars

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