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A review by blairconrad
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
5.0
The first unillustrated book I've reread since about 2005*, when I discovered the joys of my local library. Completely worth it.
Of course the emotional impact was slightly less this time around - the big surprises weren't so much anymore, and I wasn't quite as attached to the characters.
All this means is that I cried quietly to myself a couple times, instead of bawling my eyes out.
The book is very well done - the time-travel aspect is treated better than in any other work I can think of, including ostensibly serious science fiction, of which I've read a lot. The plot hangs together beautifully, and just pulled me along. Like last time, every time I put it down, I itched to go back to it and continue reading. Still at the top of my list to recommend to friends and strangers.
Paul Duncan recently pointed out to me that this is not true - before reading [b:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|2737272|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)|J.K. Rowling|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51paCtub%2BGL._SL75_.jpg|2963218], I reread the other Harry Potters. But that wasn't because I wanted to reread those books based on their own merits.
Of course the emotional impact was slightly less this time around - the big surprises weren't so much anymore, and I wasn't quite as attached to the characters.
All this means is that I cried quietly to myself a couple times, instead of bawling my eyes out.
The book is very well done - the time-travel aspect is treated better than in any other work I can think of, including ostensibly serious science fiction, of which I've read a lot. The plot hangs together beautifully, and just pulled me along. Like last time, every time I put it down, I itched to go back to it and continue reading. Still at the top of my list to recommend to friends and strangers.
Paul Duncan recently pointed out to me that this is not true - before reading [b:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|2737272|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)|J.K. Rowling|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51paCtub%2BGL._SL75_.jpg|2963218], I reread the other Harry Potters. But that wasn't because I wanted to reread those books based on their own merits.