Finally, I’ve finished reading the “The Time Traveler’s Wife” book by Audrey Niffenegger. It took me 3 weeks because I have lot of things to do and I seldom have the time and urge to read it. It was just an accident when I bought this book. I am actually looking for a present( a twilight saga collectors set) for a friend. And then I realized that I’m done reading (for the second time) my own 4 books of Twilight saga and a vampire story(Bloodline) book I bought in a book sale, so I need a new book to read. I’m back on reading books just to balance my life, because I’m actually spending a lot of time facing the computer (coz of my job, of course) and seldom interact with other people ,aside from my family, (the disadvantage of working at home).
At first, I’m confused of the story because I find it hard to visualize it since I haven’t seen the movie yet and maybe because I’m still hooked to Stephenie Meyer style in her Twilight Saga book. I found Meyer’s writing somehow simple and easy to understand while Niffenegger’s writing shows a different approach (although I idolize her style of describing the settings and characters). And time’s travelling is somehow hard to visualize compare to vampires and werewolves.
I even found it boring when I’m in the middle of the story ( in the start of henry and clare living at the present). But what really amazed me and I really praise the author for this is the love story involved within the character. The author describes the character in a much realistic person. Person who are in love but yet commit mistakes and betrayal to their partner because their just human. Not just those character in other love story that are very strong in temptation which made other miserable hopeless romantic person like me expect for this perfect guy/girl to come along, but in a sad reality nobody can be like them. I mean clare is so inlove with henry and yet she made love with gomez when she got drunk and lonely while henry is not around. Unlike bella who likes jacob so much but became a hypocrite and martyr for edward’s sake (c’mon, is there really a person like that? I mean when you’re not with somebody at a time, even though you love someone else, it’s really hard to resist that kind of temptation).
When I finished the book, It was overwhelming, I mean the love story within it. It’s different. Not bound by time and place. I really cried when the story sink in my being. I mean, after I finished it I understand the story wholly, all the confusion is gone. I’m hoping that the movie catch the love story marvelously. I observed that all the book that’s been turned in movie are not that good compare with the story on the book itself but I’m still hoping…
Kudos to the writer and publisher of this book. I know I promised a friend that I will give her the book after I’ve read it. But I’m really SORRY aiza! I can lend you the book but I can’t give it because it is worth keeping and repeating. ^_^
