“I’ve been in love with you all of my life. Couldn’t even change it if I wanted to.”
Those were the words, that made my heart melt and my soul sing. Those were the words, beautifully written in The Time Traveler’s Wife, and made me curl all night long on the bed, beneath the blanket, savouring the good book, in ebook version.
The Time Traveler’s Wife, written by Audrey Niffenegger is a lyrical love story between Henry and Clare, albeit an unusual one suffused with vivid images of the past and the future.
It’s a little bit confusing for me in the beginning, but it’s really a good book, and once I got a grip on the story, I barely take my eyes off from it. The feeling it gave me is absolutely different from Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper. While My Sister’s Keeper made me fast-forward a few pages and skip some part, the Time Traveller’s wife doesn’t have such effect with me.
Henry has a rare genetic condition, something that’s fictionally known as Chronus Displacement Disorder. He time-travels within his own lifetime, into his own past and future, yet dwells in the present. Clare has been in love with Henry all of her life…a feeling that has been developed as a result of his time traveling.
Henry and Clare develop a bond that transcends time and logic, bound to memory and promise. Since Henry’s traveling is involuntary, they learn to deal with life’s ambiguity in a deeper sense than most couples. Within this strange constraint, Clare’s affection assumes a mystical tone and she accepts their situation unconditionally, year after year committing her heart into Henry’s keeping.
The Time Traveler’s Wife… a beautiful story of love that transcends time and dimension. Henry and Clare’s lifelong love affair does not come without a cost, for nothing worth having is easily won.
The powerful emotional ending of this novel contains its share of shattering revelations, brutal slashes of real life and its consequences. Niffenegger compassionately develops her unique characters with the grace to accept their difficult circumstances as well as their blessings.
Don’t be deceived by the easy charm of Henry and Clare’s relationship; they will draw you into their small circle, make you complicit with their dreams and disappointments.
They will break your heart. They broke and shattered mine, and they made me treasure and cherish what I have now. Love…is a keepsake. Love is for keep. Love should be unconditional and the present, is truly a gift.. That is what I learned from The Time Traveler’s Wife.
This is one book, that I would not miss for the world. A devastatingly well written science fiction romance.
This book, is something I would gladly share with all of you out there. To get a hold of your own ebook (pdf) copy of this wonderful masterpiece, kindly email me at [email protected] , and I will send it to you as soon as I can.
Anyway, for you lazy bums out there, the novel is also adapted into a movie. Check out the trailer.
And if you’re interested, you can watch the full movie HERE.
The movie is much more lighter than the novel. The novel is much more intense, and while I prefer to read than watch, but I must say that the movie is also captivating in it’s own way. Have a look, and have you own say.
Cleffairy: Love is a keepsake. It’s for keep. Nothing could destroy it if you don’t allow it.
Mushy! Mushy! I’ve heard of the book/movie…not into love stories anymore. Prefer old people’s stories – like Tuesdays with Morrie…which made me cry.
Yea… mushy mushy…. my kind of story… but the story so sad lah, Cikgu… SOBBBBBSSSS!!!!
I love this book! It has a special meaning for me too coz my Hubby gave it to me more than 4 years back as one of our first valentines day present.
Sobsob… the book really made me sobsob, the story is so touching. I only have an ebook copy of it. 🙁 Wow… your hubby gave you this book… so the book have a sentimental value to you. Hmmm… 4 years ago? I dun remember what my hubby gave me for V-day. I tink dun have. LOLOL!!!
have yet to read this book. Gotta pinjam from my supplier liao kakaka
Who is ur supplier? LOLOL! Dun cari me… I tarak hard copy. Just got ebook.
ouch!!! cleff, do believe me.. i didnt know u blogged about bookie today.. i just put up mine Kiss… gosh.. people tot we bakat-ed after small kucing got her traffic in her post…hahahaa… .in fact, before she put up hers, i already snapped a pic of The Kiss and was wondering when to put up only… do that mean, wise ladies think alike? ouch!!!
LOL… actually, Claire… this is a scheduled post… I forgot that I did a review for this liao. Quite long d. LOLOL!!! Aiyoo… nonid to care wud ppl tink wan la, Claire… my blog not much ppl come oso leh. LOL…
i had watched this movie. It is really nice and touching. Kindly please forward a copy of the ebook to me?
Eh? Ok… will send to you later. 😀 Hope you enjoy it.
oh. .this movie screening long time ago??
Very long oredi… LOL… but I’m the slow kind…and just read the book recently, so now only review it. 😀
love this one! =) wei i tot i salah masuk blog.
Oh.. change the layout… 😀 to commemorate my 8 years anniversary with my husband and my book launch. 😀
oh i saw this book tadi kat popular, and we have this movie. havent watch it yet though. think im gonna watch it soon. hehe… like the new white look in your blog. looks happier… hahaha!
That’s prolly becoz I do feel happier these days. My life is not perfect, but I’m blessed with many things. 😀
Oh yea… this book, it’s a worth buy if you’re into creative novels…. one of a kind… can be abit confusing at first, but the book is really touching. It made me sob… just like P.S I love You.