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imperfectletter80. *The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (546)
*may include slight spoilers*
This is a fantastic book. It was interesting to read a whole book that dealt with how people handled the time-traveling issue without dealing with the issue itself much until near the end. I actually thought that the time-traveling "disorder" was the weakest part of the book; after suspending my disbelief about it being possible for a man to slip in and out of time the way Henry does, I had trouble trying to reconcil it to be somehow natural. I would rather, I think, have not be given any sort of a reason at all.
But that is a minor part of the book and the rest of it was wonderful. Many of the time-travel-related issues have been dealt with in other science fiction books, but this is a more in-depth look at how people deal with it rather than at the mechanics of it (there are no "don't cross your timeline" or "touch your other self and the universe will implode" issues that are common in Doctor Who, for instance; however, Henry is unable to change even minor things that for him, have already happened).
After many recommendations both on LibraryThing and in real life, I am glad that I finally picked this up, it was a real pleasure to read.
81. *Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (341)
I will probably read this again some day. I like the added levels of detail in this book as opposed to the movies (which is expected, of course). The characters have so much depth. So far, this and Pride & Prejudice are my two favorite Austen books. I will probably not read another one soon; I need a break from that style of writing.
81 / 110 books. 74% done!
34 / 75 *new books. 45% done!
3 / 10 ^non-fiction. 30% done!
25416 / 33000 pages. 77% done!
*may include slight spoilers*
This is a fantastic book. It was interesting to read a whole book that dealt with how people handled the time-traveling issue without dealing with the issue itself much until near the end. I actually thought that the time-traveling "disorder" was the weakest part of the book; after suspending my disbelief about it being possible for a man to slip in and out of time the way Henry does, I had trouble trying to reconcil it to be somehow natural. I would rather, I think, have not be given any sort of a reason at all.
But that is a minor part of the book and the rest of it was wonderful. Many of the time-travel-related issues have been dealt with in other science fiction books, but this is a more in-depth look at how people deal with it rather than at the mechanics of it (there are no "don't cross your timeline" or "touch your other self and the universe will implode" issues that are common in Doctor Who, for instance; however, Henry is unable to change even minor things that for him, have already happened).
After many recommendations both on LibraryThing and in real life, I am glad that I finally picked this up, it was a real pleasure to read.
81. *Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (341)
I will probably read this again some day. I like the added levels of detail in this book as opposed to the movies (which is expected, of course). The characters have so much depth. So far, this and Pride & Prejudice are my two favorite Austen books. I will probably not read another one soon; I need a break from that style of writing.
