Time Traveler's wife: Must read or overrated?

riven - I'll tell you otherwise you might feel obliged to read it !

Chap has a genetic condition that makes he time travel backwards and forwards, involuntarily and uncontrollably. He appears in odd places, always naked. On one of these occasions he meets a young girl in her garden - and instead of screaming, running away and calling the police - she gets to know him. It turns out that later in her life she meets him and marries him. Whether he experiences the relationship before he meets her so know he has to get to know her I don't know and care even less. Throughout the relationship he is constantly disappearing and reappearing - bit like a long distance lorry driver I guess. They manage to conceive a child who has the same genetic condition. Oh and he has a vile violent temper (he once does something really horrible to a teenage boy)and a huge sexual appetite - and of course it helps that she is gorgeous.

Now you don't have to read it. Hurrah!

another "loved it" here too! and so did DH, in fact he read it first and passed it to me.

theDM - its a bit complicated and sounds really naff - the bloke (henry) has a gene disorder that causes him to involuntarily time travel - its basically a love story but not a slushy one! i loved it and im not into slush at all!

is someone going to tell me what its about or am I going to pop?

I did feel a bit iffy at that aspect in the film too.

The other issue I have with the book is that as much as that as much as it tries to disguise the fact, Henry should be on the sex offenders register - I think it is called 'grooming' ...

In American English traveller has only one 'l'.

They really do know nothing....

Not getting on too well with it--rather dull, which is quite something considering the premise.

Enjoyable and fairly gripping light read. Would definitely not bother paying for cinema tickets but wouldn't turn it off if it comes up on telly in a few years' time.

I'm reading the book now and was a little worried that I wouldn't enjoy it - But I read 200 pages in one go as I couldn't put it down - I think its brilliant and looking forward to the film after I've finished the book

Haven't read the book, saw the film last night.

There were some aspects of the time travelling that didn't make sense, but apparently the good Doctor said to remember the bit in Austin Powers where they tell you not to worry about the logisitcs of it. Other than that, I thought it was good, not overly sad, a little humour. I agree Eric Bana is not the best actor, but overall it was worth the cheap movie night price.

whats it about?
And why oh why is Traveler spelt with one l?

loved the book...but the film looks a bit errm crap

errr...my DH liked the romcom angle!

He is a complete girly sucker for romance. (One of his favourite films is Titanic.....)He also loves a 'good' musical - Phantom of the Opera anyone?

Oh, and he's in the military.

Perhaps he thinks he's proven his manliness by joining the military so can can embrace his pink side with pride...

(Needless to say I am aghast at some of the stuff he likes, and he thinks I am a stony hearted cow )

Notyummy - my dh loved it too - from the sciency time-travel POV, not the romcom one.

Haven't read it myself - will probably just watch the film now.

I loved it but found the time travelling bit a little confusing. When I stopped trying to explain it and just enjoyed it it was great

I enjoyed it, in the same way that I enjoy other easy non-threatening reads when I can't be bothered challenging myself.

DH LOVED it!

I'm not big on Mills and Boon and let's fact it, that is what TTW is (with extra soft sci-fi thrown in). But even worse was that I didn't identify with any of the cardboard cutouts characters and really wanted them to do something useful like drop dead on page 10.

I love real sci-fi. I love good writing. This was neither.

I read the first two thirds, thinking it's got to get better, otherwise why would everybody be raving about it so much. Couldn't finish it. Bleh.

I saw the film last night, and was sobbing from the first 5 minutes in. Absolutely loved it, but then I love a good cry at a film. Have to say my friend and I were not the only ones crying either, it echoed round the whole cinema!
Eric Bana was a little bit wooden, but that was my only problem with the film. I thoroughly recommend it.

OK - I am intruiged now - I bought it the other day because it was ludicrously cheap in Sainsbury's but I haven't started it yet.

Am I in the mood for "manipulative, tear-jerking tosh" I wonder? Maybe not tonight, but soon...

ha ha
I love these threads where half the people think its deep and meaningful and beautiful, and the other half threw it across the room/used it as bog paper at the end of chapter 1.

Couldnt get very far - rubbish

Went to see the film with 2 friends that loved the book - they thought the film brilliant i thought it ok - wouldnt rave about it though

Irritated me, didn't warm to the characters, attempted to finish it twice, not worth it.

Had to read it twice to confirm that it was a complete pile manipulative, tear-jerking tosh ... but then I don't go for the big romantic gestures and everlasting love malarky...

Hurled it across the room before the end of Chapter 1.