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I'm on about page 150 of The Time Traveller's Wife and I'm fing it a bit tedious.

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Tinker · 20/03/2009 19:15

Is it really worth finishing? I probably will just because I'll want to know if it was worth it but I don't care about either Henry or Claire yet. Will I?

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mrsmaidamess · 21/03/2009 21:06

It made me cry. I loved it and all the guessing about which was the real Henry in any situation.

Sails · 21/03/2009 21:09

Yurtgirl- If you are reading this just received the book and ds loves it thank you ever so much just sent you an e-mail!

Spaceman · 21/03/2009 21:14

It is definately worth carrying on as the ending is the best bit. I wept like a baby! Hated the build up though; it really annoyed be.

midnightexpress · 22/03/2009 09:56

LOL at the ending is the best bit. I bet it blimmin is.

Jenbot · 22/03/2009 10:58

I finished it, but if I could travel back in time and have a chat to myself before starting to read it I would tell myself not to bother!

Tinker · 22/03/2009 14:19

Well, I'm over halfway now and am not exactly gripped by it but far enough in to keep going.

The jumpiness is till pissing me off and I'm not interested at all in which is the real Henry. Find it all a bit convenient that he could manage to stay for most of his wedding and Christmas but at other times it's all unpredictable.

It's written with a view to making a film, I think. And a lot of the descriptions are very boring.

Their conversation about whether or not they have too much sex was puke-inducing.

And why do these female characters always have to have such wanky "arty" jobs? Paper sculptures? Oh, please, stop it.

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Tinker · 28/03/2009 17:35

Well, I've finally finished it. I'll admit to feeling a bit weepy at certain parts and could half-imagine that Henry mught be quite attractive. Clare was still bit of a drip and their relationship/friends/family stuff was all just too perfect. Even the imperfections weren't very convincing. The characeters were all a bit one-dimensional so all set up to be a film.

So, not worth it on any intellectual level but as a holiday read it's quite engrossing

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Tryharder · 30/03/2009 08:40

I loved this book and was extremely sad when I finished it as I had enjoyed reading it so much. I have reread it 6 or 7 times I think.

I didnt know there was going to be a film... can't wait.

barbarianoftheuniverse · 30/03/2009 09:13

I found it a complete plod- didn't finish it. Read the end and thought it really wasn't worth the time. Couldn't care less about any of the characters.

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