The time traveller's wife
I really enjoyed reading the book, even if I had to pay a lot of attention at the beginning to avoid getting lost in the dates ! I tried to explain the story to a friend but it didn't make any sense !^^ She looked at me like "huh?" But when you really get into the story, it's captivating.
I felt sorry for Clare, it must be so difficult for her not to ask her husband about what is going to happen to her, to them. I wouldn't be able to do it I think, I would need to know. And I felt sorry that she had to wait for such a long time for Henry to come back to her. This is probably one of the most powerful love stories I've ever read.
I also liked how the writer manages to make something impossible like time travelling looks so real and possible.
The scenes with Henry and Alma at the museum was heart-breaking, it made me cry. And when Clare sees Henry from the other side of the road and he runs to her but he vanishes before he reaches her...so so sad.
One quote I loved : "Long ago, men went to sea, and women waited for them, standing on the edge of the water, scanning the horizon for the tiny ship. Now I wait for Henry. He vanishes unwillingly, without warning. I wait for him. Each moment that I wait feels like a year, an eternity. Each moment is as slow and transparent as glass. Through each moment I can see infinite moments lined up, waiting. Why has he gone where I cannot follow?"
One scene I liked : when Henry, having traveled into the future as well as the past, knows what will take place on the morning of September 11, 2001. He has told Claire about it, and on that morning she wakes up early only to find Henry and their daughter sitting in front of the TV. She asks him “How come you’re up, I thought you said it wasn’t for a couple of hours yet.” and he answers “I couldn’t sleep. I wanted to listen to the world being normal for a little while longer.”
I felt sorry for Clare, it must be so difficult for her not to ask her husband about what is going to happen to her, to them. I wouldn't be able to do it I think, I would need to know. And I felt sorry that she had to wait for such a long time for Henry to come back to her. This is probably one of the most powerful love stories I've ever read.
I also liked how the writer manages to make something impossible like time travelling looks so real and possible.
The scenes with Henry and Alma at the museum was heart-breaking, it made me cry. And when Clare sees Henry from the other side of the road and he runs to her but he vanishes before he reaches her...so so sad.
One quote I loved : "Long ago, men went to sea, and women waited for them, standing on the edge of the water, scanning the horizon for the tiny ship. Now I wait for Henry. He vanishes unwillingly, without warning. I wait for him. Each moment that I wait feels like a year, an eternity. Each moment is as slow and transparent as glass. Through each moment I can see infinite moments lined up, waiting. Why has he gone where I cannot follow?"
One scene I liked : when Henry, having traveled into the future as well as the past, knows what will take place on the morning of September 11, 2001. He has told Claire about it, and on that morning she wakes up early only to find Henry and their daughter sitting in front of the TV. She asks him “How come you’re up, I thought you said it wasn’t for a couple of hours yet.” and he answers “I couldn’t sleep. I wanted to listen to the world being normal for a little while longer.”