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[p_evans]

Title: The Time Traveler's Wife

Author: Audrey Niffenegger

Genre: Romance, almost Sci-fi

Summary: On the surface, Henry and Clare Detamble are a normal couple living in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Henry works at the Newberry Library and Clare creates abstract paper art, but the cruel reality is that Henry is a prisoner of time. It sweeps him

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[twicknam_garden]

Okay, I'll be the first to admit that I cried like a baby after I read the ending, but yes, it is an absolute cliche and that is why snobby literati like John will turn his nose up at it.

Like, the exact same plotline (though rendered in a more sophisticated fashion) has been dealt with in countless SS/HG fics. I must applaud Niffenegger for pushing the boundaries with the almost pedo overtones of Henry in his 40s getting seduced by teenager Claire, but it's still disgusting.

And the sex scenes - have you ever read anything so vulgar, so base? No, don't answer that, I know you have. And I have too. Just not in a published book that is classified as high literature.

[p_evans]

well, the sex scene's understandable, since Clare said the reason why she married Henry is because he's 'very, very good in bed'.

and i thought you like the whole pedo thing? *remembers all those pedophiliac pieces you memtioned before*

[twicknam_garden]

The sex may have been good, but the writing during those parts sure wasn't.

Thus my "vulgar...base..." comment.

[twicknam_garden]

Teehee, how ironic that I was commenting on another person's writing. I meant "weren't", not "wasn't".

[v_x_2]

i know it's gonna be teary
i saw the trailer and i nearly cried, i think i told you that
if you want to watch the movie then count me in...
i think eric bana and rachel mcadams is a pretty good couple in this movie, but i heard the movie is not good as the book (as always)

[p_evans]

oh gosh, i bet it's gonna be another 'click' if us two watch it together...
and OMG Rachel and Eric are totally cute together.

maybe i'll watch it for the second time with you, so i'd know what'll happen in the movie and prevent myself from crying too much.

[twicknam_garden]

Rachel McAdams is all right.

[p_evans]

was the sheer fact that Eric was in StarTrek turned you off?

also. are you going to uni tomorrow?