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Book Review By Linda Dilts
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

The main character, Henry, has been a time traveler since he was 5 years old. He finds himself in the present and the past with only his naked body. When Henry is in his 30's he meets his future wife, Claire, a beautiful artist, who is only 6 years old at the time. They have frequent meetings, which she keeps from others, until Claire is a young adult.

After several years of not seeing one another, Claire & Henry meet in REAL time. Of course Claire knows all about Henry from their 15 years of meeting in HER past, yet Henry does not know her yet since he was over 30 when he traveled to her past!

They eventually get married, as Henry had told her when she was just a child. Unfortunatley it is a very difficult union due to his dangerous time traveling. She never knows when he may just disappear or in what condition he will return.

Theirs is a love story full of romance, sadness, loss, uncertainty, and happiness.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Time Travel: - into past and future equally
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - destined love (dream or prediction)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story? Yes
Family relations Yes
Descript. of chases or violence - 10 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 %
Story largely takes place in - 1980's-2000

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
If magical mental powers: - teleportation

Main Adversary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - licking - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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