This book took me a LONG time to read. I started it sometime in the summer of 2009 when I learned the movie was coming out. I really like to read the book before I see the movie even though I am always sorely disappointed by the film versions. I finally finished the novel; well, sort of. I definitely cheated because I could not bring myself to actually finish. With the last 100-150 pages I skipped a huge chunk, checked the internet for a basic idea and then skimmed for some good dialogue. Some of you might think that this doesn't count towards one of my 50, but I am going to count it. I read over half of it legitimately and should get some points for actually finishing the torturous thing.
The Time Traveler's Wife:
If you hadn't guessed... I didn't like this book. I was extremely disappointed. Normally, if I struggle through a book when I finish I have this great sense of accomplishment and appreciation for the beauty of the literature. This book left me feeling like I had wasted my time. I didn't end up watching the movie, which was my ultimate goal. I just felt that the beautiful themes that were represented in the book didn't meet my expectations. The idea that there most couples or soul-mates share a spectacular attraction and often have many common interests that suffer from some sort of disjointedness is a really beautiful subject to explore.
Similar to that topic, there are many amazing aspects of life that are explored in this story. The concept of freewill has always been complicated and often rooted in a religious context. By taking away some of the freewill of the characters it's interesting to think about what ways people experience the lack of freewill in their own lives. I think about how expectations from family, friends and my peers lead me to pursue particular paths. Although they don't literally tell me which road to take, my surrounding community does expect me to act in a particular way. The idea that a child can be anything they want when they grow up isn't totally true. I wanted to do lots of theater when I was younger and try my hand as a professional actor. I never acted on these passions because of what others would say. In some way, the community I was a part of was holding my freewill captive.
There are these fabulous themes to the story, but I didn't feel that these were represented that well in the story. I don't recommend this to readers unless they really liked the movie. I think you of all people might have a chance to love it.
The Time Traveler's Wife:
If you hadn't guessed... I didn't like this book. I was extremely disappointed. Normally, if I struggle through a book when I finish I have this great sense of accomplishment and appreciation for the beauty of the literature. This book left me feeling like I had wasted my time. I didn't end up watching the movie, which was my ultimate goal. I just felt that the beautiful themes that were represented in the book didn't meet my expectations. The idea that there most couples or soul-mates share a spectacular attraction and often have many common interests that suffer from some sort of disjointedness is a really beautiful subject to explore.
Similar to that topic, there are many amazing aspects of life that are explored in this story. The concept of freewill has always been complicated and often rooted in a religious context. By taking away some of the freewill of the characters it's interesting to think about what ways people experience the lack of freewill in their own lives. I think about how expectations from family, friends and my peers lead me to pursue particular paths. Although they don't literally tell me which road to take, my surrounding community does expect me to act in a particular way. The idea that a child can be anything they want when they grow up isn't totally true. I wanted to do lots of theater when I was younger and try my hand as a professional actor. I never acted on these passions because of what others would say. In some way, the community I was a part of was holding my freewill captive.
There are these fabulous themes to the story, but I didn't feel that these were represented that well in the story. I don't recommend this to readers unless they really liked the movie. I think you of all people might have a chance to love it.
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