I loved it.original and though provoking.

Eh, mixed feelings. Some of the story was interesting and very innovative, but the romance itself annoyed me. I didn’t think it was explained well enough how a real relationship could exist between the two when there was such an imbalance between them. All of the witholding information on his part left a bad taste in my mouth, and I didn’t get enough closure. Still, it was worth reading.

UNSURE IF THIS IS A GOOD OR BAD THING

Apparently, a film is in the works. Haven’t heard of the pair they have set to play Henry and Clare:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452694/

i’ve basically spent my sunday reading it, and it can’t get out of my mind. I’m not usually fond of love stories, but this book was truly amazing

This evocative, multi-layered story was a wonderful read—the author managed the jarring time-jumps perfectly, evoking the shock of chronological displacement without losing the narrative thread. One of the best reads of the past year or so. Much Recommended.

I’m still reading it so a review will come later but I’ll just say I started it yesterday and am 1/3 of the way in. Gripping read. I’d say it’s like PULP FICTION crossed with a love story because the plotline is out of sequence and you view it at times through timetraveling Henry’s eyes and at other times through his wife Clare’s. I’m really liking this so far.

EDIT:
Loved the book. Without giving spoilers, I’ll just say I was (pleasantly) surprised they avoided a cliche ending…

A touching escapist love story. A fantasy we can all choose to believe in, because to love, and to be loved, is all we ever need

This was on my book list and the minute I picked it up I knew there was something different here! I didn’t move for four hours while i read this….it just consumed me! I loved it, read it now!

The point of this, I think, is to say that we all are time-travelers. We all live in our memories and expectations of the future, and we never let our loved ones go – not completely. While this is more concretely true of the Time Traveler himself, we all spend our lives traveling in our minds to times and places we’ve been before and hope to be.

More fascinating, though, was the circular nature of the actual story – that Henry and Clare were soulmates: they never had a chance to choose each other. They were always married, always committed to each other.

At times I felt the author speaking directly to me through her character’s personalities and cultural references. I saw where someone in another review called these references trite or contrived, but not so – either you get them or you don’t, and the ones I didn’t get are dog-eared for look-up! In a lot of ways it was a trip down memory lane for me, with suggestions of other works I might like.

I loved the book, and am only holding back that one last star for a few loose ends not tied up, and, frankly, I felt the book was not long enough! But the Time Traveler’s Wife developed from an excellent concept and execution, and is certainly a new favorite.

I don’t think I can really sum up my feelings toward this book without sounding too sappy, so I’ll just say this: it’s a beautiful, emotional story, like nothing else I’ve ever read.