the time traveler's wife
Yup, I'm currently reading this bk, nearing the end actually. It's a very interesting story about this guy, Henry, wif a gene disorder which allows him to time-travel. Actually 'allow' isn't such a good description cos he has no control over it. It happens most often when he feels negative feelings like frustration.
When Henry was 36, he time-travels and meets a girl named Clare who's only six(the first time they meet). The funny part about him time travelling is that he usually appears in another time naked. As a result, he realises the need to learn to steal things, break into houses etc. Along the way, when Henry time-travels back to the past and sees his young self, he teaches the boy, himself actually, those important skills for survival. He appears at the girl's house during some of his travels and they kind of became friends, lovers and eventually, husband and wife.
When he was 28 and Clare was 20, they met at a library where he works and interestingly, she knows everything about him and he knows absolutely nothing about her (cos he only meets her the first time when he's 26, remember?). Along the way, she sort of guides him along so that he'll ultimately become the Henry whom Clare knows.
It's humorous in certain ways but is ultimately a sad love story larz. Imagine the kind of feelings Clare goes through when Henry suddenly disappears and she has to wait (for how long even Henry doesn't know) for his return.
Another sad part of the story is how Henry actually survived a car crash because of his illness, but his mother getting killed in the accident. Just on impact, his fear caused him to time travel and return minutes later after the accident nearby. As he grows up, he time travels back to that moment very often, seeing his mum being killed. It's really very sad...He's got to go through the feeling of losing his mum again and again as he grows up.
At different points in time, the author narates the story through the perspective of Clare and then Henry. Very creative, very interesting. This book is a must-read for readers...
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