Title: Big build up . . . . small pay off
Review: I wanted to love this book and, if a few things had been different, I would have. Niffenegger comes up with a very clever premise and she's skilled at creating good characters. The non-linear plot took some getting used to, but after a while I was very much enjoying the time shifts and seeing the many pieces of the puzzle start to fall into place.The problem with The Time Traveler's Wife is the last quarter. After hundreds of pages of build up this book just sort of peters out. I've been disappointed with a number of books lately for this reason (Forever and Everything Is Illuminated are two that spring to mind). Good premise, decent writing, but an ending that just renders the whole thing a waste of time.Niffenegger is talented, there's no question. But it almost seems as though she got fed up with her own book and just hastily threw together an ending. Poorly executed and extremely disappointing for the reader.
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