Title: Self-important Rubbish
Review: If I'm going to be manipulated by a novel, I at least prefer not to be aware of it. "The Time Traveler's Wife" is too content to show the reader the strings - one is always too aware of the effort that went behind it. The effort to make Henry "cool" - half the time, he just lists lyrics or bands that he listens to, or quotes obscure poetry. The effort to make witty repartee between all the main (read: to be liked) characters.And yet, no effort at all went into making the reader believe in the central relationship. We never see the two falling in love - we are just meant to take it for granted that they ARE in love. That's a dangerous thing to do with a romantic novel.I also strongly object to the way Clare narrates. I hate narrations that eschew punctuation like commas for really no reason at all.
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