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nicole3654's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
noot_booooks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
akiikomori's review against another edition
5.0
*listened to the audiobook/ebook/paperback*
I don't know how long I've had this book sitting on my shelf but I've FINALLY read it.
I remember watching the movie years ago.
HBO did their own adaptation that was unfortunately cancelled after one season - because people suck -_- and are just worrying about the wrong things right now - but the show was AMAZING and Theo James and Rose Leslie did an amazing job. I am so sad they didn't get to continue to work on the show. I think it would have been amazing!
The book did get very long in the middle....and just dragged on, I think about 20-30% just felt like it dragged on.
But then it picked up and got emotional.
I'm glad I finally got to read this, it was lovely~
Now I know why this was such a big deal back when it first came out.
I don't know how long I've had this book sitting on my shelf but I've FINALLY read it.
I remember watching the movie years ago.
HBO did their own adaptation that was unfortunately cancelled after one season - because people suck -_- and are just worrying about the wrong things right now - but the show was AMAZING and Theo James and Rose Leslie did an amazing job. I am so sad they didn't get to continue to work on the show. I think it would have been amazing!
The book did get very long in the middle....and just dragged on, I think about 20-30% just felt like it dragged on.
But then it picked up and got emotional.
I'm glad I finally got to read this, it was lovely~
Now I know why this was such a big deal back when it first came out.
kashna83's review against another edition
5.0
Este libro me crea conflicto, lo leí en 2006, cuando tenía 23 años y escribí:
(agost 2006) CF/amor és un llibre meravellós. Una perla. És la història d'amor entre una parella en la que ell pateix un extrany síndrome que el permet viatjar en el temps. Dit així, és estrany... però no us deixeu enganyar pels prejudicis. Si entres en les seves pàgines, descubriràs la poesia de la quotidianitat, de les casualitats i de l'amor a qualsevol edat, a travès de la distància i sobretot, a travès del temps
CONTIENE SPOILERS AUNQUE SE VEA VENIR DE QUE VA EL LIBRO....
Siempre me quedó el recuerdo de que era un gran libro de amor hasta que vi la película. No sé si es porque en la película vi cosas que no había notado en el libro, si es que me he hecho mayor y aprecié cosas que no noté en su momento, pero esa gran historia de amor, se me hizo "oscura", realmente ella se enamora de Henry libremente? No, él, hace que se enamore de él, desde niña. La predispone a que lo quiera y lo necesite. Nunca tuvo elección... No sé... quizá debería volver a leer el libro, porque igual en el libro no se aprecia esta visión que vi en la película.
Dejo las 5 estrellas porque es la impresión que me dió en 2006.
(agost 2006) CF/amor és un llibre meravellós. Una perla. És la història d'amor entre una parella en la que ell pateix un extrany síndrome que el permet viatjar en el temps. Dit així, és estrany... però no us deixeu enganyar pels prejudicis. Si entres en les seves pàgines, descubriràs la poesia de la quotidianitat, de les casualitats i de l'amor a qualsevol edat, a travès de la distància i sobretot, a travès del temps
CONTIENE SPOILERS AUNQUE SE VEA VENIR DE QUE VA EL LIBRO....
Siempre me quedó el recuerdo de que era un gran libro de amor hasta que vi la película. No sé si es porque en la película vi cosas que no había notado en el libro, si es que me he hecho mayor y aprecié cosas que no noté en su momento, pero esa gran historia de amor, se me hizo "oscura", realmente ella se enamora de Henry libremente? No, él, hace que se enamore de él, desde niña. La predispone a que lo quiera y lo necesite. Nunca tuvo elección... No sé... quizá debería volver a leer el libro, porque igual en el libro no se aprecia esta visión que vi en la película.
Dejo las 5 estrellas porque es la impresión que me dió en 2006.
beehoule2's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
silvia_henry's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, Cursing, Child death, Medical content, Death, and Grief
Minor: Blood, Alcohol, and Vomit
dianacarmel's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I read this for a reading challenge but would otherwise not recommend it. It starts with a naked adult man befriending a six year old girl and doesn’t improve from there.
mdevlin923's review against another edition
2.0
Follows the romance between Henry and Clare. Henry sporadically and (sometimes) unwillingly time-travels to his past and future. This has been happening to him since he was a child, but as an adult he time travels to meet his future wife when she is a child. They form a relationship and begin their relationship.
It was a really interesting concept...somebody who time travels back and forth visiting his loved ones (and even himself). But the idea of him visiting his wife as a child and "molding" her into the person she becomes is a very weird. Additionally, the fact that Clare feels the need to save herself for basically her whole life when Henry visits her in the future before he dies. It's kind of creepy.
That being said, I was totally hooked and wanted to keep reading it.
It was a really interesting concept...somebody who time travels back and forth visiting his loved ones (and even himself). But the idea of him visiting his wife as a child and "molding" her into the person she becomes is a very weird. Additionally, the fact that Clare feels the need to save herself for basically her whole life when Henry visits her in the future before he dies. It's kind of creepy.
That being said, I was totally hooked and wanted to keep reading it.
taibell07's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Disappointed. This is the first time that I enjoyed the movie and tv show more than the book. The love that they had for each other, did not justify the pedophilia, the love did not justify how they treated the people that loved them, and the way other races were depicted seemed a little off for me.