I am currently re-reading The Time Traveller's Wife. Oh my goodness. What a fiction and what a fantastic "fantasy". I just looooove it. People always think that writing a fiction or a fantasy is easy. You just have to make the stuff up..they said. The truth is, it's not. It's hard. Really hard. You have to make the unbelievable believable. Man, thats a super tough job!!!
Well, back to the book. It is a story of Henry and Clare. Henry was born with a strange genetic condition that sort of force him to time travel even without him wanting it. He can't control his "ability" to time travel and we are transported together with him in his exceptional journey of life. He first met Clare when he is in his 40s and Clare is just 6 years old!! It is a beautifully crafted love story. I also have to say that i found it to be very very very authentic and original. It offers a new and fresh perspective on time travel. Smart interpretation.
The story is told through the narrative of the two main characters; Henry and Clare. So, we will get two different point of views of their life. The narrating is quite easy to follow once you get used to the style of writing. It is brutally honest at times and I am certain this novel will evoke an "unknown" kind of emotion from you. At least thats how I feel while and after Im readin it. I describe it as "unknown" because I don't even know how to describe what I felt. It gets under my skin.
After I finish reading this book Im basically emotionally exhausted. I may sound like I am exagerating it but what can I say, I am a sucker for love story. Great love story and mind you, this is one of them. Go check it out.
There's also a movie adaptation of this book coming out in Malaysia sometime in October and needless to say, I can't hardly wait for that. But let's talk about the movie in another post yea?? In the meantime, I want to revisit Henry and Clare again. hmmmm.
