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This is not your everyday romance novel. By telling us about Henry and Clare's love, their life, their normal joys and struggles as well as those instigated by Henry's genetic disorder that pulls him through time, Niffenegger fosters our own love affair with the couple. She helps us connect with them in ways only expert writers do -- we are able to see that despite our differences, we share so much.
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I picked up this novel because I adore McEwan's _Atonement_; this novel certainly proved itself as well. The time changes that McEwan intertwines throughout the book kept me reading for hours, just wondering how the couple's fateful wedding night might end. The novel simultaneously gives us glimpses into the private lives and thoughts of its characters and insight to England in the early twentieth century. The end was superb -- and in true McEwan fashion, not at all the way I expected it to be.
As I read this book, I could envision myself in many similar situations, could remember my own unexplainable emotions, during adolescence . Granted, many of Charlie's experiences were nothing like my own, but that doesn't seem to matter when you're wrapped up in the pages of his intriguing story. All that matters is that we can relate to him, and through that we learn and remember more about ourselves.
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I encourage everyone to read this -- especially before watching the movie (although it was tremendous as well). This book makes us think about how much of our reality is simply what we perceive, and how much of it we fabricate for one reason or another. Whether you're a literature student diving into the novel's metafiction or a reader looking for a captivating story that will make you want to name children or pets after the characters, this book is a must-read.
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I thoroughly enjoyed both Smith's descriptions of multi-cultural England and her in-depth character development. The culture was something I'd never learned about in a history class, and I was so intrigued by the characters that I couldn't put the book down!
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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
ReadingMathTeacher, August 23, 2009
This is not your everyday romance novel. By telling us about Henry and Clare's love, their life, their normal joys and struggles as well as those instigated by Henry's genetic disorder that pulls him through time, Niffenegger fosters our own love affair with the couple. She helps us connect with them in ways only expert writers do -- we are able to see that despite our differences, we share so much.(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
On Chesil Beach: A Novel by Ian McEwan
ReadingMathTeacher, July 20, 2009
I picked up this novel because I adore McEwan's _Atonement_; this novel certainly proved itself as well. The time changes that McEwan intertwines throughout the book kept me reading for hours, just wondering how the couple's fateful wedding night might end. The novel simultaneously gives us glimpses into the private lives and thoughts of its characters and insight to England in the early twentieth century. The end was superb -- and in true McEwan fashion, not at all the way I expected it to be.The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
ReadingMathTeacher, July 19, 2009
As I read this book, I could envision myself in many similar situations, could remember my own unexplainable emotions, during adolescence . Granted, many of Charlie's experiences were nothing like my own, but that doesn't seem to matter when you're wrapped up in the pages of his intriguing story. All that matters is that we can relate to him, and through that we learn and remember more about ourselves.(2 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Atonement by Ian McEwan
ReadingMathTeacher, July 15, 2009
I encourage everyone to read this -- especially before watching the movie (although it was tremendous as well). This book makes us think about how much of our reality is simply what we perceive, and how much of it we fabricate for one reason or another. Whether you're a literature student diving into the novel's metafiction or a reader looking for a captivating story that will make you want to name children or pets after the characters, this book is a must-read.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
White Teeth (Vintage International) by Zadie Smith
ReadingMathTeacher, July 9, 2009
I thoroughly enjoyed both Smith's descriptions of multi-cultural England and her in-depth character development. The culture was something I'd never learned about in a history class, and I was so intrigued by the characters that I couldn't put the book down!(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
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