Friday, January 22, 2010
The Time Travler's Wife--The ending!!
Just like the beginning and the middle The Time Traveler's Wife was amazing especially at the end. Right after finishing the book I saw the movie and i was disappointed to find out that they somewhat altered the ending! In the book, before Henry and Claire die they get to see each other for one last time. What bothered be however, is that Claire goes from 40 to 80 in just one page. I thought the ending did not flow very well. However the book was so amazing i would recommend it to anyone despite the odd ending. I would especially recommend it to teens, because sometimes teenagers don't appreciate all that they have and this book really makes you think. It isn't trying to guilt you into helping a cause but just makes you appreciate life and love. My mother read this book at the same time as me and loved it as well. The Time Traveler's wife is a classic and should be read by everyone, or at least watch the movie.
The time Travler's Wife--Midway through analysis
So far this book if phenomenal which is something I have known since the first page. Midway through i want to compare it to another movie I recently saw and loved called the curious case of Benjamin Button. Benjamin Button is a boy living backwards. He was born and old man who cannot take care of himself and dies a young boy who cannot take care of themselves. These books have many things in common. First off, they both emphasize the importance and shortness of life. By putting a spin on things, and living life backwards your learn how important your life really is and never want to let it go. They also however both show the problems of not living your life and taking chances and what you can miss out on. Just being the way they were born, Eric and Benjamin missed out on certain aspects of their lives, but we don't have to! Finally, Both men stuck in a time warp had backwards love affairs that almost worked out. What kept them alive was the love their women felt for them but what drew them apart was years of age difference. Imagine if the person you love was getting older and more mature as you became younger and more immature. Obviously, this cannot happen in real life but I think the authors purpose was to put a high value on life and show that we all are a lot luckier than we think.
Friday, January 15, 2010
The Time Travlers Wife The beginning
This book is amazing!! Actually it is probably one of the best books I have ever read. The time Traveler's wife is the love story of Clare and Henry, a pair of star crossed lovers that aren't your typical romeo and Juliet. Their love is strong but Henry unwillingly travels through time at random moments, sometimes years when his wife cannot see him. She must raise a family and fight temptations all with his absence. I feel like the inspiration of this story was from Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet because it is about two loves who just were not destined to be together but fought fate. And their love was strong enough to defeat fate and hold on. However there are some differences between the two. Romeo and Juliet have the mental obstacles of their parents feud while Clare and Henry are often physically separated. I am not quite done with this novel but I am so excited to read about the end of the story. I want to see if fate defeats true love, if Henry and Clare are meant to be together of if just like in Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy awaits. Will Gomez ever fulfill his dream of being with Clare? Questions i want to find out.
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