The Time Travelers Wife came out this weekend with mixed reviews. I haven't seen it yet. I'll get there, but before I do I'm going to read the book again.If you haven't, read it.
I've never read a book like it, it's such a far-fetched story (but I found myself believing in the magic if it). Let me remind you that this blog is loosely based on the idea that sometimes life can be just as entertaining and romantic as chick-lit novels and movies, you just have to search for the dreamy-eyed silver lining.
I read that this particular book, written by Audrey Neffinnegger, started as a metaphor for her failed relationships. The authors take on the idea that a "romance of a lifetime" is one that can never be completely had. But instead of writing a, "poor me"kind of story, she went literal on that concept and actually created a character that has a genetic disorder that causes him to travel through time, in an out of his life and the life of his wife from when she is just a child through to when they have a child of their own. It's just as much about the time when he's not a part of her life and how that makes her feel as it is about their romance.
I'm interested to see if Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams have chemistry. To be honest if they threw Ryan Gosling in there with her again, they would have made a killing at the box office. Let me know what you think - book or movie, is it a story worth being moved by?
Image is pulled from the movie The Time Travelers Wife - how incredibly romantic is a dance in the kitchen...I'm not being sarcastic with this one.
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