The Time Traveler's Wife

Long, long ago I heard about this book becoming a movie and that it was great. I checked it out from the library, read a few pages, and couldn't get into it, so I returned it. Later it finally became a movie (with the beautiful Rachel McAdams instead of Jennifer Aniston like I'd heard at first, is that even remotely true?) I put the movie in my Netflix queue ages ago, when it was in the theaters. We finally had it on the computer and I hadn't watched it for months. Ben kept threatening to delete it. One night I was up late working on my knock off Pottery Barn Kids Felt Telluride Advent Calendar and, having exhausted slutty medical drama's from my dvr (love you, Grey's), I watched this. It was great, so I decided to read it. As fate would have it, I found a copy at Saver's for two bucks a few days later so I took it home. I knew the ending (mostly) from the movie but couldn't wait to see how the book would be different.

I have to say, this book engrossed me more than any I've read in a long while. I was dying to find out what would happen next, see how the relationship would progress, how their lives would change. I loved it. I read it as quickly as I could (without overly neglecting my kids or my house) and wanted to tell everyone about it except, I was worried to recommend it. The language leaves something to be desired and there is a lot of sex in the book. I would give the book an R rating even though the movie was only PG-13! I don't think the book was really graphic or inappropriate, or even excessive, but I wouldn't feel comfortable recommending it at Church book club for sure! Call me a hypocrite, though, because I'm definitely reading this again, and that doesn't happen too often! I loved the characters, laughed and cried with them, and only wished she would have left out some of those bad words, because this book was wonderful!