An unexpected delight

I think I had half-watched this movie, and didn't rate it, so I downloaded the book with skepticism as it was a "daily deal", and I felt safe in the knowledge that if it was not to my taste, I could return it.

Instead, I was pleasantly surprised and delighted by this story. It's made me want to revisit the movie to see how it compares now I've completed the book.

The story of Henry and Claire's love is beautifully told and despite some potential creepy age differences due to the time travel, it remains a love of purity and depth. The tale of it traverses time and emphasises the inevitability of their true love and destiny. That said, it's not a sappy love story, there's despair and tragedy, but also lots of fun, love and laughter. It's a story with characters that will stay with me for a long time, I was sad to finish it.

Despite some overly descriptive scenes of Claire's arts and crafts and Henry's tastes in music, the book is well written and moves along at a good pace. Its a thoroughly enjoyable listen and definitely recommended.

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Spectacular Love Story

Fantastic characters whose painfully brief love spans decades.
Detailed gen-x high upper middle class cultural placement, vivid descriptions of their surroundings and activities, with glorious food and sex throughout.

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Absolutely love this book

Love the story and the performances are excellent .... very highly recommend this audio book A+++++

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I loved it. nice change to what I normally read

loved it. will read again and again. really enjoying the characters the story line how weird and cool it would be to time travel or know someone who does travel

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Beautiful story

I was hooked from the second I started listening. What a beautiful story. Highly recommend

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A beautiful story

This one has all the feels. Really well written and the two leads did a great job of this book. Thoroughly recommend

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Lovely book

Great to be able to read the extended version to the movie. I was surprised how closely the movie followed the book. I would normally read the book first and then be disappointed by the movie but this way around worked much better for me

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A must read/listen

This book is written so thoughtfully and I've always thought it was an art peice itself.
I read the hard copy every other year and decided to get the audio version.
Their performance doesn't disappoint.

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Wonderful

One of my favourite books.
I loved the experience of enjoying it in audio format.
The narrators portrayed the characters beautifully.

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Elegant and engaging

I was curious about the premise after seeing the movie.

It is a rich and engaging story. Beautifully narrated by a duo with talent.

Thank you

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