In the beginning of her article, Stephanie Merritt summarizes the story line of The Time Traveler’s Wife, while also offering her thoughts towards a movie, and comparison to popular book The Lovely Bones. She feels the movie will be a good contribution to the boast of the novel. Merritt also feels glad for a small time author (Niffenegger) to get such high praise and earn the rank of a bestseller at the beginning of her literary ventures.
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She first feels of course the story is a great idea, it tugs on your heart and makes you feel the emotions throughout and similarly to my first article the thoughts are the same. It’s a modern fairytale that people would like to live in. There are many relatable back and forth banter, which would likely come up in the lives of many readers. She also feels the use of proper scientific wording and knowledge adds a sense of realistic disbelief for the reader, and commends her on the studying and self-understanding of the science. However Merritt feels the relation between miscarriages and time travel is unlikely, and not appropriate to those suffering from infertility and miscarriages on a day-to-day basis.
Overall it is a good read, and perfect for those with the sense of imagination and want to believe in the unbelievable. But for those with a sense of reality and understanding of the events which take place, it will not suit your reading likes.
Merrit, Stephanie. "A modern fairy tale: Audrey Niffenegger's first novel, a runaway success in America, fails to work its magic on Stephanie Merritt." New Statesmen. January 19, 2004. . undefined. <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/LitRC?vrsn=3&OP=contains&locID=ko_k12hs_d21&srchtp=athr&ca=1&c=35&ste=18&stab=2048&tab=2&tbst=arp&ai=U16829218&n=10&docNum=A112794075&ST=audrey+niffenegger&bConts=2191>.
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