Book I Didn't Like

Danielle Tuesday!!!

So, uh, literally nobody answered my question last week, and Orla, who at least attempted to answer the question answered the wrong question. So here it is again: WHAT DO WE CALL THE READERS OF THE BLOG, AND ALSO ARE WE ACTUALLY GOING TO STICK TO "COOL PEOPLE OF EVERY AND ANY NATIONALITY?" If y'all don't answer me, is2g I will eat all the food in your house.

Also great weird/interesting news everyone! I loved reading about it, and I think the only way it could've been better was if I read a post everyday, which brings me to my next point: WHAT DO PEOPLE THINK OF HAVING ROISIN, LAURA, AND BRONAGH JOIN THE COLLAB PROVIDING THEY ARE INTERESTED?

Anyway, the theme for this week is worst book we've ever read/book we hated/least favourite book! And mine is actually a bit of unpopular opinion, because I'm pretty sure that it's a bestseller and also a movie was made out of it, but it's The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffeneger.

Now maybe this is just because I don't really like romance novels in particular, over the years I've found myself more of a coming-of-age and adventure/fantasy kind of girl. But this book just creeped me out so much. Now the last time I read it was I guess a couple of years ago so I might not remember the specifics of it, but it's about this girl meeting a time traveler man and the romance that blossomed from that very first meet in the field outside of her house. Good premise, right? You'd be expecting lots of adventures and exciting and thrilling things. Oh man, was I disappointed.

Because the man doesn't really have control over his powers, so he could just disappear from the present time and then reappear again (completely naked) sometime in his or the girl's past/future, with no idea when in his life's timeline he is. The two people's lives are very intertwined in the story and that's what's in part made me really frustrated about it. The man has some variety in his story though. He has some independence from the girl. We know about his backstory, about his family, his childhood at some point I think was talked about in the book. Meanwhile the girl's story is completely wrapped around this guy's life that you can't really describe her without bringing in the story of the man. We know nothing or, like, a ridiculously low amount of information from her un-romantic life. From when she was six (the time she met the guy) until literally the day she died, it's all wrapped around this guy who is, coincidentally, also a jerk. It reminded me a lot of twilight, only it's actually way creepier in some parts of the book.

I didn't really enjoy the book a lot because of that, and also I guess because of the expectation that I had about a thrilling adventurous read. It wasn't really for me, I guess. Maybe it's just because I read it when I was younger and couldn't really relate to their love very much, or maybe it's because I just don't like reading romance stories in general. I mean, I like my story. Uh, that's about it. Excluding my ships, of course. I like my ships... but. Does that mean that I do actually like romance stories? I don't know okay I just didn't like this book.

Now I'm confused.

Maybe I do like romance stories, but I just thought this one was a rubbish romance story. Yeah I'll go with that one.

See you guys next week!

-Danielle.