Personally, I didn't really think it was too wordy.
Strong Parts: 1. The character development was very strong. It was easy to imagine who Henry and Clare were and it was easy to identify with them. 2. The plot of the book mimics the life of Henry, in a sense in that it's not in chronological order. It's starts with how they meet, and then jumps back to Henry and Clare's childhood. After that, there is a tendency to go from past to future, but like Henry, you have jumps into the past or the future. The chronology of the book also made you stop and think a bit. Sometimes, you had to go back a chapter and re-read to get some of the finer details the other character pointed out. 3. I also like how the book is narrated from both Henry and Clare's point of view. You often see two different retellings of the event. One has Henry's reactions to and interpretation of major events and the other has Clare's. 4. Like I mentioned before. I really liked the major theme: free will versus determinism. I'd like to say more here, but I think I'm going to keep my mouth shut. 5. The way the story flows in general. It was a book that just sucked me in and I often had a hard time putting it down.
I can't really think of any weaknesses off-hand. Maybe the length? It was over 500 pages. But mostly, that's because my neck sucks and I can't read for long periods of time anymore.
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Strong Parts:
1. The character development was very strong. It was easy to imagine who Henry and Clare were and it was easy to identify with them.
2. The plot of the book mimics the life of Henry, in a sense in that it's not in chronological order. It's starts with how they meet, and then jumps back to Henry and Clare's childhood. After that, there is a tendency to go from past to future, but like Henry, you have jumps into the past or the future. The chronology of the book also made you stop and think a bit. Sometimes, you had to go back a chapter and re-read to get some of the finer details the other character pointed out.
3. I also like how the book is narrated from both Henry and Clare's point of view. You often see two different retellings of the event. One has Henry's reactions to and interpretation of major events and the other has Clare's.
4. Like I mentioned before. I really liked the major theme: free will versus determinism. I'd like to say more here, but I think I'm going to keep my mouth shut.
5. The way the story flows in general. It was a book that just sucked me in and I often had a hard time putting it down.
I can't really think of any weaknesses off-hand. Maybe the length? It was over 500 pages. But mostly, that's because my neck sucks and I can't read for long periods of time anymore.