I have never been fond of time traveling stories. For one, it gives me headaches. Second, I don't like parallelism. Never did.
I had several spoilers of the story, no thanks to some friends. Hehe! And even though I have read several reviews about it, how confusing the time in the story is, I got to finish the entire book in 2 days. Over the weekend, while Typhoon Ondoy is on its spree, devastating a lot of Filipinos, I read through it all by candlelight.
It wasn't all that difficult to follow the time frame in the story. Basically, it's all in Clare's time. Save for some in the ending. There were even instances when I got to think that the way it was written was for the less learned. Time, in month-day-year, plus the character's age, was written at every start of the chapter. And it gives me the feeling that I was spoon-fed. That I should have had to think harder. But anyway, it all worked out for me. :)
Clare: always waiting. Henry: for reason unbeknown to him, always leaving. I love Clare's patience. I love the expectations of their meetings, tryst.
Time really is relative. (Hey. Cut me some slack. Even the book had its fair share of cliches.) People may have died for years now. But for some, people like Henry, a former loved one could have taken her life just a few seconds ago. Sad. Poignant.
Then, there were a lot of Aha's! Aha! So that's why he throws up just before he time travels. Aha! So that's why he's always hungry after time traveling. Aha! So that's why it can't be undone. And more aha's! :)
I liked every character in the book. Especially Gomez. "Hey there, Library boy!" To which Henry would answer, "Comrade!" :)
Though I was disappointed at Clare for 2 instances. :( All the same, she is Clare. She has her own share of shortcomings.
I love it. :)
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