| Re: What Did You Just Finish?
I've just finished The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffeneger.
Its about Henry, and his wife Clare, and how Henry's time travelling affects them. Its not about time travel.
I found it a bit slow to start, as if I was waiting for it to get going, but by the end I was very attached to the characters and found myself liking the way that it didn't really have a 'get-going' moment. It was also worth a cry towards the end. Really enjoyed this book.
4.5/5
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Before that, I finished The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz.
Its basically about this guy called Oscar, and his life. It is a short life, but there's a lot which goes into making it wonderous, and its this which takes up most of the story. You get a lot of footnotes from the author putting things into context. The author, and Oscar's Mum, are from the Dominican Republic, and a lot of the story takes place there, with notes on the political scene of the DR at the time.
The author manages to intertwine fact and fiction, with references to comic books, sci-fi and popular culture. All in all, it is quite a challenging read, but so worth the effort. I thoroughly enjoyed this clever, witty, highly entertaining book and recommend it to anyone with the time and patience to get into it.
5/5 | 
