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ThrowingSomeBruddahs OP t1_iyc0ddj wrote

Reply to comment by laconicflow in The Time Traveler's Wife and the State of Romance in 2003 by ThrowingSomeBruddahs

I’m not sure I follow. What symbolism have I stuffed the book with? All I’ve done is performed a close reading of the text and offered up an interpretation of the prologue. It’s the only part of the book I’ve read so far.

Edit: do people just not know what a close reading is? The arguments I’m making are supported by the text of the prologue.

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Tanagrabelle t1_iycn4ts wrote

Unless you've edited it, nowhere in your initial post do you indicate "I have read no more of this book than the prologue."

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ThrowingSomeBruddahs OP t1_iyf92wf wrote

I thought “this just from the first four pages” was enough of a signpost, but it appears that I was mistaken. I’ll be more clear in the future about the limitations of my analysis.

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Stats_n_PoliSci t1_iyd8hfw wrote

You’re reading way too much into the prologue. While correct in the context of the prologue, it’s giving you a very misleading perspective on Clare. The prologue sets up the story, but does not always, or often, give you a good perspective on the characters. It’s jarring to those of us who have read the book, especially since you don’t say in your post that you haven’t read the book yet.

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ThrowingSomeBruddahs OP t1_iyf8fhf wrote

Yeah, I’m now about a quarter of the way through the book and can see that the dynamics are much more complex than the prologue suggested.

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