The Time Traveler's Wife

Shocked at how upset I was when finishing the book! (To be honest, I sobbed for a good ten minutes straight.) Clare and Henry are just real enough that I felt connected with them, which is no small feat for characters who inhabit a fantastical life and embody a magical love. It makes impossibilities believable, and attainable.

Have to say I'm not disappointed that I won't be seeing the film, though; I don't find Eric Bana particularly attractive, and I'm sure that, based on a major plot-point in the book, I would be seeing a lot of him, in a very physical way. I'm okay with skipping that experience.