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English language

Published Nov. 21, 2009 by Random House Group Limited.

ISBN:: 978-1-4090-7691-9
OCLC Number:: 503436964

(2 reviews)

Her Fearful Symmetry is a horror novel by the American writer Audrey Niffenegger. The book was published on October 1, 2009 and is set in London's Highgate Cemetery where, after a year of research for the book, Niffenegger acted as a tour guide.

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Stephanie Jane reviewed Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger

Disappointing

2 stars

Having loved Audrey Niffenegger's first novel, The Time Traveler's Wife, I had looked forward to her second offering, Her Fearful Symmetry. Having now finished that book though, I am struggling to accept that the two were written by the same author. I really didn't enjoy the mish-mash of half-baked plotlines, flat characters and ridiculously convenient coincidences. And was I the only to feel uncomfortable at Robert's transference of his affections from Elspeth to her young niece?

On the plus side, Highgate Cemetery comes out of the book well - perhaps all that does - and I am now keen to take one of the frequently mentioned guided tours. This and the fact that I did struggle through to the final pages has merited a two-star rating, but I can't honestly recommend Her Fearful Symmetry to anyone.

Zoran B. reviewed Her fearful symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger

Review of 'Her fearful symmetry' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

I love Niffenegger’s writing. Her characters do come alive in her stories. But this time her imagination went where I wasn’t able to follow. Maybe the expectations were too high after beloved previous book, The Time Traveler’s Wife, or maybe she just tried for the leap of imagination that was too strange for most to follow.

I can tell by other reviews that I’m not the only one who was left deeply disappointed by Her Fearful Symmetry. I can accept the ghosts playing marginal role in a story, but making a ghost the main character, or one of the main characters, was too much. As much as she made me accept the time-travel in her first book, the author repulsed me from this one with all the ghastly twists. For her writing, and because I really liked compulsive-obsessive Martin and his wife, I gave her two stars. For the idea, …

I love Niffenegger’s writing. Her characters do come alive in her stories. But this time her imagination went where I wasn’t able to follow. Maybe the expectations were too high after beloved previous book, The Time Traveler’s Wife, or maybe she just tried for the leap of imagination that was too strange for most to follow.

I can tell by other reviews that I’m not the only one who was left deeply disappointed by Her Fearful Symmetry. I can accept the ghosts playing marginal role in a story, but making a ghost the main character, or one of the main characters, was too much. As much as she made me accept the time-travel in her first book, the author repulsed me from this one with all the ghastly twists. For her writing, and because I really liked compulsive-obsessive Martin and his wife, I gave her two stars. For the idea, and for the ghosts, I’d give her zero.