Apr 06, 2014 i give the time traveler s wife by audrey niffenegger a 35 stars. This unique tale of love tests the boundaries and constraints of love, the time traveler s wife, is an exceptionally heartwarming and endearing book that portrays the feelings and emotions of both henry and clare throughout their lifetime. The time traveler s wife is one of my favorite books. Mainstreamed timetravel romance, cleverly executed and tastefully furnished if occasionally overwrought. A very important motif for this book is right in the name the time travelers wife. In the movie the time traveler s wife, shortly after henry meets clare for the first time, clare spends the night at henry s. The time travelers wife is one of my favorite books. Sep 09, 2003 mainstreamed timetravel romance, cleverly executed and tastefully furnished if occasionally overwrought. The time traveler s wife came to me as i was experiencing the collapse of my first big relationship.
At the end of the book, i found myself wishing for a followup book, called the time traveler s daughter exploring alba s life. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger is one of those stories that pulls you into the characters lives and leaves you wanting more, mulling over the scenes and premise for days after youve reluctantly turned the last page. Jan 30, 2004 the time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger 532pp, jonathan cape. The story starts with what will be the general pattern of the novel. Thats not to say that its perfect or a work of fiction that will change the face of american literature, but i found it very engaging and hard to put down.
What speaks for the book as being mainly clare s story, however, is that the narration follows her chronological timeline, which is also the reader s timeline. What if two people who loved each other deeply, married, and faced a life in which one person remained constant while the other slipped fluidly in and out of. With the plethora of books available these days its getting harder and harder to find a book that is worth reading. It is gorgeous and perfect and sad and joyous every time. The time travelers wife quotes by audrey niffenegger. The time travelers wife begins with a prologue in which the main characters, henry and clare, introduce the nature of their relationship as a time traveler and a time travelers wife. Commonly, it conjures up a strange and marvelous world. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the time travelers wife by aubrey niffenegger. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger alibris.
The time travelers wife was the first novel i can remember that actively used time travelingbut the book isnt magical realism, not really. That s not to say that it s perfect or a work of fiction that will change the face of american literature, but i found it very engaging and hard to put down. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger goodreads. Audrey niffeneggers innovative debut, the time travelers wife, is the story of clare. Clare reveals that she has met henry before in fact, she claims she has known him since she was six years old, a fact that henry. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger audio book. Why do you think niffenegger used the title the time travelers wife instead of just the time traveler. The time travelers wife the book spoiler for the book. Of course there are plot elements and time travel paradoxes that stretch the.
A long time ago a friend loved this book so much she bought it for me too. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger audio book free online. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger summary. Mar 02, 2018 the time travelers wife was the first novel i can remember that actively used time travelingbut the book isnt magical realism, not really. Time travel is what this book is made up of, henry being randomly thrown around to different times of his and clares lives, never being in complete control of. The time travelers wife is a controversial novel, and when my book club discussed it, there were burning pitchforks, buckets of hot tar and glasses of wow. Transporting the reader between a richly detailed past and a frighteningly possible future, the heavens is a powerful reminder of the consequences of our actions, a poignant testament to how the people we love are destined to change, and a masterful exploration of the power of dreams.
The time traveler s wife follows the love story of claire, an art student, and henry, a librarian with the unique ability to unexpectedly travel in time. I give the time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger a 35 stars. Aubrey niffeneggers debut novel the time travelers wife 2003 was a runaway bestseller and adapted to a major film in 2009. Audrey niffenegger is writing a sequel to her bestselling debut novel the time travelers wife vintage. Apr 30, 2020 the time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger is one of those stories that pulls you into the characters lives and leaves you wanting more, mulling over the scenes and premise for days after youve reluctantly turned the last page. As for the movie version which is inevitable, given the cinematic qualities of the book i for one am appalled by the prospect of a time travelers wife featuring brad pitt and jennifer aniston or brad pitt as. Mar 03, 2019 the time travelers wife by audrey niffeneggeris a very slow paced and unconventional love story that unfolds over the course of the book. In the movie the time travelers wife, shortly after henry meets clare for the first time, clare spends the night at henrys. The time traveler s wife begins with a prologue in which the main characters, henry and clare, introduce the nature of their relationship as a time traveler and a time traveler s wife.
In the mean time, here are some book club questions for you to muse over. There were a few things that i enjoyed about this book, but unfortunately, overall, this one was not for me. An incredible book whose complexity and beauty cannot possibly be conveyed by a summary. With eric bana, rachel mcadams, ron livingston, michelle nolden. The time travelers wife depicts the effects of time travel on henry and clares marriage and their passionate love for each other as the story unfolds from both. Pdf the time travelers wife pdf book egtwgtewgfdeswg. Yet the narration seems to devote equal attention to clare and henry. Niffenegger wrote it while going through an emotionally distant and complicated relationship.
Audrey niffenegger on finishing the sequel to the time. Clare and henry meet at the newberry library in chicago. While the many iterations and loops here are intricately woven, the plot, proper, is fairly simple. Using alternating firstperson perspectives, the novel tells the stories of henry detamble born 1963, a librarian. This is her first novel, which in hardcover was a selection of todays book club.
The alternating firstperson perspectives set a precedent for the rest of the story, which largely follows the chronology of clares life but also. The time travelers wife book summary and study guide. Henry suffers from chronodisplacement order, a disease that is constantly whisking him away from his life to deposit him in the past. Impossible but true, because henry is one of the first people diagnosed with chronodisplacement. The main focus of the novel is the love story between clare and henry. The author takes on the challenge of writing in an unconventional manner in regards to story development. The time travelers wife pdf about the time travelers wife book pdf. The time travelers wife is a thoroughly satisfying and thoroughly magnificent story. The title the time travelers wife suggests that clare is the main character in the story. Born in 1975, henry teaches himself the skills he will need to survive as he travels through time, unable to change events he sees those he loves. An imaginative extension of everyday life, the story asks. The time traveler s wife is a real treat for time travel genre lovers. Following morning she finds a lipstick in henrys bathroom, and when henry comes in he explains it by saying im not doing that anymoreits in the past something along those lines, not a direct quote.
The book spoiler for the book the time travelers wife. The time travelers wife is a controversial novel, and when my book club. He finds himself in the present and the past with only his naked body. The title the time traveler s wife suggests that clare is the main character in the story. Beyond the kudos due for taking on the challenge of writing in a grain not normally visited in modern literature, i applaud the author for succeeding in this quest and. Jan 06, 2005 the time traveler s wife is an inspirational piece of literature. This unique tale of love tests the boundaries and constraints of love, the time travelers wife, is an exceptionally heartwarming and endearing book that portrays the feelings and emotions of both henry and clare throughout their lifetime. The time travelers wife is a 2009 american romantic science fiction drama film based on audrey niffeneggers 2003 novel of the same name. The time travelers wife was the first novel i can remember that. What if two people who loved each other deeply, married, and faced a life in which one person remained constant while the other slipped. I will never see the movie because the book is better on the moviescreen of my mind than anybody could ever film. Niffenegger, frustrated in love when she began the work, wrote the story as a metaphor for. The time travelers wife is an inspirational piece of literature.
Audrey niffeneggers debut novel, the time travelers wife, at turns playful, wearisome, and moving, chronicles the efforts of henry, a librarian, and clare, an artist, to build a stable life together despite the unending threat of separation and loss. The time traveler s wife is a 2009 american romantic science fiction drama film based on audrey niffeneggers 2003 novel of the same name. Librarian henry is twentyeight years old and clare, an art student, is twenty. The time travelers wife depicts the effects of time travel on henry and clares marriage and their passionate love for each other as the story unfolds from both points of view. Jul 05, 2003 the time traveler s wife is a controversial novel, and when my book club discussed it, there were burning pitchforks, buckets of hot tar and glasses of wow. Young henry is now naked and standing in his house, watching himself, his mother, and his father read a book on the couch together. Jun 27, 2017 plot prologue the time travelers wife begins with a prologue in which the main characters, henry and clare, introduce the nature of their relationship as a time traveler and a time travelers wife. The time traveler s wife is a controversial novel, and when my book club discussed it, there were burning pitchforks, buckets of hot tar and glasses of wow. Buy the time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger online at alibris. About the author audrey niffenegger is a professor in the m. Apr 28, 2015 this bestselling and innovative debut novel from audrey niffenegger explores the perfect marriage, one that is tested by challenges the couple can neither control nor predict.
Plot prologue the time travelers wife begins with a prologue in which the main characters, henry and clare, introduce the nature of their relationship as a time traveler and a time travelers wife. Directed by robert schwentke, the film stars eric bana, rachel mcadams, and ron livingston. Henry has a genetic condition that causes him to timetravel. The story is sometimes told by clare, sometimes by henry. At the end of the book, i found myself wishing for a followup book, called the time travelers daughter exploring albas life. Clare and henry attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goalssteady jobs, good friends, children of their own. Read the time traveller s wife, then read it again. Impossible but true, because henry is one of the first people diagnosed with chrono. The time travelers wife by audrey niffeneggeris a very slow paced and unconventional love story that unfolds over the course of the book. A complicated space time frame similar in some aspects to the one used in bones of the earth, may dishearten some readers.
The alternating firstperson perspectives set a precedent for the rest of the story, which largely follows the chronology of clare s life but also takes us along. The time travelers wife follows the love story of claire, an art student, and henry, a librarian with the unique ability to unexpectedly travel in time. A second later, he disappears again and is back at the scene of the. The time travelers wife by audrey niffeneggar bookgen. A complicated spacetime frame similar in some aspects to the one used in bones of the earth, may dishearten some readers. Born in 1975, henry teaches himself the skills he will need to survive as he travels through time, unable to change events he sees those he loves suffer. A dazzling novel within the most nontraditional fashion, this can be the exceptional story of henry detamble, a dashing, swashbuckling professional person united nations agency travels involuntarily through time, and clare abshire, associate creator whose life takes a natural consecutive course. Claire and henry actually met back when claire was just six years old, and henry, then 36, accidentally dropped into the field she was in on one of his many unexpected and unsolicited travels. The time travelers wife audiobook by audrey niffenegger. The book in question is the other husband, the longawaited sequel to the time travelers wife, which niffenegger embarked on in 20 but readers shouldnt expect to see copies in the shops in.
Following morning she finds a lipstick in henry s bathroom, and when henry comes in he explains it by saying im not doing that anymoreit s in the past something along those lines, not a direct quote. The time travelers wife by readbook 12 august 2017 this is the extraordinary love story of clare and henry who met when clare was six and henry was thirtysix, and were married when clare was twentytwo and henry thirty. The story follows henry detamble bana, a chicago librarian with a paranormal genetic disorder that causes him to randomly time travel as he tries to build a. What speaks for the book as being mainly clares story, however, is that the narration follows her chronological timeline, which is also the readers timeline.
Aug 18, 2014 audrey niffenegger is writing a sequel to her bestselling debut novel the time travelers wife vintage. Audrey niffenegger throws you into a pretty perplexing scenario at the start of the time travelers wife. Listen to time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger at. I am either one sick or one inspired woman or both. A chicago librarian has a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, creating complications in his marriage. I read the book in paper when it first came out and just listened to it again. Time travel is what this book is made up of, henry being randomly thrown around to different times of his and clares lives, never being in complete control of whats going on around him. It is a love story about a man with a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel unpredictably, and about his wife, an artist, who has to cope with his frequent absences and dangerous experiences. This the time travelers wife book is telling about the time travelers wife is the story of clare, a beautiful art student, and henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since clare was six and henry was thirtysix, and were married when clare.
Audrey niffeneggers innovative debut, the time travelers wife, is the story of clare, a beautiful art student, and henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since clare was six and henry was thirtysix, and were married when clare was twentythree and henry thirtyone. Our home life was deteriorating and my emotions were spinning out of control as i began to read the nonlinear love story of henry and clare, which opens when henry is 28 and clare is 20, and, though hes never met clare before, shes. Time travelers wife sequel from niffenegger the bookseller. The time traveler s wife is a 2009 american romantic science fiction drama film based on audrey niffenegger s 2003 novel of the same name. The sequel is one of two books the author is currently working on, she revealed on. The book in question is the other husband, the longawaited sequel to the time travelers wife, which niffenegger embarked on in 20 but readers shouldnt expect to. Aug 12, 2017 the time travelers wife by readbook 12 august 2017 this is the extraordinary love story of clare and henry who met when clare was six and henry was thirtysix, and were married when clare was twentytwo and henry thirty.
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