The time traveler s wife audrey niffenegger, author. The time travelers wife was the first novel i can remember that actively used time travelingbut the book isnt magical realism, not really. Books similar to the time travelers wife goodreads. As andrew billen argues in the times, the book may even serve as a feminist analysis of marriage as a partnership in which only the male. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger, paperback.
Sep 09, 2003 mainstreamed time travel romance, cleverly executed and tastefully furnished if occasionally overwrought. In the book youre not only by henrys side when hes hiding in those bushes. In brief a dazzling novel in the most untraditional fashion, this is the remarkable story of henry detamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who travels involuntarily through time, and clare abshire, an artist whose life takes a natural sequential course. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a similar writing style or theme to the time traveler s wife. Audrey niffeneggers innovative debut, the time travelers wife, is the story of clare. In the time travelers wife, audrey niffenegger questions what might happen if time were not a oneway street, if it were possible to revisit important moments in life again, and again, and again. The time travelers wife is the debut novel of american author audrey niffenegger, published. 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. Buy the time traveler s wife by audrey niffenegger online at alibris.
The ideal relationship according to the time travelers wife. Henry is a 28yearold librarian who has a genetic disorder that causes him to travel through time involuntarily. I am either one sick or one inspired woman or both. The title the time traveler s wife suggests that clare is the main character in the story. The sequel is one of two books the author is currently working on, she revealed on. While the many iterations and loops here are intricately woven, the plot, proper, is fairly simple.
The time travellers wife the 14 best sex scenes in. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the time travelers wife. The time traveler s wife depicts the complicated lives of both claire and henry, and is told from both points of view, as they navigate through their passionate love affair, meanwhile trying to overcome the challenges brought about by henry s random ventures through time. Deploying science fiction tropes in service of an exquisite love story, niffenegger crafts a heartbreaking story of enduring passion and touching selfsacrifice. Directed by robert schwentke, the film stars eric bana, rachel mcadams, and ron livingston. A timetravel love story par excellenceit will be a hardhearted reader who is not moved to tears by the dangers henry and clare ultimately face, and by the authors soaring celebration of the victory of love over time. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger book analysis. 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. Yet the narration seems to devote equal attention to clare and henry. This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of the time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger. 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. The time travelers wife audrey niffenegger, 2004 houghton mifflin harcourt 546 pp. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Her family moved to evanston, illinois when she was little. Jan 30, 2004 the time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger 532pp, jonathan cape. Audrey niffenegger throws you into a pretty perplexing scenario at the start of the time traveler s wife. Adapting a novel with complex elements and undertones to the silver screen is a daunting task and director robert schwentke struggled to compromise between satisfying readers of the novel and making the movie accessible to people unfamiliar with the book. Niffenegger s debut novel, the time traveler s wife 2003, was a national bestseller.
The time traveler s wife movie was a cleaner version of the book. The title the time travelers wife suggests that clare is the main character in the story. Stacking books on the shelves in the librarys inner. The time travelers wife kindle edition by niffenegger. The time traveler s wife is a romantic drama directed by robert schwentke, adapted from audrey niffenegger s bestseller of the same name. Published in the print edition of the september 29, 2003, issue. The time travelers wife is a houdini box of a novel, filled with spring latches and trap doors. The alternating firstperson perspectives set a precedent for the rest of the story, which largely follows the chronology of clares life but also takes us along for some of. 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.
However, henry time travels and sometimes leaves his wife for days or weeks at a time. The time travelers wife book 1, chapter 1, first date. The time travelers wife is a movie for people who arent really that into time travel. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger books. The time travelers wife book summary and study guide. Rachel mcadams and eric bana are soulmates in stolen. The time traveler s wife critics consensus though it may satisfy fans of the novel, the time traveler s wife s plot contrivances and illogical narrative hamper its big screen effectiveness.
The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger waterstones. 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. Find books like the time travelers wife from the worlds largest community of readers. The time travelers wife summary supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Mar 24, 2014 the time traveler s wife 2009 official trailer rachel mcadams movie hd when henry detamble meets clare abshire in a chicago library they both understand that he is a time traveler, but she. It avoids getting bogged down in the scifi specifics of its premise, in which a man named henry eric. Audrey niffeneger audrey niffenegger was born in 1963 in the idyllic hamlet of south haven, michigan. Im only adding this book because it annoys me that it popped up on the most popular reads. The time traveler s wife is an unconventional love story that centers on a man with a strange genetic disorder that causes him to unpredictably time travel and his wife, an artist, who has to cope with his frequent and unpredictable absences. The time travelers wife kindle edition by niffenegger, audrey. Aug 28, 2009 we kept the book club blog separate so that we dont post any spoilers over here.
The book spoiler for the book the time travelers wife. Aug 18, 2014 audrey niffenegger is writing a sequel to her bestselling debut novel the time travelers wife vintage. Young lovers often believe themselves crossed by fate or by time, but those in niffeneggers spirited first novel have more reason than most. In the mean time, here are some book club questions for you to muse over. Goodreads members who liked the time travelers wife also liked.
Time travelers wife sequel from niffenegger the bookseller. 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. The 2008 movie the time travelers wife featured eric bana and rachel mcadams as henry and clare, newlyweds struggling to deal with his inability to stop disappearing into different times and places without warning. 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. The story is about two people the time traveler henry, and his wife clare. Henry travels back in time and has sex with claire who he is married to in the presentday in the past. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
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. Critical analysis of time travellers wife by audrey niffeneger. The time traveler s wife may be a rare opportunity to learn something about the fourth dimension in our lives. Rachel mcadams and eric bana in the film version of the time traveler s wife it is rare that a book. The official facebook page for the time travelers wife i wouldnt change one second of our life together. Complete summary of audrey niffenegger s the time traveler s wife. Buy the time traveler s wife by niffenegger, audrey from amazon s fiction books store. Henry suffers from chronodisplacement order, a disease that is constantly whisking him away from his life to deposit him in the past and future without a moment s notice or control. Her next effort, the novel the time traveler s wife, catapulted her into bestseller status. It provides a thorough exploration of the novels plot, characters and main themes, including love, determinism and fantasy. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger alibris. There s one sex scene at the beginning, but that s really easy to fast forward continue reading.
Henry has a genetic condition that causes him to time travel. The alternating firstperson perspectives set a precedent for the rest of the story, which largely follows the chronology of. The time traveler s 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 was thirtyone. We then see the couple move into their apartment in chicago, and living the life of a young married couple. Audrey niffeneggers innovative debut, the time travelers wife, is the story of. Henry then disappears and is back in bed with his new wife claire, and they both laugh about a young claire being jealous of herself. The main focus of the novel is the love story between clare and henry. Deeply moving and written with heart and generosity, the time travelers wife expertly wraps an intimate tale of human connection in a brilliantly original structural conceit. The time travelers wife 2009 official trailer rachel. Clare and henry attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goalssteady jobs, good friends, children of their own.
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