Journal Entry 1 by Flaming-Ice on Thursday, October 28, 2004

From AMAZON.COM:-

Audrey Niffenegger's innovative debut, 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 thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. Impossible but true, because Henry finds himself periodically displaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity from his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.

The Time Traveler’s Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare's marriage and their passionate love for each other, as the story unfolds from both points of view. Clare and Henry attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals -- steady jobs, good friends, children of their own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor control, making their story intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.


A very good read. Totally enjoyable. Sci Fi is not my type , but this book is totally different. Realistic in a strange nice way. I highly recommend it. 

Journal Entry 2 by Flaming-Ice on Monday, November 22, 2004

This is a bookring now. Final Order:

1-outofreach -- AUSTRALIA
2- drutt -- UK
3- quico -- PORTUGAL
4- atarirules -- USA
5- icekween01 -- USA
6- gaspimper891 -- Canada
7- cambridgelass -- UK
8- kashka -- UK
9- Banjaxt -- UK
10- Tristan1865 -- Kuwait
11- nekki2976 -- USA

then back to me..

Guidelines:

1-When you recieve the book, please make a journal to let me and the rest of the group up to date to what's happening to the book.

2-Try to read the book as quick as possible, for there are other people waiting for the book. (I think 3 weeks is enough)

3-When you finish reading the book, PM the next person on the list for their mailing address, and write an entry when you send them the book.
 

Journal Entry 3 by Flaming-Ice on Sunday, November 28, 2004

Mailed this morning to outofreach in Australia. 

Journal Entry 4 by outofreach from Melbourne, Victoria Australia on Sunday, December 12, 2004

the book arrived in todays mail. i love the stamps, hatemademe. they look so exotic to me. i think it took the book a little longer due to the fact that parts of the envelope went missing on the way and the australian post had problems to figure out the address. it si now save in my posession and i will start reading as soon as possible... 

Journal Entry 5 by outofreach from Melbourne, Victoria Australia on Thursday, December 23, 2004

i loved this book. first i thought that the author would have to fullfil a pretty hard job to make it plausible that henry is a time traveller and that there won´t be any questions left unanswered. well, there weren´t any. the only thing i was left wondering was the incident with the lion statues on the entry of the chicago arts project. i would have loved to read about clare´s view (well, i won´t say too much that the following ring members have something to look forward, too).

this book travelled with me from melbourne/australia all the way to the south-west corner of germany and once across germany to jena.

i hope it will arrive safely at drutt´s place in the uk where it will be mailed today... 

Journal Entry 6 by drutt from Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on Thursday, December 30, 2004

The book arrived safely in the UK this morning and I'm really looking forward to reading it. 

Journal Entry 7 by drutt from Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, January 24, 2005

Maybe I'm in a strange, emotional place right now but this book blew me away. It pained me to read it and it pained me to come to the end of it.

It's beatifully written, and following both Clare's and Henry's perspectives makes it incredibly real. It's also raw and overwhelming at times and several times I had to put it aside to come back to later.

I'm not going to write any more about it here, in case I might spoil it for future readers. 

Journal Entry 8 by drutt from Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Journal Entry 9 by quico from Coimbra (cidade), Coimbra Portugal on Friday, February 04, 2005

The book arrived safely to my door! 

Journal Entry 10 by quico from Coimbra (cidade), Coimbra Portugal on Monday, February 21, 2005

It's a wonderfull book. Read it and enjoy it.

I've followed drutt's suggestion, did a little internet search and discovered Audrey Niffenegger's site
It's mostly under contruction, but there is a link to a touching short story that I strongly recommend you all to read.

Thanks for this ring, Faming-Ice. It was really a pleasure. 

Journal Entry 11 by quico from Coimbra (cidade), Coimbra Portugal on Thursday, February 24, 2005

Here it goes to atarirules! 

Journal Entry 12 by atarirules from Natick, Massachusetts USA on Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Just got the book via mail from quico! (And thanks for the prompt shipping that was pretty fast!)

I plan on reading this in less than two weeks and getting it on it's way.

 

Journal Entry 13 by atarirules at please use CONTROLLED RELEASE country in Natick, Massachusetts USA on Saturday, April 02, 2005

Released 7 yrs ago (4/2/2005 UTC) at please use CONTROLLED RELEASE country in Natick, Massachusetts USA

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Sending to icekween01 in a controlled release. Great book! Thanks for including me in the ring!

 

Journal Entry 14 by icekween01 from St. Louis, Missouri USA on Thursday, April 07, 2005

Journal Entry 15 by icekween01 from St. Louis, Missouri USA on Monday, April 25, 2005

Journal Entry 16 by icekween01 from St. Louis, Missouri USA on Sunday, May 01, 2005

Finished the book this morning. Very good! I loved it. Highly imaginative and engrossing. Thanks Flaming-Ice for sharing. I will be sending this on to the next reader on the list shortly. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it! :)

Happy Bookcrossing!! 

Journal Entry 17 by icekween01 at Mailed to fellow Bookcrosser in St. Louis, Missouri USA on Sunday, May 01, 2005

Released 7 yrs ago (5/1/2005 UTC) at Mailed to fellow Bookcrosser in St. Louis, Missouri USA

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sent to the next reader on the list fellow bookcrosser
gaspimper891

ENJOY!

Happy Bookcrossing! 

Journal Entry 18 by gaspimper891 from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Canada on Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Got it in the mail today, next on my to be read:) 

Journal Entry 19 by gaspimper891 from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Canada on Friday, May 27, 2005

I loved this book I was worried that it would be hard to follow but it wasnt at all, i couldnt put it down.