The Time Traveler's Wife
Registered by rem_IVE-620646 on 12/4/2004
7 journalers for this copy...
My mom gave this to me. She read it for her book group and loved it. Am looking forward to this one.
From the back cover:
"A most untraditional love story, this is the celebrated tale of Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who involuntarily travels through time, and Clare Abshie, an artist whose life takes a natural sequential course. Henry and Clare's passionate affair endures across a sea of time and captures them in an impossibly romantic trap that tests the strength of fate and basks in the bonds of love."
From the back cover:
"A most untraditional love story, this is the celebrated tale of Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who involuntarily travels through time, and Clare Abshie, an artist whose life takes a natural sequential course. Henry and Clare's passionate affair endures across a sea of time and captures them in an impossibly romantic trap that tests the strength of fate and basks in the bonds of love."
This book is GREAT - one of the best reads I have had in a long, long time. I can't remember the last time I stayed up till all hours of the night, unable to put a book down, because I just had to know how it all turned out. By the same token, I didn't want it to end.
This is such a beautiful, romantic love story, but also very real. The couple goes through tremendous pain, and yet they KNOW (because he has seen their future) that they will weather all storms and be together forever.
It is almost like a steamy literate romance novel - the characters quote Rilke as foreplay. Oh my!!
I cannot recommend this book enough. It is like a great beach read that you won't feel guilty about reading, because it is so smart. And as soon as I finished it I had to go hug everyone in my family and just love them up in the here and now.
This is such a beautiful, romantic love story, but also very real. The couple goes through tremendous pain, and yet they KNOW (because he has seen their future) that they will weather all storms and be together forever.
It is almost like a steamy literate romance novel - the characters quote Rilke as foreplay. Oh my!!
I cannot recommend this book enough. It is like a great beach read that you won't feel guilty about reading, because it is so smart. And as soon as I finished it I had to go hug everyone in my family and just love them up in the here and now.
Released on Thursday, December 09, 2004 at about 3:00:00 PM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Starbucks across from Lowe's in Rancho Santa Margarita, California Controlled Releases.
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Released in trade to LGinder. Enjoy!
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Released in trade to LGinder. Enjoy!
Just read about 20 pages and it starts out great. Will finish soon and let you know. Thanks for releasing it to me!!
I agree this is a great book, one you don't want to put down. It had me from the first page to the last. I don't know if I'd want to know the future as Henry did, nor endlessly wait like Clare had to either. This would make a wonderful movie although they would have to be very creative with the camera as he appears in the buff every time. Thanks for thinking of me and not just releasing it out into the wild. I'm going to put in under reserved status to keep for our meetup after the holidays.
Journal Entry 6 by LGinder at Family Member in -- By post or by hand --, South Carolina USA on Sunday, December 12, 2004
Released on Sunday, December 12, 2004 at about 8:00:00 PM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at N/A in handed over in person, A Family Member Controlled Releases.
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This book was to good to have it sit idle on my bookshelf. I'm releasing it to my sister, tomsmama, then when she's done we'll take it to our next bc meetup.
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This book was to good to have it sit idle on my bookshelf. I'm releasing it to my sister, tomsmama, then when she's done we'll take it to our next bc meetup.
Have heard a lot about this book. Have moved it up to 'next' on TBR and then will reserve for Meet-Up. Thanks all!
Have book back in my possession. Will see if OneMorePage wants it back or if it's okay to release.
Journal Entry 9 by LGinder at N/A in N/A, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Released 19 yrs ago (4/13/2005 UTC) at N/A in N/A, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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"Boomeranged" back to OneMorePage, thanks for sharing.
"Boomeranged" back to OneMorePage, thanks for sharing.
Not sure what to do with this. May give it to my sister, maybe offer it up as a bookring? For now it is available.
Released 18 yrs ago (5/15/2005 UTC) at
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Gave this to my sister, jkd366. I hope she enjoys!
November, 2005 - my sis never "caught" this book, and then sent it back to me. I will mark it available again and see what happens...
11/23/05 - Shipped out ring today.
Order so far:
Caligula03 (US, ship US)
Philomom (US, ship?)
Escalla (Portugal, ship int'l)
marko167 (Brussels, ship int'l)
Back to me, OneMorePage
Typical rules apply:
1. Journal when you receive the book
2. Read within a month
3. PM next in line for their address
4. Journal when it leaves
Enjoy reading and I really look forward to the comments on this book!
Gave this to my sister, jkd366. I hope she enjoys!
November, 2005 - my sis never "caught" this book, and then sent it back to me. I will mark it available again and see what happens...
11/23/05 - Shipped out ring today.
Order so far:
Caligula03 (US, ship US)
Philomom (US, ship?)
Escalla (Portugal, ship int'l)
marko167 (Brussels, ship int'l)
Back to me, OneMorePage
Typical rules apply:
1. Journal when you receive the book
2. Read within a month
3. PM next in line for their address
4. Journal when it leaves
Enjoy reading and I really look forward to the comments on this book!
Book has arrived. Thanks.
I've read better time travel books. This book just didn't hold my attention and I found it oddly amusing that it read just as well back to front as it does front to back. It just seems like the author took all her ideas for the plot, wrote them down on index cards and then tossed the whole lot up in the air and then wrote the book down in the order that she picked the cards up. There's never a compelling reason given for why Henry is so fascinated by Clare or why she so obediently decides to wait for him. The only really interesting character is Alba and she doesn't show up until the last third of the book.
Released 18 yrs ago (12/16/2005 UTC) at
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Mailing to philomom.
Mailing to philomom.
Just arrived in the mail today. Perfect timing, as I am just finishing a book. I should be able to mail this back out in a week's time. Thanks for sharing.
Very interesting. Science fiction and gothic romance rolled into one. I dreaded the ending which I knew was inevitable. A good read and quite engrossing.
Journal Entry 17 by philomom at -- Mail, By Hand, Rings, RABCks, Controlled release, Swap, etc. in Decatur, Georgia USA on Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (1/24/2006 UTC) at -- Mail, By Hand, Rings, RABCks, Controlled release, Swap, etc. in Decatur, Georgia USA
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Gone to Portugal.
Gone to Portugal.
Journal Entry 18 by Escalla from Lisboa - Parque das Nações, Lisboa (cidade) Portugal on Wednesday, March 22, 2006
It has arrived, will start to read it automatically
Thank you Philomom for sending it and thanks OneMorePage for lending it
Thank you Philomom for sending it and thanks OneMorePage for lending it
Journal Entry 19 by Escalla from Lisboa - Parque das Nações, Lisboa (cidade) Portugal on Monday, May 29, 2006
I apologize, i finnished reading this book in April but forgot to Journal it (i also see now that it's kind of lost, so i'll try to solve that as well).
I actually rather enjoyed this book, which is excelent because so far this year i have read very little.
What truly struck me in this book was the fact that this was no typical sci-fi book, not overly heroic or decadent, it's characters could be our front door neighbours or our co-workers. Also i heard lots of criticism on the level of acceptance from Clare of Henry's condition, but the fact is that we humans have so little certainties in life, and to actually KNOW of something that won't end, that won't fail, is so reassuring that allows us to lay new faith, to endure, and to try again. We cannot compare their relationship to normal standards because it has little to do with normality.
All in all an excellent love-story, and i particularly enjoyed the part about the History of Punk :P
This book was mailed to marko167 on April, let's wait to see if he ever received it, if not i make here a vow to find a new copy and pursue the bookring to it's end. :)
I actually rather enjoyed this book, which is excelent because so far this year i have read very little.
What truly struck me in this book was the fact that this was no typical sci-fi book, not overly heroic or decadent, it's characters could be our front door neighbours or our co-workers. Also i heard lots of criticism on the level of acceptance from Clare of Henry's condition, but the fact is that we humans have so little certainties in life, and to actually KNOW of something that won't end, that won't fail, is so reassuring that allows us to lay new faith, to endure, and to try again. We cannot compare their relationship to normal standards because it has little to do with normality.
All in all an excellent love-story, and i particularly enjoyed the part about the History of Punk :P
This book was mailed to marko167 on April, let's wait to see if he ever received it, if not i make here a vow to find a new copy and pursue the bookring to it's end. :)
Arrived whislt I was away on honeymoon so apologies for an delay. The book goes straight on top of mount TBR so should be on its way soon.
Thanks for sending it.
Thanks for sending it.
WOW WOW WOW!!! What a book. I loved it. I am amazed how having such a complicated premise the author managed to keep the book easy to read and not at all difficult to follow. The way she built up the suspense was masterful and far from criticizing the lack of Clare's resistance, I found the way that none of the characters were portrayed as not being able the course of things fantastic.
This is an outstanding book, it is a very strong recommmendation from me. Thanks for opening up as a ring.
Will PM OMP now and see whether it should go back to them or whther they want to extend the ring.
This is an outstanding book, it is a very strong recommmendation from me. Thanks for opening up as a ring.
Will PM OMP now and see whether it should go back to them or whther they want to extend the ring.
Journal Entry 22 by marko167 at BookRing in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Friday, June 30, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (6/30/2006 UTC) at BookRing in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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And so after a million adventures of which surely we only know a few the traveller returns home.
And so after a million adventures of which surely we only know a few the traveller returns home.
Book is home and I am so happy to see it again! I think I am going to re-read it and then add it to my book club's library box. Thank you all for participating!
