The Time Traveler's Wife
12 journalers for this copy...
Amazon says:
This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. His disappearances are spontaneous and his experiences are alternately harrowing and amusing. The Time Traveler's Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare's passionate love for each other with grace and humour. Their struggle to lead normal lives in the face of a force they can neither prevent nor control is intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.
This book was a RABCK from barnhelm!!!Thank you, thank you very much!!!!
Based on this thread!
This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare and Henry who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. His disappearances are spontaneous and his experiences are alternately harrowing and amusing. The Time Traveler's Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare's passionate love for each other with grace and humour. Their struggle to lead normal lives in the face of a force they can neither prevent nor control is intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.
This book was a RABCK from barnhelm!!!Thank you, thank you very much!!!!
Based on this thread!
I just finished it, and I'm still crying. I can't remember when I cried last. I can't remember when I read the last time a book like that. It's absolutely great. It makes me sad and happy at the same moment!
It's strange, I can feel Clare and Henry around me.... What a book!
If you haven't read it: Read it!!!
It's strange, I can feel Clare and Henry around me.... What a book!
If you haven't read it: Read it!!!
Caught in the mail yesterday - thank you sunneschii for this great trade!
It´s jumped right on top of Mt. TBR.
It´s jumped right on top of Mt. TBR.
If someone had told me the book´s plot before I guess I would´t have read it, it sounds like really bad science fiction. But - wow, I just loved it. And I cried buckets. This was such an emotional read, full of love, longing, melancholy and loss, and at the same time, with lots of funny and sexy moments. Incredibly good!
Turning this into an International Bookring now. Please PM with shipping preferences to join.
Participants so far:
wyldanthem, US, prefers to ship within US
shorty04, US, US shipping only
Anatra, US, prefers to ship within US
withoutwings, US, no shipping preferences
darkpunkangel, Canada, will ship internationally
kkitten, Australia, will ship internationally
froggirlwendy, Australia, will ship internationally
bluejazzyfish, UK, will ship internationally
dutchbooky, The Netherlands, will ship within Europe
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...back to me
Note: I´m not stating any "rules" for the ring, I´m sure you know the etiquette involved. But if you´re unsure about anything or have any questions, please feel free to PM me.
Off to Anatra - enjoy!
Yay! I was very excited to receive this in the mail because I've been wanting to read it for a long time now. Unfortunately, I just signed up for an intense english literature class on Monday and I know I won't have any time for pleasure reading. I am disappointed, but I don't want to hold up the list! I will PM the next person for their address. Please move my name down the list (the class ends July 27th). Thanks!
Yay! This arrived in yesterday's mail. Perfect timing, too, as I just finished what I was reading, so I'll start this right away. Thanks!
What a moving story! Clare and Henry rank with Mr. and Mrs. Max DeWinter as my favorite couple of all time, and this is by far the best book I've read all year. The love between Clare and Henry is so real and so strong, and it somehow develops naturally, despite the strange time-travelling disorder that brings them together.
Audrey Niffenegger impressed me with her organization -- I can't imagine how she kept track of all the pasts, presents, and futures! (which makes me wonder how she wrote the story -- linearly or as it's presented in the book?) -- but where she really shines is in the language. She's funny, subtle, and it brings the characters to the forefront. The time traveling is such a foreign concept, so weird and different that it could easily overshadow everything else, becoming a distraction. But Niffenegger manages to make Henry's exits and entrances simple. The reader is aware these leaps are happening, but is so caught up in the relationships and interactions that the time travel almost takes a backseat.
My favorite passage was one of the shortest entries: Wednesday, July 12, 1995 (Clare is 24, Henry is 32), on page 103. So much was communicated in so few lines...
Overall, I cried much more than I laughed, but I didn't want the story to end. I'll be keeping an eye out for other novels by Niffenegger. Meanwhile, I'm going to hit the bookstore and get a hardcover copy -- this book is *definitely* a keeper. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
Audrey Niffenegger impressed me with her organization -- I can't imagine how she kept track of all the pasts, presents, and futures! (which makes me wonder how she wrote the story -- linearly or as it's presented in the book?) -- but where she really shines is in the language. She's funny, subtle, and it brings the characters to the forefront. The time traveling is such a foreign concept, so weird and different that it could easily overshadow everything else, becoming a distraction. But Niffenegger manages to make Henry's exits and entrances simple. The reader is aware these leaps are happening, but is so caught up in the relationships and interactions that the time travel almost takes a backseat.
My favorite passage was one of the shortest entries: Wednesday, July 12, 1995 (Clare is 24, Henry is 32), on page 103. So much was communicated in so few lines...
Overall, I cried much more than I laughed, but I didn't want the story to end. I'll be keeping an eye out for other novels by Niffenegger. Meanwhile, I'm going to hit the bookstore and get a hardcover copy -- this book is *definitely* a keeper. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
I have shorty04's address and will pop this in the post tomorrow morning (will update this entry later with a delivery confirmation number). Thanks again, keksi2, for organizing a ring for this book! I hope everyone else enjoys it as much as I did. :)
Got it today!
Will start this week. Thanks!
Will start this week. Thanks!
I’m really at a loss for words right now. Wow.
This was one of the most amazing and emotional novels that I have ever read. One minute I was laughing and the next I was crying. The last 20 pages or so I had to keep stopping so that I didn’t get the book soaked with tears. Yet it left me with a sense of hope. Henry and Clare’s love was so great that it broke through time and death.
This was an astounding novel.
I'll send this out next week when I go into town.
This was one of the most amazing and emotional novels that I have ever read. One minute I was laughing and the next I was crying. The last 20 pages or so I had to keep stopping so that I didn’t get the book soaked with tears. Yet it left me with a sense of hope. Henry and Clare’s love was so great that it broke through time and death.
This was an astounding novel.
I'll send this out next week when I go into town.
Journal Entry 12 by shorty04 at BookRing in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, July 16, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (7/17/2006 UTC) at BookRing in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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Sending to Anatra to keep the ring moving.
Hope you enjoy!
Sending to Anatra to keep the ring moving.
Hope you enjoy!
Yay I got the book back! And today is my last day of class so I'll start reading it tonight..I'll let you know how it goes!
Thanks!
CAUGHT IN THOUGH THE MAIL--CHANTILLY VA USA
Thanks!
CAUGHT IN THOUGH THE MAIL--CHANTILLY VA USA
Oops sorry forgot to sign in!
I received the book in the mail Saturday... I'm on page 121... so far I really like it.
Sorry everyone that I didn't journal after I read the book. I finished it shortly after moving back to school so I had a bit going on, but I really enjoyed the book. I have to admit, I didn't read that last 50 pages or so because I got anxious and flipped foward to see what happened lol. But I thought it was a very interesting storyline and would make a great movie. Thanks for starting this ring and allowing us to read it!
This is the best book of read in eons. I was sad when it was over. To the person who just commented about it making a good movie... www.imdb.com says to look for it in 2008. I'm sending this on to whoever is next.
Thanks, came today in the mail. I'll be able to start this today.
This was a really good read, I can't believe what happened in the end though. I think its very unfair to both of them and their daughter. The book was really well written though.
Thanks keksi2 for including me in this ring, the book is now on its way to kkitten in Australia.
Thanks keksi2 for including me in this ring, the book is now on its way to kkitten in Australia.
This arrived in the mail today and I cannot wait to start it after reading the previous journal entries, so I'm going to start it tonight.... I'll be back to report!
CAUGHT IN IN THE MAIL VICTORIA AUSTRALIA
CAUGHT IN IN THE MAIL VICTORIA AUSTRALIA
Journal entry 20 by AnonymousFinder from n/a, n/a n/a on Thursday, December 28, 2006
Opps sorry I forgot to log in!!! that above message was from me, see below....
This arrived in the mail today and I cannot wait to start it after reading the previous journal entries, so I'm going to start it tonight.... I'll be back to report!
CAUGHT IN IN THE MAIL VICTORIA AUSTRALIA
Opps sorry I forgot to log in!!! that above message was from me, see below....
This arrived in the mail today and I cannot wait to start it after reading the previous journal entries, so I'm going to start it tonight.... I'll be back to report!
CAUGHT IN IN THE MAIL VICTORIA AUSTRALIA
I enjoyed this book and cried bucketloads, read it in three days, and I'm sending it onto the next person on the list.....
Journal Entry 23 by froggirlwendy from Bracken Ridge, Queensland Australia on Thursday, January 11, 2007
Arrived today - thanks kkitten. I have a few other bookrings ahead of this one but will get to it ASAP. Thanks keksi2 for adding me to the ring. Hugs :o)
28/Feb/2007 - Unfortunately I have been caught up with other bookrings and not had a chance to get to this one yet. So, I am forwarding it to the next reader, bluejazzyfish to enjoy. Thanks keksi for adding me to this ring. Hugs :o)
28/Feb/2007 - Unfortunately I have been caught up with other bookrings and not had a chance to get to this one yet. So, I am forwarding it to the next reader, bluejazzyfish to enjoy. Thanks keksi for adding me to this ring. Hugs :o)
Journal Entry 24 by froggirlwendy at Controlled release in Boondall, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (3/1/2007 UTC) at Controlled release in Boondall, Queensland Australia
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Unfortunately I still haven't finished the other bookrings I have here. Rather than hold it up any longer, I am sending this one is on it's way to the next reader to enjoy :o)
Unfortunately I still haven't finished the other bookrings I have here. Rather than hold it up any longer, I am sending this one is on it's way to the next reader to enjoy :o)
arrived a couple of days ago. I am really looking forward to reading this book. Thank you froggirlwendy for sending it on. will read asap- although I do have two books to read beforehand.
Ops - have had the book for a while, and have been so busy- I can not seem to get to into reading it- so rather than hold the ring up any longer- i will be sending it on to dutchbooky asap
Ops - have had the book for a while, and have been so busy- I can not seem to get to into reading it- so rather than hold the ring up any longer- i will be sending it on to dutchbooky asap
Book arrived in the mail today! Thanks for sending it Bluejazzyfish and Keksi for sharing!
It will have to wait a bit, I have 2 other books to finish first.
Edit 26/7: sorry, sorry! The book is still with me. I am taking it with me on holiday and won't be able to send it back home before August 20. Thanks for your patience!
It will have to wait a bit, I have 2 other books to finish first.
Edit 26/7: sorry, sorry! The book is still with me. I am taking it with me on holiday and won't be able to send it back home before August 20. Thanks for your patience!
What a perfect book for my holiday!! I enjoyed every page, although it took some time to understand the time travelling. I just went back to read some of it again. Great love story, you'd wish Clare and Henry had more time together!
Keksi2, do you want to continue the bookring, or shall I send it back home??
Edit Aug. 29: This book will be travelling back home. I will mail it to Keksi2 today!
Keksi2, do you want to continue the bookring, or shall I send it back home??
Edit Aug. 29: This book will be travelling back home. I will mail it to Keksi2 today!
Thanks to all the participants in this ring, the book made it safe home to me :-)
Thank you all!!!
Thank you all!!!
