The sequel is one of two books the author is currently working on, she revealed on. Differences between the time travelers wife book vs movie. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. My type of love stories are the one which is unconventional. I dont want to spoil it for you so thats as good as i can do for you. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger about the book 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 36, and were married when clare was 23 and henry 31. When henry goes to see clare at the meadow and clare is about 18 after he gets the vasectomy he kisses clare, and each time they switch between henry and clare, the hair clips on clare are a different color.
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. Although one of my favorite passages in the book was henry s letter, im not sure that i liked that he told her he would see her again and exactly when, although i like the element of hope that it gave her. 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. 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 excerpt above introduces book 2 of the time travelers wife, which launches us into henry and clares married life and the complications that ensue. 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. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Impossible but true, because henry is one of the first people diagnosed with chronodisplacement. I recently read the time travelers wife and adored it, then i rewatched the movie, and im torn between the two endings. Directed by robert schwentke, the film stars eric bana, rachel mcadams, and ron livingston. Unfortunately, in condensing the novel the story loses a lot of its charm and the substance that makes it so good. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the time travelers wife. Though history there have been dozens of mediums used for time travel in literature.
A complicated space time frame similar in some aspects to the one used in bones of the earth, may dishearten some readers. The book addresses the nature of his travel a little more indepth, and even there this would not have been impossible. Its wellestablished in the book that he tried everything to save her but could never. It did sound a little bit painful at times, however, but not as bad as described in the outlander books. This shows that the end of the novel, clare, too, travels back in time. The time travelers wife is a houdini box of a novel, filled with spring latches and trap doors. I give the time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger a 35 stars. Aug 30, 2009 eric bana s character doesnt get brain cancer. Clare is in love with a man who frequently disappears into thin air, leaving behind his clothing in a pile on the floor. The end made me cry quite a lot, both times ive read it. Thats why i see it as meanspirited rather than just an innocent mistake. 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. Why do you think niffenegger used the title the time travelers wife instead of just the time traveler. Apr 22, 2015 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 thirtysix, and were married when clare was twentythree and henry thirtyone.
At the age of 21, tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. Some time after his daughter albas 5th birthday, henry eric bana at age 43, spends time with his wife clare rachel mcadams and his friends one last time. Niffenegger, frustrated in love when she began the work, wrote the story as a metaphor for. The story starts with what will be the general pattern of the novel. 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. The first are aqua blue and then they are yellow and back and forth for the duration of the scene. I recently read the time traveler s wife and adored it, then i rewatched the movie, and im torn between the two endings. So, he can time traveled to a time after his own death. 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. The time travelers wife was the ending of the book or the. Niffenegger s debut novel, the time traveler s wife 2003, was a national bestseller. 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.
He didnt start seeing alba in the future until clare was near the end of that pregnancy. A car accident puts paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss. The warmth of the actors makes it surprisingly tender, considering the premise that is blatantly absurd. 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. Not that clare hasnt been warned by family and friends about the repercussions of marrying a time traveler. The timetravel jump cuts make the film all the more befuddling, and although henrys supposed to morph in age from one time period to the next, all that ever seems to change is how many wrinkles he sports and how gray his hair gets. The book is told from both henry and clares perspectives. But the more time clare spends with henry, the more she trusts him and longs for his company. The book is told from both henry and clare s perspectives. They both have to cope with it, and thats what makes this such a good book.
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. Sep 24, 20 the time travelers wife was released for the first time in ebook format on sept. If you allow yourself to think for one moment of the paradoxes, contradictions and logical difficulties involved, you. She reiterates that statement many times throughout the novel, because she wants to believe that. The time travelers wife is a 2009 american romantic science fiction drama film based on audrey niffeneggers 2003 novel of the same name. I dont want to spoil it for you so that s as good as i can do for you. Niffeneggers debut novel, the time travelers wife 2003, was a national bestseller.
And if he tells her hes her timetravelling son, shell think hes a nutjob to boot. Jan 30, 2004 by the time niffenegger begins to tune up the violins for the swoony sweet ending you knew was on the cards, the magic has taken over from the realism, to the cost of the book s potential impact. Using alternating firstperson perspectives, the novel tells the stories of henry detamble born 1963, a. I just finished the time travelers wife and i loved the book. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think. The time travelers wife is an undeniably sexy book, so full of love and longing that i felt almost embarrassed reading about such a private relationship in such a public setting. The film version of the time travelers wife is visually stunning and a wonderful adaptation. The time travelers wife was released for the first time in ebook format on sept. Apr 06, 2014 i give the time traveler s wife by audrey niffenegger a 35 stars. 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.
Differences between the time travelers wife book vs movie page 2. The excerpt above introduces book 2 of the time traveler s wife, which launches us into henry and clare s married life and the complications that ensue. Differences between the time travelers wife book vs movie page 1. The dilemma of henry and clare rachel mcadams becomes, in the time travelers wife, a bittersweet love story. Jun 20, 2009 i havent read the book in over a year, so i cant provide you with great detail. Please cite examples and compare the time travelers wife to the ones with which you are familiar. 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 character has the same name in both the book and the movie. 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. There was so many great things in it, but there was also a lot that made me step away and think about how it all happened. This is the first time he travels, and his older self is there to try and console his younger confused self.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the time traveler s wife. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger alibris. About the author audrey niffenegger is a professor in the m. 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. Its where your interests connect you with your people. The time travelers wife kindle edition by mcgee, c. Another problem is that whenever he arrives at another time, or even returns to the present whenever that may be for him he is naked. There is a big white thing possibly a piece of thread that goes back and forth from on.
Poor henry never knows when he s going to pop out or pop in. There s a sad part near the end, but at the very end it s happy because the last scene gives you hope about what could happen after the movie s over. Do you think the ending of the novel is satisfactory. Clare and henry attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goalssteady jobs, good friends, children of their own. Clare and henry meet at the newberry library in chicago. The time travelers wife 2009 ending spoiler movie mistakes. The time travelers wife is the debut novel of american author audrey niffenegger, published in 2003. Buy the time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger online at alibris. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger, paperback. 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 time travelers wife was the ending of the book or. The book spoiler for the book the time travelers wife. 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 traveler s wife is the debut novel of american author audrey niffenegger, published in 2003.
Aug 18, 2014 audrey niffenegger is writing a sequel to her bestselling debut novel the time travelers wife vintage. Kymber frey henry couldnt control his time traveling so he couldnt warn. Henry time travels to the forest in winter time and gets severe frostbite on his feet. Temporal anomalies in the time travelers wife mj young net. When i first saw the title, i was bombarded with thoughts with what is the story all about. This is her first novel, which in hardcover was a selection of todays book club. 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. Dec 04, 2012 the film version of the time travelers wife is visually stunning and a wonderful adaptation. The time travelers wife audrey niffenegger, 2004 houghton mifflin harcourt 546 pp. Please cite examples and compare the time traveler s wife to the ones with which you are familiar. 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 moments notice or control. While the many iterations and loops here are intricately woven, the plot, proper, is fairly simple.
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. In the outlander series as well as in timeline or the doomsday book, time travel is more predictable for lack of a better word. We could end the discussion at this point, declare that it is indeed an excellent fixed time film and that the predestination paradoxes are the tropes of such a story. Henry is a timetraveler, and his trips are out of his control. 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 clare s life but also takes us along. Theres a sad part near the end, but at the very end its happy because the last scene gives you hope about what could happen after the movies over. When henry and eightyearold claire are in the meadow talking about the possibility of claires parents getting a divorce, watch claires left shirt sleeve audiences right. Mainstreamed timetravel romance, cleverly executed and tastefully furnished if occasionally overwrought. The time travelers wife npr coverage 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.
I am either one sick or one inspired woman or both. Time travelers wife sequel from niffenegger the bookseller. In the mean time, here are some book club questions for you to muse over. Claire was an old lady, and henry time traveled into her future. Henry appears again a few times before they are reunited in the present. While it does cut a lot of the novel, obviously for time reasons, everything that is left in is a close match to the book. In the movie he only sees alba in the future a couple times. I know that this is a love story, and i am not a huge fan of love stories.
Buy the time traveler s wife by audrey niffenegger online at alibris. 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. Since no rules are ever firmly established in the film, theres no reason he couldnt have done this. The timetraveler s wife is a real treat for time travel genre lovers. 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. The story follows henry detamble bana, a chicago librarian with a paranormal genetic disorder that causes him to. Audrey niffenegger is writing a sequel to her bestselling debut novel the time travelers wife vintage. And even though henry is dead, his past is still time traveling into the future. Sep 09, 2003 mainstreamed time travel romance, cleverly executed and tastefully furnished if occasionally overwrought. By the time niffenegger begins to tune up the violins for the swoony sweet ending you knew was on the cards, the magic has taken over from the. The time travelers wife by audrey niffenegger book club.
In the movie the time travelers wife, shortly after henry meets clare for the first time, clare spends the night at henrys. The time travelers wife is an unconventional love story that centers on a man with a strange genetic disorder that causes him to unpredictably timetravel and his wife, an artist, who has to cope with his frequent and unpredictable absences. The time travelers wife 2009 movie mistakes, goofs and. These time travelers claim theyve visited parallel universes. The story is sometimes told by clare, sometimes by henry. Although one of my favorite passages in the book was henrys letter, im not sure that i liked that he told her he would see her again and exactly when, although i like the element of hope that it gave her. The new ending of the film version of the time traveler s wife is very different from the one initially intended to close out the bigscreen adaptation of the audrey niffenegger novel, which opens aug. The time traveler s wife kindle edition by mcgee, c.