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Date Posted: 09:32:55 07/10/09 Fri
Author: Jody T.
Subject: The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

I just read this book and fell in love. Of course I cried for the last 30 pages, but it was so worth it.
The underlying story concerns Henry, a librarian at the Newberry Library in Chicago, and Clare, his artist wife. Henry suffers from CDP (Chrono-Displacement Order) which whisks him from the present to another point of time (usually the past). One minute he may be in the stacks of the Newberry Library in 2003, the next minute he may find himself in a field (probably naked) in Michigan with his future wife as a child sometime in the early 1980's.

The author does an excellent job of sequencing the book. Even though Henry is shuttling back and forth in every chapter, she manages to move the plot forward. You do feel that you see Henry and Clare meeting, falling in love, starting a marriage and going through the stages of their lives. You do get to know their family and friends and see life happen to them. If you keep in mind the date at the beginning of each chapter, it's easy to follow their lives.

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I've encountered many people that either seem to love or hate this book- Personally, I loved it. The last pages of mine are spotted with tears *g*, but I thought it was very beautifully written (though I found it difficult to understand at some parts), and I have reccommended it to several of my friends. (NT) -- Elle S, 11:52:02 07/10/09 Fri
I've had this book for about 3 years and have never managed to get away with it, maybe I ought to try again. (NT) -- Kirsten, 02:59:21 07/12/09 Sun
- I read about 3/4 of it and then stopped. I found it a bit confusing and very depressing. I love to read, but in all honesty, I did not feel connected to the characters. Like Kirsten, maybe I'll try again. (NT) -- ladyphantom, 17:24:12 07/12/09 Sun
  - I felt the same way. The first few chapters drew me in, but the older Henry got, and the more miscarriages Clare had, the more distanced I became. (NT) -- Lemora, 14:04:48 07/13/09 Mon
Time Traveler's Wife -- Dee, 20:40:49 07/12/09 Sun
I read it in March this year and loved it, but I do know people who could leave it. The movie comes out in the US in August & November here in Australia :( The movie trailer looks good, Eric Bana is playing Henry. (NT) -- Janelle N, 02:15:58 07/13/09 Mon
One of my favorites. I loved this book and can't wait to see how they do the movie. Be warned it is an ugly cry book (NT) -- Cherie, 14:19:23 07/14/09 Tue
- Loved this book. Sobbed the last 30 or 40 pages. It's on my list of books to reread. So many books . . . . (NT) -- CathyS, 19:51:29 07/14/09 Tue
I loved this book. (NT) -- albion, 11:20:52 07/16/09 Thu
This may be one of the few times I'll see the movie and skip the book. I just couldn't get into it, though I understand I'm probably in the minority (NT) -- jayne, 14:24:42 07/18/09 Sat
- i'm a minority too -- read it but just didn't like the characters much -- i thought they had no real depth -- didn't get to 'know' them through the writing so really didn't care much what happened to them -- i'll mebbe watch the film or mebbe not --just ambivalent to it -- we can't all like the same books though -- 'vive la difference' :) (NT) -- ali cat, 03:05:19 07/26/09 Sun
Read it... didn't care for it much. (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 13:29:57 07/28/09 Tue
I actually listened to this book and it was nice because Claires part was read by a woman and Henry's part was read by a man and that helped to keep it straight. I really liked it a lot but not sure I want to see the movie. I keep saying she's supposed to have red hair!!! Everytime I see the commericals! If you can't get though it by reading deffinatly look into either CD's or play aways which is how I listened to it. (http://www.playawaydigital.com/) (NT) -- NancyH, 07:58:58 07/31/09 Fri

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