Celeste reviewed The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Review of "The Time Traveler's Wife" on 'Goodreads'
Engaging writing, but so flipping weird.
English language
Published Nov. 12, 2003
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife is the debut novel by American author Audrey Niffenegger, published in 2003. It is a love story about Henry, a man with a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel unpredictably, and about Clare, his wife, an artist who has to cope with his frequent absences. Niffenegger, who was frustrated with love when she began the novel, wrote the story as a metaphor for her failed relationships. The tale's central relationship came to Niffenegger suddenly and subsequently supplied the novel's title. The novel has been classified as both science fiction and romance. The book was published by MacAdam/Cage, a small publishing firm located in San Francisco, California. The book became a bestseller after an endorsement from author and family friend Scott Turow on NBC's Today. As of March 2009, the novel had sold nearly 2.5 million copies in the United States and the United Kingdom. …
The Time Traveler's Wife is the debut novel by American author Audrey Niffenegger, published in 2003. It is a love story about Henry, a man with a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel unpredictably, and about Clare, his wife, an artist who has to cope with his frequent absences. Niffenegger, who was frustrated with love when she began the novel, wrote the story as a metaphor for her failed relationships. The tale's central relationship came to Niffenegger suddenly and subsequently supplied the novel's title. The novel has been classified as both science fiction and romance. The book was published by MacAdam/Cage, a small publishing firm located in San Francisco, California. The book became a bestseller after an endorsement from author and family friend Scott Turow on NBC's Today. As of March 2009, the novel had sold nearly 2.5 million copies in the United States and the United Kingdom. Many reviewers were impressed with Niffenegger's unique perspective on time travel. Some praised her characterization of the couple, applauding their emotional depth; while others criticized her writing style as melodramatic and the plot as emotionally trite. The novel won the Exclusive Books Boeke Prize and a British Book Award. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema acquired the film and television rights to the book. A film adaptation was released in 2009, and a television series premiered on HBO and HBO Max on May 15th, 2022.
Joel A reviewed The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Review of "The Time Traveler's Wife" on 'LibraryThing'
4 stars
My first book I read on the basis of a recommendation from LibraryThing - and I liked it. I don't usually read science fiction, but I appreciated that this was science fiction where only one premise about the real world was changed. The gimmick was carried off very well, and the intellectual puzzle was a lot of fun, even if I occasionally had to flip around to figure out who knew what when.
My first book I read on the basis of a recommendation from LibraryThing - and I liked it. I don't usually read science fiction, but I appreciated that this was science fiction where only one premise about the real world was changed. The gimmick was carried off very well, and the intellectual puzzle was a lot of fun, even if I occasionally had to flip around to figure out who knew what when.
