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About this listen

 Clare and Henry have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was 36. They were married when Clare was 23 and Henry was 31. 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 misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity from his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.

Clare and Henry's story unfolds from both points of view, depicting the effects of time travel on their marriage and their passionate love for each other. They attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals: steady jobs, good friends, children of their own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor control, making their story intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.

©2003 Audrey Niffenegger; 2005 HighBridge Company (P)2003 BBC Audiobooks Ltd. Classics Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Science Fiction Time Travel Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Romance

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Critic reviews

  • Alex Award Winner, 2004

"Highly original first novel....Niffenegger has written a soaring love story illuminated by dozens of finely observed details and scenes....It is a fair tribute to her skill and sensibility to say that the book leaves a reader with the impression of life's riches and strangeness rather than of easy thrills." (Publishers Weekly)

Where does The Time Traveler's Wife rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's in the top ten.

Have you listened to any of Fred Berman and Phoebe Strole ’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No, I haven't, but I found that both of them did a wonderful job narrating the story. As I understand, reading the book it might take a while to figure out who is talking at the moment - with the different voices in the audio book it was of course no problem.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

There is a film, but the audio book is much better.

Nice surprise

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Time travel done well.

It's such a tricky topic and the trick in this book is not trying to explain it. It happens and we get told a fantastic story of how two people fall in love but at different times. We see the challenges he faces, the challenges she faces and how they learn to deal with their lot.

Performance is good and I think you can read and enjoy this if you have watched the film (and vice versa).

Excellent

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The story is intriguing, but the pacing is at times punctuated by aimless quasi-poetic paragraphs.

Great concept, some pretentious writing

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I liked the concept although I found myself flitting between continuing with the book or giving it up Some parts describing the time travel were 'samey'
However worth pursuing to finish to find out how the love story would pan out for Claire and how the author would
leave us with the 'time travel' concept
I would recommend this book to other female readers
I listened to this book on the recommendation of a friend (female)

The Time Travellers Wife Some thoughts

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I'd heard a lot of good things about this book and what everyone was true. Great imaginative storyline, great narration and I loved the characters. Think I now need to watch the movie.

loved this

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Would you consider the audio edition of The Time Traveler's Wife to be better than the print version?

I never read the print version. Perhaps the print version would be easier to keep track of the ages of the protagonists but the audio version worked really well anyway.

What does Fred Berman and Phoebe Strole bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

I have a pretty good imagination when it comes to creating characters and seeing them in my head but these two definitely bring an extra element. They work so well together, their voices compliment each other and you can really get a sense of the depth of their love and need for each other. I think Phoebe's description of food was awesome and frankly, Fred Berman's description of Henry's physical desire for Claire was more intensely brought home.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me laugh and it made me feel so sad. You want them to have a happy ending.

Any additional comments?

I liked the way this book dealt with the practicalities of time travel rather than the mechanism. It let you get involved with the story, rather than start picking holes in the physics!

Captivating

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Probably abridged version would be better. Starts well but midway gets tedious, would have skipped if reading instead of listening.

Mainly good with boring bits

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Great love story. Stands out from the rest with the time travel and its issues.

Alternative love story

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could not stop listening, sacrificed many an hour of sleep just to keep going, beautifully narrated, heartbreaking, Great twists, absolutely beautiful

heartbreaking, unpausable, compelling, beautiful

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loved this book from start to finish. i just wanted it to go on and on.

beautiful book

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