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Just finished reading this a week or so ago. Lovely story - if venturing a little into Titanic soppy territory on the final two pages…. 
But it did make me cry - which is unusual for me when reading. Such a passionate, intense relationship that the protagonists have…though not sure how healthy that is in the real world.
Anyone else read?!
I have - but then you knew that seeing as I leant it to you!! 
Just found these discussion questions on a website….the joy of book clubs becoming popular!
Anyone want to have a stab at one?
- Although Henry does the time traveling, Clare is equally impacted. How does she cope with his journeys and does she ultimately accept them?
- How does the writer introduce the reader to the concept of time travel as a realistic occurrence? Does she succeed?
- Henry and Clare know each other for years before they fall in love as adults. How does Clare cope with the knowledge that at a young age she knows that Henry is the man she will eventually marry?
- The Time Traveler’s Wife is ultimately an enduring love story. What trials and tribulations do Henry and Clare face that are the same as or different from other "normal" relationships?
- How does their desire for a child affect their relationship?
- Do you think the ending of the novel is satisfactory?
- How does the writer introduce the reader to the concept of time travel as a realistic occurrence? Does she succeed?
Why don’t we do it as the June book club book?
that way those who haven’t read it have plenty of notice and those how have already read it (me) have a chance to read it again (reckon that knowing how it pans out will make it even better on second reading)
Victoria
I might get the book for Wendy as she’s just finished "Tears of the giraffe". (I might possibly admit to looking at it myself…)
I don’t know what people think of the reviews at Amazon. I love reading negative reviews. The following is a classic - hope it doesn’t put anyone off!
"There are so many reasons why this book is rubbish - but I’d have to say that the most irksome has to be the tooth-grindingly annoying characters and their twittering opinions. Both Henry and Clare (but especially Henry) are irredeemably unlikeable and their dialogue is simply awful.
I did not find the structure of the book at all hard to understand, but I would have been more interested if the characters had shown any interest in anything other than their tiresome selves and their nauseating relationship."
That’s really funny! I can sort of see what he (she?) means - after all I did put the barf smiley in my first post….
I have been skimming through a second time this week as Victoria suggests - it is fascinating to read with hindsight…
I’m happy to make it the June book.
Oh and sorry for posting one of the questions twice above!! Doh!
…is there anyone who could lend me a copy so that I don’t have buy one? Saving money, trees etc.
If you tell me who you are (or register with bookcrossing.com and look for jax987654321 and send me a private message) I will put you down to receive the book when the next person has finished with it.
It really is worth a read.
and I really enjoyed it. It took a while to get into but glad I stuck with it.
P.s. Lionchaser - you can have your book back whenever you want it - I could bring it on Sunday if you’re around and I remember!!
Sunday is good - I will be around.
I am ashamed to say I have yet to even get a copy of the next book let alone read it - oops! 
1984 - do we have a date in the diary? I better find a copy too although I have bought a few ‘commuter trash’ books (as they are affectionately called by a friend of ours ) to take on hols with me.
Well we normally do 2nd Sunday of the month don’t we so I guess that would be 10th September? But there’s no way I’m going to have read it by then! Perhaps we could postpone - will ask around!
Thought it was the third Sunday?
Anyone interested let me know and we will then sort out a venue depending on guests - if too many it may have to be a pub…
If you have a place to offer then also let me know.
I’m still in the middle of war and peace and have 2 bookrings to complete for bookcrossing! The more notice the better! (even better if I’ve already read it!)
still haven’t managed to get a copy of 1984 or read it…..
Am a bad bookclub member….
Well anyone who has read the book or some of it and wants to meet on the 17th let me know.
I have read it but it was so long ago that I’ve forgotten most of it. It raised some interesting questions in myself about Governmental spin. Apart from that I was disappointed with it.
I stand corrected on the date - 17th it is. I had offered to host and can still do so - will endeavour to borrow Abbie’s copy and read it by then!
Re people knowing what book we’re doing - we decided the book at the previous club, and it was posted on the forum soon afterwards, although I think on a “Ladies Book Club” thread rather than this one. Any other way anyone can think of that we can make sure people know as it seems the message didn’t get to everyone?
Anyway 17th at mine it is - anyone who won’t be at church that day and doesn’t know my address feel free to send me a private message and I can pass it on…
I finished reading it last week - I picked up a copy in that bargain bookshop in Ealing Broadway centre, as part of a 3 for a tenner special offer. It’s a book I think is worth owning a copy of anyway. It makes me question what I would do if faced with the things Winston Smith was, if forced to be part of that kind of society.
I thought it was 2nd Sunday of the month too. I’ll be able to come on the 17th anyway. Do we have any system of chosing the book? In the bookgroup I run, we take turns in coming up with a shortlist, then voting for the book of the month. It’s a nice democratic and fun way to do it.
We just sort of discussed it and came to an agreement.
We can decide method of choosing book and book on the 17th.
I’ve got really in to it but the paranoia has already started… early headlines on the evening standard today were about a smoking hotline being set up for us to report people we know smoking in public places…. 1984…
Haven’t read it for years, but the bit about a national lottery to distract the proles has always given me a shiver.
1984 and Brave New World were the first ‘grown-up books’ I ever read, at age 11. Not sure what that says about me!
Hope it was an abridged version you were reading, Gill. I can’t imagine what the effect of the "room 101" chapter would have on an 11 year old (that chapter put me off the whole book). Having said that, in my class, we were all reading the pan book of horror stories which is probably much worse…
have got it now and am about 2/3 way through - just got to people mentioning room 101…. will steel myself.
Most profound moment so far was yesterday when I was reading the bit talking about how the Inner Party have so much and 85% of the population have so little materially and I was thinking - how could they live like that and not care about the Proles or the Outer Party? Then realised I live in the top 5% wealthiest people in the world…and can quite happily live my life without really thinking too much about the other 95%….
No, it wasn’t an abridged version. As a child, I read anything and everything! Mum even had to put my cereal into Tupperware boxes to stop me being late for school because of reading the cereal box. “Mum, what’s Niacin?” “Ask your father.”
With credentials like that you shouldn’t just join our book club …. you should be our leader…..
- millers
- Bishop
- jamesperryman
- hvalenie
- arthur_de
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