Diamond in the Basalt

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger was the first book chosen for the Shrinking Violets Society Book Group.

“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 constant absence.”

Reviews from Goodreads:

“This has become one of my favorite books. I read it for my book club. It’s an extremely intricate and complex time travel story of a man/boy and a woman/girl and those they know. A love story told through time. It can be challenging to figure this one out but it came together beautifully. I don’t want to give away any of the ingenious plot, as I found it so much fun to determine for myself what was going on.” – Lisa (5 out of 5 stars)

“I hated this book. He is a time traveler that can’t control when he time travels and so he jumps in and out of his wife’s life. It’s creepy and after reading half the book I got tired of figuring out the point of the book. I skimmed to the end and hated it even more.” – Jacqueline (1 out of 5 stars)

Feel free to discuss anything you would like about this book in the comments: questions, concerns, conflicts, confusions, etc.  Please keep in mind that some of us may not have finished the book, so if your comment gives away some key plot detail, please start with WARNING: SPOILERS at the top.

If you would like to discuss the The Time Traveler’s Wife in person, please join us for the next book group meeting:

March 7th (Sunday) at Taylor’s apartment (email us for directions) at 1 pm.

March 12th (Sunday) TBA

If you have any questions, feel free to email the book group coordinators:

• Becky – beckyhuss [at] gmail [dot] com

• Melissa – missmae187 [at] gmail [dot] com

• Hilary – hilwhitt [at] hotmail [dot] com