I recently read "The Time Traveler's Wife" ...anyone here read this? I know it's not running related, but it was so good I had to talk about it. It's not a science fiction book or anything, or I wouldn't have been into it. It is excellent. Read it immediately so there can be discussion. I feel obligated to mention a running related book, so i recently read "Ultramarathon Man" by Dean Karnazes. I have to say, he's a little cheesy but pretty good book overall. He seems to want to give you the impression that he just got fed up with corporate life and ran out the door one night and kept going for 30 miles. He has quite a background of running before this and might lead some people into hurting themselves if they try to go too hard too fast. Again, decent book overall though and a quick read.

I loved that book...I bought it on a whim because I'd heard a few things online about it and knew there was a movie coming out based on it (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0452694/)... I actually got misty-eyed for the last 10 pages or so....Haven't had a book do that since "Flowers For Algernon" years ago...

Yeah I'm really interested to see how they pull off this story in the movie. It was very long and detailed. Plus the constant jumping back and forth seems impossible to do in the movie. I was totally shocked by the way things unfolded though. I really hope they can duplicate that on screen. It was the most original book I've read in a long time.

I recently read "The Time Traveler's Wife" ...anyone here read this?

I'm going to now! Thanks. I've been looking for something to read again and this one looks good.

I read it a while ago and really enjoyed it. It was one of those books I hated to have end. You might like The Mercy of THin Air, by Ronlyn Domingue. Very well-written first novel with some similar themes. I'm looking forward to her second. grins, A

Just added that one to my Amazon WishList...Maybe somebody out there loves me enough to get me a giftcard to Amazon!

Just put the audio version on hold at my local library. Next week when it comes in, I'll let y'all know how much my commutes have improved.

Well?

Well?

The library site still lists my TTTW hold as "Pending - you are next," so it hasn't come in. However, thanks for the reminder. It looks like The World without Us has arrived, so I'm going to stop by and pick up that one the way home from my second job this evening.

Finally obtained and listened to The Time Traveler's Wife. The audio parts were read by two different actors - a female for Clare and a male for Henry. The story is somewhat like that of Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five, although The Time Traveler's Wife is much less depressing. It did make the commuting time pass by quickly, and not just because of its subject. Thanks for the recommendation!

 

Who has seen this movie after reading the book? I expect it to be a disappointment, due to the complexity of the book. I don't see how they can pull it off. I hope I'm wrong. 

 They did an EXCELLENT job I think...I haven't read the book since 2007 or so but the main things I remembered from the book were in the movie.  Done very well, in my opinion.