Mad Hatter's Bookshelf & Book Review (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009
... of Steampunk so I've got to see what helped establish the sub-genre. Her Fearful Symmetry by AudreyNiffenegger - I enjoyed The Time Traveler's Wife immensely so I'm more than willing to give this a chance despite mixed reviews. Show and Tell and Other Stories by Greg van Eekhout - Eekhout's short stories are usually strong and in my wanderings I discovered this little chapbook published...
... Still Life with Husband was one of my top 5 favorite books this year. The Time Traveler's Wife by AudreyNiffenegger I may be one of the few people who hadn't read this by the time the movie came out this year. And there may not be anyone out there who hasn't read it since (or wants to). But if there is someone out there who, for whatever reason, hasn't picked up this book, they should....
It was ironic for me that I started this book for young adults right after finishing Her Fearful Symmetry, because I kept detecting parallels between the two books. It was fun to discover in the “Acknowledgments” following the story, that Gaiman actually mentions a debt to AudreyNiffenegger. The Graveyard Book tells the story of [...]
... Never Die by Jack McDevitt Gunpowder Empire by Harry Turtledove The Time Traveler's Wife by AudreyNiffenegger Time's Arrow by Martin Amis I would also like to put together a list of books about time travel as a resource on this page. I know I'm forgetting some that I have read, and I know that there are a lot more fiction books about time travel that I haven't read yet, so I would...
Julia Sweeney stopped by The Interview Show , hosted by Mark Bazer , to discuss her one-woman show (now on Showtime) Letting Go of God , her career, her move to Chicago and the character Pat and more. Excerpts of the interview are below: The next Interview Show is Dec. 4, 2009, at The Hideout , and will feature writers AudreyNiffenegger ("The Time Traveler's Wife," "Her Fearful Symmetry)...
Title: The Time Traveler's Wife Author: AudreyNiffenegger Length: 536 pages Genre: literary fiction Where Word Nerd's Copy Came From: Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Plot Basics: Clare Abshire and Henry DeTamble carry on an evocative romance that spans decades. Henry is a time traveler and is part of Clare's life since she was a little girl. As adults, they must deal with the...