The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffengegger

I just finished this book about 20 minutes ago. My goal for Christmas break is to get as much reading done as humanly possible: either at home or at the gym. Having completed one book thus far, I am feeling rather accomplished.

I did like the book, muchly, and am wondering how long it will be before they make a movie out it. Given the rather linear nature of the story (following Clare--mostly) it does lend itself to an excellent chance for visual story telling: If they could get it right.

Anyway, most people on this list have read the book, but those of you who have not ought to. As the roommate put it "It was a time travel book that didn't give me a headache." It brings up the paradox of free will versus predeterimination, as well as the question of how you would live your life if you knew (for the most part) how it was all going to turn out? Henry and Clare are both loveable characters, and you can't help feeling bad for both of them: it's a toss up, however, as to who has it worse.

Some quotes (of course):

"Here all of nature was captured, labeled, arranged according to a logic that seemed as timeless as if ordered by God, perhaps a God who had mislaid the original paperwork of Creation and had requested the Field Museum staff to help Him out and keep track of it all."--Henry, p. 24

"I told Ing once that she dances like a German, and she didn't like it, but it's true: she dances seriously, like lives are hanging in the balance, like precision dancing can save the starving children in India."--Henry, p. 437

"Wagnerites are the Green Berets of opera fans: they're made of sterner stuff, and they all know each other."--Henry, p. 439

Let us all thank Kelly for getting me this book.

Feliz Navidad, all!