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Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger review – does this sequel measure up to The Time Traveler’s Wife?
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More than two decades on, the passion that ignited Niffenegger’s debut has all but evaporated from this confused follow-up I run a reading workshop which begins with a little shelf assessment. Participants bring a stack of books that have shaped who they are: childhood treasures;
More than two decades on, the passion that ignited Niffenegger’s debut has all but evaporated from this confused follow-up I run a reading workshop which begins with a little shelf assessment. Participants bring a stack of books that have shaped who they are: childhood treasures; new revelations; comfort reads. Books they once cherished but have now outgrown.
The usual suspect in that category is Audrey Niffenegger’s 2003 novel The Time Traveler’s Wife . Once smitten, readers now find that time-warped romance cruel. What felt like destiny now feels like a cage.
As they explain, I’m always struck by the same thought: Wasn’t it always cruel? Wasn’t that the point? Henry DeTamble and Clare Abshire are a couple caught in a causal loop.
The irresolvable question is where that loop starts: does a bright young art student fall in love with a junior librarian, or does a time-travelling man groom a child to become his future wife? If the answer is both – and it has to be – what are we to make of their marriage? Can you truly choose someone if you believe the choice is already made?
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