The Time Traveler’s Wife: Ingrid and Clare

Compare Ingrid and Clare — what is each woman’s relationship with Henry like? In what ways are the women, and their relationships with Henry, similar and different? Do you think Henry could have been happy with Ingrid?

The Time Traveler’s Wife: the theme

In a Q&A she did for Random House UK, Audrey Niffenegger wrote that the central theme of her book is “carpe diem” or “seize the day.” As you read the book, did you come away with the same theme?

The Time Traveler’s Wife: the storytelling style

What do you think of Audrey Niffenegger’s storytelling style with The Time Traveler’s Wife? Did you get confused with the narrative jumping back and forth in time? Would the story have worked as well if it had been told in a linear format (this happened and then this happened and then this happened)?