Critical Article Summaries

Critical Article: One 

The Geek, Oil on panel 20” x 26” 1995
By: Audrey Niffenegger

          This first article Allen Papinchak discusses Audrey Niffenegger style of writing and her use of art which came from her early ages as young girl. He states that her involvement in becoming a professor and teaching graphic arts has allowed her to be able to convey her style of work and use it in her writing. This article shows Allen’s point of view on how Audrey is able to write such symmetry and emotion in her novels. Her background in the graphic arts gives her the ability to picture and visualize her characters before she begins to write, it allows her to understand the movement and dialogue of the people in the novel. Being an artist makes it difficult to write a novel front to back her writing is out of order. The Time Traveler’s Wife started with the title and image of the characters in the book she then continued from that and asks herself questions of how, when, where and what. Audrey style of graphic art will continue to be shown and used by her as she writes future novels. The visualization and chaotic thought of ideas and story lines will allow her to create art in a piece of writing, as writing is nothing but a mere canvas she can show the world. 

Papinchak, Allen. "Audrey Niffenegger." Writer 7(2010):50. eLibrary. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/elibweb/curriculumca/do/document?set=search&dictionaryClick=&secondaryNav=&groupid=1&requestid=lib_canada&resultid=20&edition=&ts=3CD4279E73C24A22C0491D75DA326D33_1319056477513&start=1&publicationId=&urn=urn%3Abigchalk%3AUS%3BBCLib%3Bdocument%3B181637122&pdfflag=y#citation

Critical Article: Two

          In this article named Reader recommended Gabrielle Gayagoy, gives a few books that you can add to your summer relaxing reading list. Gabrielle states that The Time Traveler’s Wife is “This impossibly romantic tale features a sci-fi twist that'll make you think twice about the true bonds of love. “ (Gabrielle Gayagoy) Gabrielle might be too much of a critic in this statement but her open attitude can become very beneficial. Being a critic allows people to see your point of view and own opinion on a type of novel. With critics it allows books to be discussed weather between friends or in book clubs. Being a critic can help people evaluate a novel and allow people to become interested in a certain pieces of writing. Her criticism and own view of the book is directly related to the books theme allowing people to know exactly what they are expecting when they pick up The Time Traveler’s Wife. With Gabrielle and others giving recommendations of books that they found as a fun or relaxing read allows people to have help in deciding what book they

Audrey Niffenegger teaching a writing class. 

should read next and be able to recommend for other people. Without critics books would not be passed down to friends and family and novels would not become bestsellers without people being critics. With Gabrielle’s recommendations people will be encourage to read this romantic tale and twist of science fiction The Time Traveler’s Wife.

Gayagoy, Gabrielle. "READER-RECOMMENDED." Joe Weider's Shape. 01 Jul. 2005: 38. eLibrary. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/elibweb/curriculumca/do/document?set=search&dictionaryClick=&secondaryNav=&groupid=1
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Critical Article: Three

Niffenegger appeared at the Aurora Public Library,
where she sat behind the wheel of the library’s bookmobile.

         This article discusses the setting and theme of The Time Traveler’s Wife. Charles de Lint describes the overall relationship that is focused on the entire novel between Clare and Henry, focusing on Henry who time travels and the struggle that the two characters have to go through. He describes how Audrey is able write back and forth between the two viewpoints of the characters and travel in time. Charles gives his criticism and describes what he enjoyed, from the heartbreaks, the small truths and large issues, with humour and violence and even the moment of love and peace. He compliments Audrey’s writing with saying that it was able to keep great attention to detail through the entire novel. Charles even concludes it with saying The Time Traveler’s Wife is an overall great novel and delivers on its promise, that you should appreciate love when you have found it. Audrey’s novel is for sure a great read and allows for love, adventure and a little time travel to keep a reader’s attention.

de Lint, Charles. "The Time Traveler's Wife." Fantasy & Science Fiction. 01 May. 2004: 28. eLibrary. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/elibweb/curriculumca/do/document?set=search&dictionaryClick=&secondaryNav=&groupid=1&requestid=lib_canada&resultid=200&edition=&ts=7FE2AEA93CAA81316870A8313E1946E9_1319064200388&start=176&publicationId=&urn=urn%3Abigchalk%3AUS%3BBCLib%3Bdocument%3B94097053