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The Hours by Michael Cunningham

sammybook's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

devonforest's review

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3.0

I found it a little bit slow. I never quite got into the story/plot. I kept waiting for the different story lines to tie together, which they did eventually, but I would have liked it better if it was done before the last 5 pages of the book. But it was an easy read.

andremthefoozle's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25



I appreciate having read Mrs. Dalloway first, earlier in the year, to let me notice the similarities in structure between the two as well as other allusions between the texts.

ultimatekate's review

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5.0

I really liked "Mrs. Dalloway," so I was excited to read the novel. And it didn't disappoint. I'm amazed at how well Cunningham can get inside the heads of three very different women; his characters are believable and engaging.

lindsayaunderwood's review

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3.0

I've never seen this movie, but now it's on the list. Super quick and well written read!

mattgroot1980's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

skochara's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

willdriveforsnacks's review

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2.0

I had a really hard time getting into this book. I was very excited to read it, but found that it came up short compared to what I was expecting. It also was hard to follow when I set it down for a few days and came back to it.

schut087's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

herre130's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No

3.75