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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
As usual, the book is better than the moving. Also, Michael Cunningham is my celebrity crush. I heard him read from "A Home at the End of the World," and I was smitten.
I read this once before in my twenties. Now, at 43 and with four children, I appreciated its nuances so much more.
What an emotional journey this book is! The stories are brilliantly woven together. It's not an easy read, but worth the effort. I cried for the inner torture these characters experienced. Really struck a chord with me. Not the book to read if you're already depressed! The movie was very good, too. But again, it left me crying for days every time I thought about the characters.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Coming out of this book left me feeling like I was coming out of the water after a long dive- where I had to remind myself to breathe. The characters are so beautifully interwoven- effecting each other though coming from different times, all in small ways and without a direct link. There were moments where I found myself entirely transported into the novel. Being disturbed by an outsider made me blink for a moment- recalled to reality but taking a few moments to remember where I was. This book deals with some difficult subjects and having been deeply effected by Suicide in my own life I was afraid for a long time to pick this book up- that being said, the book did such a wonderful job of weaving life, death, love, and loneliness into a warm blanket that it makes your heart ache with the beauty of it.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
goddamn ap lit making me read about the gays
I was so impressed with the way the author was able to echo Woolf's style, with stories I found compelling.
Okay...but there’s a line about a chair I found to be just plain untrue. It nags at me.