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Hours | Michael Cunningham
A daring, deeply affecting third novel by the author of "A Home at the End of the World "and "Flesh and Blood." In "The Hours," Michael Cunningham, widely praised as one of the most gifted writers of his generation, draws inventively on the life and work of Virginia Woolf to tell the story of a group of contemporary characters struggling with the conflicting claims of love and inheritance, hope and despair. The narrative of Woolf's last days before her suicide early in World War II counterpoints the fictional stories of Samuel, a famous poet whose life has been shadowed by his talented and troubled mother, and his lifelong friend Clarissa, who strives to forge a balanced and rewarding life in spite of the demands of friends, lovers, and family. Passionate, profound, and deeply moving, this is Cunningham's most remarkable achievement to date.
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emmasm08
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I thought I‘d love this book - but i didn‘t ! It was difficult to engage with - I lost interest and probably didn‘t read it in enough detail and as a result found myself confused over who was who . It follows three women‘s lives over several decades one being Virginia Woolf - it‘s written very well - but not for me I‘m afraid .

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AllDebooks
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Hey, good news #Midwintersolace friends! 😍

Our #Hyggehour readathon has been so popular that we've decided to continue it. Join with a weekly hours read, knowing somewhere in the 🌏 a Litten is reading alongside you.

Every Sunday 8-9pm (your time zone) - get comfy and cosy, setting yourself up for a relaxing hour. A reset for the week ahead.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie

Cuilin Wonderful, I‘ve yet to post my picture. Glad it‘s extended 🩷 9mo
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ElizaMarie I love this!!!!! 9mo
Bookwormjillk Yay! 9mo
Librarybelle I love this! What does it say about me that I could never quite organize myself to join in? Maybe now that it is continuing, I can make it a point to do it. Thanks to you and @Chrissyreadit and @TheBookHippie for organizing this…it‘s been so lovely to see the response. ❤️ 9mo
JamieArc Yay! I feel like I need it most in February! 9mo
julieclair Love this! Marking my calendar now. Although most Sunday nights I‘ll be reading with a different time zone, since I volunteer with the youth group at our church and am often not home by 8pm. 9mo
TheBookHippie 🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶 9mo
IndoorDame Love that this is continuing!!! Thank you ❤️❤️❤️ 9mo
mcctrish Woo Hoo 🙌🏻 9mo
AllDebooks @Librarybelle the response from everyone is why we're keeping it going. Don't forget, it's supposed to be relaxing, so don't stress. Join in when you can. It's a permanent Litten fixture now x 9mo
AllDebooks @Cuilin ❤️ 9mo
AllDebooks @JamieArc ❤️ I hear you x 9mo
AllDebooks @julieclair ❤️it will be 8-9pm somewhere in the world x😉 9mo
DebinHawaii Yay! 🎊 So happy this will continue. It‘s such great motivation to wind down. 9mo
Chrissyreadit @Avanders here‘s the official announcement 9mo
Chrissyreadit @julieclair it doesn‘t matter if your time is off by an hour or two… or three! mine often is- In my brain it‘s an hour of cozy reading in a sense of community to support a peaceful transition to Monday 😘 9mo
Chrissyreadit @Librarybelle sometimes my cozy is not a pretty picture! just a book and often a blanket or audio and blanket in my bed - that is currently covered with cats and dog and a shift to take a picture causes them utter chaos- the opposite of cozy 🤣🤣🤣🤣 make it whatever you need it most to be ❤️ 9mo
julieclair @Chrissyreadit @AllDebooks @TheBookHippie I love being a part of such a supportive community! 💙💙💙 9mo
Larkken Love this! I feel like the holidays “made” me not take advantage of this as much as I could or should have so I‘m really happy to get the chance to make it more of a habit 🥰 9mo
AllDebooks @Larkken ❤️ 9mo
dabbe Yay! 🖤🩶🖤 9mo
Read4life With only one football game remaining my Sunday nights will be open to this experience. 💙 9mo
Deblovestoread I love this idea although I couldn‘t quite manage it in January. Hope to start soon. 9mo
StaceGhost Yay!! I love this and I‘m so glad it‘s continuing 9mo
peaKnit While All Creatures Great and Small is on at 8, I‘ll be joining but a bit later ☺️ 9mo
Catsandbooks So great that this is continuing! I wasn't great about participating during the holidays but I'm hoping to join in more ❤️ 9mo
Avanders Yay! 💙🤍🩵 9mo
gossamerchild Oh yay! Hopefully I'll remember this way 😁😁 9mo
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IuliaC
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This prose is so poetic, feelings of melancholy and sadness linger, but in the best sense possible.
In 1923 Virginia Woolf begins to right her novel about Clarissa Dalloway. In 1949 Laura Brown reads Virginia Woolf. In the 1990s Clarissa Vaughan is preparing a party for her former lover. Three women in three different timelines share a subtle connection which slowly reveals itself in key moments of their lives.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 🖤🤍❤️ 1y
IuliaC @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks thank you 🤍🤗 1y
DivineDiana Love your heels! 👠 1y
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IuliaC @DivineDiana thank you 🤗 1y
IuliaC @DivineDiana pretty hard to walk with, but I'm trying 🙈 1y
DivineDiana Even fashion models have “walking in heels” mishaps on the runway! Good for going out to a sit down event! ❤️ 1y
IuliaC @DivineDiana exactly! 😊 1y
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Morr_Books
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This book is beautifully written, as Michael Cunningham can do, but I just didn't care much about it. I figured out the connection early and so it mostly dragged for me. Still glad I finally read it though. It has been on my shelf for a long time. It was #96 for #Roll100. @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper Brilliant! 2y
Ruthiella This book didn‘t do much for me either. I‘ve since read another from him and I liked it better, but it still wasn‘t all that IMO 2y
Morr_Books @Ruthiella Glad to not be alone in my opinion. Thank you for the recommendation, as I am not opposed to reading something else by that author. ♥️ 2y
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Morr_Books
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Reading a #Roll100 book on the beach. Final day of vacation in Punta Cana. @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper Looks super relaxing! 2y
AmyG Enjoy! 2y
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Nathan_Opland-Dobs
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Tkimsal
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Very excited to see the opera version of “The Hours” next month on the big screen.

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keepingupwiththepenguins
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The story is told over the course of a single day, in the tradition of Mrs Dalloway – and, in that spirit, I read The Hours in a single sitting. It‘s short enough to make that not-too-onerous an undertaking, and I reckon it‘s the best way to do it, if you have the time and capacity. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-hours-michael-cunningham/

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KristiAhlers
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For my 1998 published book I have chosen this title. I‘ve been a long time fan of Virginia Woolf and I found this book to be very good and an interesting take on Mrs Dalloway. While sad and heartbreaking it was also engaging and all of the characters spoke to me in one form or another. #19822022 @Librarybelle

AmyG Great book! (edited) 3y
Branwen I love this book so much! 3y
Librarybelle Oh! Good choice! 3y
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LindaLappin it's a masterpiece. I love the way the stories are woven together, echoing the storyline of Mrs Dalloway throughout 3y
KristiAhlers @LindaLappin I totally agree with you! It‘s made my keeper shelf for sure! 3y
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5-21-21: My 52nd finished book of 2021! I decided to reread this book because it‘s been awhile and it‘s one of my favorites. One day in the life of 3 different women at 3 different times. Virginia Woolf, Laura Brown and Clarissa Vaughn. Distinctly different but all eternally linked together. What starts as 3 separate stories becomes entwined. It‘s a beautiful book and movie. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👍🏼📖#️⃣5️⃣2️⃣

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Rissreads
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I was not expecting this book to effect me as much as it did. The writing is exquisite the subject matter heartbreaking. Cunningham‘s understanding of melancholy is astounding! ♥️

MicheleinPhilly This book shook me to my core when I first read it many moons ago. An all time favorite. 4y
quietlycuriouskate I adore this book (and have read it twice, so far)! 💕 4y
Centique I loved this too 😢 4y
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CarolynM Hi Nerissa, thinking of you in lockdown. Hope you're doing ok😘 4y
Rissreads @CarolynM thanks for thinking of me. I‘m good. Just using the time to read and watch movies and trying to relax. Nothing else we can do. Can‘t wings as we have had it so good! How are you going? X 4y
CarolynM Not too bad thanks🙂 I'm glad you can see the silver lining. Hope the time passes quickly. 4y
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Blueberry
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I must be too simple-minded for this book because I really didn't get it. The three women...., the depression...., ??? I only finished it because it was for a bookclub.

cathysaid I very rarely say this but I thought the movie was better. 4y
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Blueberry
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Starting this next for my movie/book club.

Tanisha_A Seen the movie, loved it 4y
AmyG Great book. 4y
eeclayton I didn't like the movie that much, but loved the book 4y
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youneverarrived
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I watched the film a few years ago & it remains a favourite but it‘s influenced how I read the book as I could just see every character as they are in the film. It also sticks very close to the book.

It‘s such a clever idea for a novel & is written perfectly, you really do get inside all 3 of the women‘s minds. The theme of outward vs inner reality is captured brilliantly. It‘s got a sort of rhythm to the writing that captures you. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

BarbaraBB Great review. I loved this book at the time - I went in without knowing anything and was blown away! 4y
LeahBergen I loved this book, too. ❤️ 4y
quietlycuriouskate I love this book, and the film, too, for that matter.❤️ 4y
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youneverarrived @BarbaraBB thanks 😘 I think I would have been too had I not seen the film first. It‘s very memorable. 4y
youneverarrived @LeahBergen a great last read of the year 🖤 4y
youneverarrived @kathedron I love that the film sticks close to the novel. They are both done so well. 4y
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Centique
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This book won the 1999 Pulitzer and was made into a very good movie which I remember loving, many years ago.

Cunningham‘s writing is crystal clear and devastating. I loved his writing as much as Wallace Stegner‘s earlier this year. It‘s a very short novel - under 200 pages my copy - and it‘s a dive into one day in the life of three different women - ⬇️

Centique Mrs Woolf (Virginia Woolf), Mrs Brown, a 1950s housewife and Mrs Dalloway, a 1990s woman nicknamed after VW‘s book. So beautiful and so sad. TW for depression 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (edited) 4y
Tanisha_A I loved the movie. Haven't read the book, but I want to. 4y
LeahBergen I loved this book! ❤️ 4y
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Ruthiella Have you read Woolf too Paula? I felt like Cunningham was deliberately imitating her writing style in this book. 4y
Centique @Tanisha_A I think you‘ll love it! 4y
Centique @LeahBergen so beautiful 😍 4y
Centique @Ruthiella I‘ve only read To The Lighthouse but I‘m planning on reading Mrs Dalloway soon. I figured there was a lot of mirroring of that story in all three lives. 4y
Joanne1 I love Wallace Stegner so I should see this one out. 4y
Clare-Dragonfly I loved the movie, Mrs Dalloway, and this book. In that order. I should do a reread/rewatch someday, but in the original order! 4y
ClairesReads Love love love this book 4y
eeclayton I didn't like the movie that much but the book is fantastic! ❤️ 4y
SamAnne Loved the book and the movie! 4y
Centique @Joanne1 oh yes - do! I‘ve just discovered Stegner this year and I need to read more from him as well. 4y
Centique @Clare-Dragonfly I am going to read Mrs Dalloway shortly so I‘m out of order too 😜 4y
Centique @ClairesReads I have to buy my own copy now, it‘s one I need to own 😍 4y
Centique @eeclayton so so good, definitely more interiority than the movie could depict. 4y
Centique @SamAnne he‘s got another book that‘s been made into a movie that I want to track down 4y
Reggie I remember the movie, and how I felt the message was to choose life. And the really lovely piano score in the background. Hmm maybe I‘ll try the book. Nice review. 4y
Centique @Reggie it‘s interesting, I felt the same about the movie (and the music and cinematography was 👌) but the book painted depression so vividly that suicide seemed an understandable option. I‘d be so interested in what you think if you read it 😘💕 4y
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AshleyHoss820
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🦔Tagged book: absolutely loved it.
🦔Problematic fave: Papa Hemingway, of course
🦔It‘s not a show, per se, but I love watching my Nebraska Cornhuskers! (We‘ll all stick together, through all kinds of weather, for dear old Nebraska U!)
🦔Nothing like some good ol Hootie & the Blowfish!
🦔Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen. Hauntingly beautiful song.
#ManicMonday #LetterH

JoScho 💚💚💚 4y
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Andrea313
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#flowers #QuotsyMay20
@TK-421
📷: divokekviti

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Cakaczow
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“Yes, she thinks, this is probably how it must feel to be a ghost. It‘s a little like reading, isn‘t it - that same sensation of knowing people, settings, situations, without playing any particular part beyond that of the willing observer.” #TheHours #MichaelCunningham

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bellprincess6
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I got the second book from my #santathing gift! I‘m super excited for both of these books and can‘t wait for a small holiday break to be able to read them🎁📚😊

And a BIG thank you to my Santa @ncayea

#happyholidays #christmas #yule #tistheseason

ncayea I have to say it's an unknown genre for me. So picking something was a pure stab in the dark! 😂😂 Enjoy! 5y
bellprincess6 @ncayea oh I‘m super happy with these! I started reading them and I‘m already in love❤️📚 5y
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gradcat
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#AyupAugust

(Day 19 - #HappyHour)

*Well, obviously this book‘s “hours” are not particularly happy ones. But I‘m sure Cunningham had a happy hour when he won the Pulitzer, as did Nicole Kidman when she won the Oscar for best actor. So—there you are.

LiteraryinPA I LOVE this book. I did a conference presentation on it in grad school too. 5y
squirrelbrain Great choice! ❤️ 5y
gradcat @LiteraryinLititz Oh, wow! Were you in the English department? And I loved this book, too! ♥️ 5y
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gradcat @squirrelbrain Thank you for saying so, Helen! ♥️♥️♥️ 5y
Cathythoughts I thought of this one too 👍🏻♥️ 5y
gradcat @Cathythoughts Great minds and all...🥰 5y
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Kaila-ann
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Mehso-so

I‘m honestly not sure how I feel about this one. The book itself is incredibly well written as the author seamlessly flows from one story line into the next. And while I can empathize with the almost out of body, “who‘s life is this?” feeling, I couldn‘t quite manage a deep connection to any of the characters. Mrs. Dalloway is still on my TBR list. #bookcrossing #movievsbook

2019 page goal: 13,401/30,000 = 44.7%

Theaelizabet It‘s been years since I‘ve read this, but honestly this is how I remember it, too. 6y
Kaila-ann @Theaelizabet I‘m glad I‘m not the only one then. 6y
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Peaslady
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Stunning. Beautiful. Haunting. This book delves deeply into what it has meant to be a woman in society over the last century. It brings to life the suffocating horror of the at times seemingly trivial and mundane expectations of a wife, mother, woman.

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erinreads
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“...as if reading were the singular and obvious first task of the day, the only viable way to negotiate the transit from sleep to obligation.” 💕

LazyDays 👏👏💗💗 6y
readinginthedark 💗Yessss 6y
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erinreads
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I can‘t believe it‘s taken me so long to read this. I watched the movie a couple of years ago and enjoyed it, and the book is so good so far, so I‘m thinking my 99th read this year will be worth it. 🤞🏻

batsy Love the colours/shadows in this pic! 6y
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Victoriahoperose
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Going strong with #24b4monday readathon. Just finished my second book on the list and it was excellent. Another 5 star rating from me in one day. The connection to its predecessor is like poetry. It is embedded in the work like another character. This author fully captures the themes of mental illness, aging, time and sexuality effortlessly in this novel. I definitely will be revisiting this one in the future.

Andrew65 Brilliant! 👍👏 6y
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SALeahey
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All of the nonfiction that I've read this month appears to have put me in a little bit of a slump. I'm picking up my favorite book of all time to hopefully turn things around. 🤞

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Victoriahoperose
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Book two is going with me for a nice relaxing bath for #24b4monday readathon. Hopefully, it‘s another good one. I do love Mrs. Dalloway - so fingers crossed!

Andrew65 Enjoy, going well! 🙌👍 6y
BeansPage Jealous! 😍 Enjoy! 6y
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Elfylucille
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I love the movie, but we‘ll see how much I like the book.

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Peaslady
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It seems suddenly easy to bake a cake, to raise a child...It seems possible (it does not seem impossible) that she‘s slipped across an invisible line, the line that has always separated her from what she would prefer to feel, who she would prefer to be...She has worked so long, so hard, in such good faith, and now she‘s gotten the knack of living happily, as herself, the way a child learns at a particular moment to balance on a two-wheel bicycle

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MaGoose
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1. Nonfiction by a nose
2. Star Trek
3. Pizza, another close one
4. Haven't read either
5. @abbreviatedAndy

#tuesdaytidbits #thisorthat
@JenlovesJT47

JenlovesJT47 💚💚💚 6y
abbreviatedAndy 1. Non- Fiction. 2. Star Trek. 3. I had pizza today (vegan). 4. Most likely to read JRR Tolkien first, though I have read neither...but I have seen Hobbit and LOTR movies. Thanks for the tag 👋 6y
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Moray_Reads
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1. The Hours by Michael Cunningham
2. Georgette Heyer
3. How To Steal a Million
4. Hummus
#manicmonday #letterh @JoScho

KarenUK 💕The Hours 👍👍 6y
JoScho Thanks for playing 🖤 6y
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saresmoore
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I was feeling overwhelmed and overwrought yesterday evening when I pulled this book off the shelf. I‘m so glad I did. This is a work of brilliance and empathy and, despite all rational evidence, I don‘t believe for a second that it was written by a man. Cunningham walks a darkened corridor, the walls a timeline of horror and pain, but illuminates only the floor in its ordinary reality. This book is tactful & poignant & an honor to Virginia Woolf.

Redwritinghood I‘ve enjoyed every book of his I‘ve read. 6y
dylanisreading When I read this as a younger person, it was a revelation. I still think about it sometimes. ❤ 6y
saresmoore @Redwritinghood I will certainly be reading more! 6y
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saresmoore @Bianca I can see it being revelatory. He really gets at a level of humanity/femininity/sanity that is largely untapped in literature. 6y
batsy Beautiful review, Sara. I read this a long time ago and while I remember liking it, I'm ashamed to say that I don't remember much of it. I think I need to reread Mrs Dalloway and then revisit this one. 6y
saresmoore @batsy Definitely reread Mrs. Dalloway first. I think I‘m going to read it again now. The Hours just turned out to be the perfect book at the perfect time for me. 6y
Moray_Reads Isn't it phenomenal? It completely blew me away 6y
saresmoore @Moray_Reads Incredible! Such empathy for those characters and so many details—I could read this again and again—and it made me want to revisit Virginia ASAP. 6y
Cathythoughts I vaguely remember the movie... but I‘m stacking the book 👍🏻❤️ 6y
LeahBergen It‘s brilliant, isn‘t it? ❤️ 6y
Thousand-Lives I absolutely loved this one! 6y
Nute A very beautiful and thoughtful review! It makes all the difference when a writer shows empathy for his characters. You reminded me of the awe felt for Michael Cunningham‘s work. 6y
quietlycuriouskate I adore this book! 😍 6y
saresmoore @River_Voice It caught me off-guard with its subtle brilliance. I already want to read it again! 6y
Suet624 💕 I‘m with @batsy on this. 6y
Moray_Reads I really liked The Snow Queen and Specimen Days by Cunningham too. Not quite as good as the Hours (and very different!) but still so good 6y
saresmoore @Moray_Reads Thank you for those recommendations! I know I was swayed in my opinion of this book by the premise & characters, but I‘ve no doubt that his is some genuinely good writing. 6y
MicheleinPhilly One of my all time favorites! ❤️ 6y
mauveandrosysky Soooo good! 6y
emilyhaldi Fab review. I have been meaning to get to Mrs. Dalloway so that I can read this one. 6y
Christine Well wow - stacked! 6y
Leftcoastzen I really loved it but I read it so long ago....maybe time for a revisit. 6y
saresmoore @emilyhaldi I do think you‘ll like Mrs. Dalloway. My advice when reading it is to just go with the flow, enjoy wherever it takes you. 6y
saresmoore @MicheleinPhilly I think I knew that and that‘s why I thought of you when I first started reading it. Or maybe it just seems like your kind of book. 😊 How is the movie? 6y
saresmoore @Leftcoastzen This is certainly one that can be revisited. 6y
MicheleinPhilly I loved the movie too. It was one of those movies that I saw at the exact right time in my life. 6y
saresmoore @MicheleinPhilly Oh, I love that. I‘m looking forward to watching it. I think it‘s fabulous that they cast Meryl Streep! 6y
MicheleinPhilly The entire cast is A+. I mean you have Meryl, Nicole, Julianne, Allison Janney, and Toni Collette. ❤️ 6y
rmaclean4 Loved this book. Have you read Timan by Sarah Winman? 6y
saresmoore @rmaclean4 Not yet, but I just got it from the library! 6y
rmaclean4 @saresmoore I hope you love it. In some ways it reminds me of the hours. 6y
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sophierayton
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Read the book before watching the film!
It is quite depressing, but it's supposed to be! It's beautifully depressing and people who have been affected by depression or suicide will either understand or feel understood.
I am looking forward to reading what else Cunningham has written. I just discovered that this won the Pulitzer too which I think was well deserved. Gorgeous!

KristinaRay I loved the movie. I saw it years ago. I will have to check out some of his writing. 6y
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WritethebookAnniemae
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...but she leaves behind her an unmistakable sense of watchful remonstrance, as if an angel had briefly touched the surface of the world with one sandaled foot, asked if there was any trouble and, being told all was well, had resumed her place in the ether with skeptical gravity, having reminded the children of earth that they are just barely trusted to manage their own business, and that further carelessness will not go unremarked.

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Insightsintobooks
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I broke down and bought this after reading about it on Litsy, and I like the cover. This is actually the first I've heard if it.

#kindledeal

Samplergal I loved it. I was a film around 7 years ago. I‘m sure that‘s wrong but close enough. 😳 6y
Insightsintobooks Oh okay. I'll have to see the movie once I read the book. 6y
rmaclean4 One of my all time favorites! I hope you enjoy it. Have you read Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway? 6y
Insightsintobooks @rmaclean4 No, I own it, just haven't read it yet. 6y
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Bindrosbookshelf
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I express myself a lot better without character restrictions Full review: http://bit.ly/2tVtiYJ

Focuses on a day in the life of three different women in three different time periods. All three women are trapped, by their sexuality, by their inner conflict, mental illness, societal expectations, their past.
Linked together by the actual book Mrs Dalloway as well as themes and characters from the original.
5 stars
#jades2018reads #bindrosbookshelf

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MsLeah8417
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I saw the film first and then read the book. I sobbed equally for both. 💔💔

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Katiesbookishlife
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What a brilliant book. Moving, engaging and perfectly sized.

MommyWantsToReadHerBook I was lying in bed and thinking of the movie the other night for some random reason 😊 Really, really need to read the book 7y
rmaclean4 One of my all time favorites! Have you read Tin Man by Sarah Winman? You may enjoy that one also...if you have not alraedy read it. 7y
Katiesbookishlife @rmaclean4 thanks for the suggestion, I haven‘t read that one but I will look out for it now. 7y
Katiesbookishlife @MommyWantsToReadHerBook I was actually doing the same thing recently, certain poignant scenes just stuck in my mind do vividly from this movie. That‘s why I had to buy the book ! 7y
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The Hours: A Novel | Michael Cunningham
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Next up... my fifth Book, don‘t think I‘ll hit the whole 24 but I might come close 😊
15/24 hours ✅
4/7 Books ✅
#24in48
#24in48AUSNZ

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#pulitzer #1001books. Listening to this one makes me think I need to move Woolf‘s books to the top of the TBR list.

Blaire I love this book. 💕💕 7y
Cinfhen Welcome to Litsy!! Check out #litsywelcomewagon for awesome tips & people to follow also @LitsyHappenings 7y
DivaDiane Yes you do! My fave is Orlando. Welcome to Litsy! 7y
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1-11-18: #scenesfromabook Pass the Tissues. This is another book where the movie was also amazing, but you will cry! I love a good cry. 😭🤧📖💖 @JoeStalksBeck

JoeStalksBeck 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 7y
Dulcinella On my TBR list this month. I look forward to it! 7y
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I adore this book!
I could call it an accomplished tribute to "Mrs Dalloway" but that makes it sound dull and sterile when it is anything but. It's clever, yes, but more than that it is beautiful, humane and moving. Also, it's to Michael Cunningham's credit that I lost myself in all three women's inter-connected stories and wasn't impatient to get back to the Virginia Woolf chapters.
5⭐ #reread #192019challenge 1998

KarenUK Great review.... I love this book 💕💕 7y
BarbaraBB Me too 😍 7y
AmyG I loved this book, too. Have you seen the movie? Meryl Streep is in it and as always, is wonderful. 7y
quietlycuriouskate @AmyG I have. Actually it was the film that led me to seek out the book at the library the first time I read it. Now I have my own copy. 😊 7y
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"when she glanced over at this new book on her nightstand, stacked atop the one she finished last night, she reached for it automatically, as if reading were the singular and obvious first task of the day..."

Have you ever found yourself wanting to tell a fictional character about the wonderful reading community we have here?

SandyW 😂 Never thought of that, but I have found myself on the hunt for some of the books that are mentioned in books! 7y
readinginthedark ❤️Yes, and I loved this book! 7y
Suet624 😂😁❤️ 7y
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KarenUK
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#day23 #septembowie #timewillcrawl I love both of these linked novels that take place over the span of just one day...... @Cinfhen @Marchpane

LiteraryinPA Great choices. The Hours is one of my favorites! 7y
BarbaraBB Smart choice! 7y
Centique Oh wow, The Hours. I loved the movie so much - I have to read the book! 7y
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#meetthelittens: 1. CA; now New Orleans 2. The Hours, Station Eleven 3. The Infected series by Andrea Speed 4. Kill Bill, Lost in Translation 5. Buffy, Sense8 6. Play me anything by Beethoven 7. Blue 8. Pretty much every genre 9. Work in the legal field 10. A dog named Roscoe

Nat_Reads I just visited NOLA and LOVE it!!! 7y
Sydsavvy Station Eleven and Beethoven!! Yes! 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk All the things you like are good things! Love the movies especially. Making my way through Sense8 right now. 7y
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tpixie Love Kill Bill!!! Well and New Orleans. And Oak Alley Plantation- I want an oak canopy driveway! 7y
Megabooks Lost in Translation 👍🏻👍🏻 7y
maich I also watch Sense8😍 7y
dylanisreading @Nat_Reads Glad you had a good time! 7y
dylanisreading @tpixie Would you believe I've lived here for nearly 9 years and haven't been to Oak Alley yet? 😆 7y
tpixie @Bianca of course not! Locals don't site see in their own towns!! I just remember thinking this man planted tiny little oak trees with a vision of what it would look like and then probably never got to see the beautiful canopy the oak trees made down his driveway! (edited) 7y
Jess_Read_This I have a Roscoe too 💕🐶💕 7y
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