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A Home at the End of the World
Author: Michael Cunningham

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Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780312202316 - ISBN-10: 0312202318
Publication Date: 11/15/1998
Pages: 352


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Book Description:
From Michael Cunningham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours, comes this widely praised novel of two boyhood friends. Jonathan, lonely, introspective, and unsure of himself; and Bobby, hip, dark, and inarticulate. In New York after college, Bobby moves in with Jonathan and his roommate, Clare, a veteran of the city's erotic wars. Bobby and Clare fall in love, scuttling the plans of Jonathan, who is gay, to father Clare's child. Then, when Clare and Bobby have a baby, the three move to a small house upstate to raise "their" child together and, with an odd friend, Alice, create a new kind of family. A Home at the End of the World masterfully depicts the charged, fragile relationships of urban life today.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Bethany F. (bethanykf) wrote on 10/2/2006...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is such a beautiful book. It is really just about love. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I heard that it was boring, btu I was not bored at all. It was haunting in its beauty, and you can feel eveything that the characters are feeling. If you enjoyed the movie you will probably enjoy the book.

Robyn P. wrote on 6/6/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a great book! The movie was a disappointment. Not because of Colin Farrell's portrayel of Bobby, I'm not really sure why it was a disappointment. I read the book after seeing the movie so that wasn't why. Anyway, I see similarities in this story and Queer as Folk (though I've only seen the first season) and RENT! So if you like either of those you should definetly read AHatEotW. If I had to do a character study for an english class it would definetly be Bobby. He is very complex and I really think that early events in his life shape who he is later in life. You can tell that I have thought a lot about this book. So if you like a book that leaves you thinking, this is it. BTW, I liked it a lot better than The Hours movie, but I haven't read The Hours yet so I can't really compare the two.


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Cheryl H. wrote on 2/17/2007...


Not as good as The Hours - but a worthwhile read.

Vanessa N. (vyver) wrote on 5/31/2006...


And interesting study of relationships and how they affect us. However, I was disappointed by the ending.

Cheryl W. wrote on 8/10/2005...


The story of two boyhood friends and the family they create.


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