Interesting read - starts off slow but culminates into a surprisingly touching story. The three characters merge into one story that is tied together not only narratively but emotionally. Keep the tissues close!

This book was way too literary for me and I just couldn't get into it. I've only put down 3 books in my life and not finished them . ..this was one of them.

This is one of the best books I've ever read - brilliant and moving, and the way everything ties together and the three plots connect....simply lovely.

One of the most beautifully written books I've ever read.

Self-absorption taken to extreme.

If you have read Virginia Wolf's "Mrs. Dalloway," this is a great complimentary book. If not, it can stand alone in beauty and intricacy.

Story of 3 women in the 1950's, Virginia Woolf being one of them, whose husband is writing a book. This was made into a movie starring Meryl Strip, Julianne Moore, and Nicole Kidman.

Enjoyable book, the ending surprised me. Read it prior to the movie.

The interwoven themes and plots of this book were amazing and genius. I have rarely felt so deeply while reading a work of fiction as I did with this one.

I read the book after seeing the movie. It's a very touching book, the story of three women and their lives which in the end are so entwined.

Read All Book Reviews of "The Hours"

I had never watched the movie or really heard what it was about, so throughout the whole book I was trying to piece it together. It was interesting to see how all of the pieces fit. The storyline was intriguing, but the book really didn't keep me very engaged. Parts of it did, but not the book as a whole.

Touches on the AIDS pandemic of the 1990s in a more personal way than we are used to seeing; albeit brief. The twist at the end was so obvious that I felt silly for being surprised. But it was still well-played and seemlessly done. I will say that I was left depressed at the end. It is true that we humans often feel that life seems to drag on - day after day and hour after hour.

Very good read. How it came together at the end was amazing.

Wonderful story -- great twits which tie everything together.

GREAT summer Read!

My adult daugher loves this book but I just haven't gotten around to it.

Passionate, profound and deeply moving, The Hours is the story of three women: Clarissa Vaughn, who one New York morning goes about palnning a party in honor of a beloved friend; Laura Brown, who in a 1950's Los Angeles suburb slowly begins to feel the constraints of a perfect family and home; and Virginia Woolf, recuperating with her husband in a London suburb, and beginning to write Mrs. Dalloway. by the end fo the novel, the stories have intertwined, and finally come together in and act of subtle and hounting grace, demonstrating Michael Cunningham's deep empathy for his characters as well as the extrordinary resonance of his prose.

Great Book!!!!

Unexpected. A fast read.

From the back cover:
Passionate, profound, and deeply moving, The Hours is the story of three women: Clarissa Vaughan, who one New York morning goes about planning a party in honor of a beloved friend; Laura Brown, who in a 1950's Los Angeles Suburb slowly begins to feel the constraints of a perfect family and home; and Virginia Woolf, recuperating with her husband in a London suburb, and beginning to write Mrs. Dalloway. By the end of the novel, the stories have intertwined, and finally come together in an act of subtle and haunting grace...

Cunningham has provided a story of three extraordinary women: a 1950s California housewife, a 2000s New York editor, and the magnificent 1920s Virgina Woolf. Woolf is on the cusp of creating her masterpiece, Mrs. Dalloway, and the women who follow her in history read it and experience it. Beautifully written, it's a great read for open-minded thinkers everywhere. Now an Oscar-winning motion picture.

Read All Book Reviews of "The Hours"