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Summary
Winner of the Pulitzer prize, the Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and nominated for 9 Academy Awards, The Hours is now available on Unabridged CD. Passionate, profound, and deeply moving, The Hours tells 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 1950s 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, demonstrating Michael Cunningham's deep empathy for his characters as well as the extraordinary resonance of his language.
I guess I had my hopes up too high - I wasn't impressed at all. There were just too many long and elaborate explanations of everyday situations. Maybe that was the author's intention? I only gave it one star solely because the conclusion was intriguing.
I actually watched the movie before reading the book, and I must say, I absolutely loved the movie! In fact, the movie did a fantastic job of seamlessly intertwining three different time periods throughout "The Hours." However, listening to the audiobook was still a great experience as it allowed me to revisit the captivating imagery from the film.
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