What readers think of The Hours, plus links to write your own review.

This book made understand the unpretty side of life, and the difficulties being an adult pressured by society. The characters were strong and very realistic. i do reccomend this book

Powerfull prose yet i found the self-reflexivity of Streep too uncanny ; having seen the film first, inadvertantly, the boook was too strange as Clrissa stood gawping waiting for herself to come out of the star-trailer. And the film was weakened without it!

I read this book as a reading club assignment. It was tough sledding; I found it both boring and pointless. The two "stories" in it (I put this in quotation marks because there's very litttle story in them) are at best separate short stories that contain nothing to explain the characters, particularly the California housewife, who simply seems to be suffering from extreme depression from an unspecified cause. Can't the homosexual community find something better than this?

This was the best book I've ever read. It probably was not the most enjoyable, but it teaches you so much about life and literature. The whole theme of hours in the book is brilliant because it shows that even though the hours are hard, they are life, and we strive to make the best out of them. I definately reccommend this book.

I just finished the book in my Women's Literature course, and I think it was wonderful. Although I am only a Senior in High School I felt identified with the 3 women. I think that Cunninghan has done a marevelous job.

The book was horrible I can't even imagine what the movie was like. Excuse me but not every woman feels the same as these women in the book. The book was obviously directed toward gay/lesbian readers. Plus it was soo depressing. I enjoy life and I think you should focus on the positive not the negative. I read this book for an English research paper and I would not recommend this book to anybody. So if your planning on becoming a lesbian then you should read the book.

I thought it was an excellent book in which every woman should read. Beautifully written, it truly exemplifies how many woman have felt in the past and in the present. Kudos, Michael Cunningham, for a terrific book.

I have not flipped through the book. I have just seen the movie which is so fantastically excellent. I can imagine the book must be a difficult read as it must be full of details and artistic skills. The homosexual theme that lies subtly is presented so effectively and powerfully yet not often noticed or discussed in reviews. But smart readers or audience must not ignore as in a way it's a central thread in the book & film. The film director's sexuality must have a lot to do with the style and images contained in the film as well (in addition to his "Billy Elliot"). The attention to details, cinematography, and screeplay are just great. Don't miss it! Lawrence@unpure.com -