By Nightfall: A Novel Audiobook

" It's well written, and I enjoyed it, but not as much as A Home at the End of the World. "

" I loved the end of this book, and the beginning was compelling - some parts of the middle got a little tedious. I thought about giving this three stars, but since I almost stopped reading, I thought two might be better. However, I thought the minor twist was genius. "

" Errrr...why couldn't it just be better? "

" An interesting glimpse into the upper-middle class art world of Manhattan. Thumbs up for sparkling but realistic dialogue and setting, thumbs down on the incessant, forced literary allusions, which did nothing to propel character but did much to make the author/narrator look very, very pretentious. But still. Entertaining enough. "

" Wonderful sentences and descriptions. The author is so good at describing small moments. However, I was disappointed in the overall story and what seemed like an abrupt ending that ran out of steam. "

" Clever writing, fine dialogue, interesting art-world backdrop, and completely bloodless (to me, at least). I enjoyed it while having absolutely no emotional response to the characters. It was like a flawless peach with no flavor. "

" 40 something artsy yuppies in NYC. wife's much younger addict brother shows up. Dynamics get turned around to very strange but intriguing angle. "

" Not exactly what I was expecting and the ending was a little blah for my liking. Though the interest in the art world has been restored after reading this. "

" LOVING it. What a surprise-- pretty racy! "

" Beautiful and simple. What J. Franzen's Freedom was attempting, but in waaay less pages! "

" Gorgeous book. Another favorite of the year. "

" till now the book is pretentious and a little boring. and now i ended it i can confirm my impression. nothing near the quality of "the hours". a pity. "

" too boring. too slow. very hard to focus. "

" This is a lovely but sad reflection on truth, beauty, art, aging and sexuality. Every time I read something else by Michael Cunningham, I'm reminded that I should probably revisit The Hours. "

" If you want to read the internal thoughts of a truly self centered person, this is the book for you "

" Fasten your seatbelt! This book revisits an old story---male mid-live crisis---and makes it relevant, with brilliant writing. "

" Just OK. I felt the ending was a little pat. I also could not relate to the main character...very shallow fellow, but perhaps that was the point! "

" Great book- feels sort of like an extended short story. If you love art and you love NYC then you'll probably like this. "

" i love m cunningham, but this book was just dull and preachy. too self-satisfied. blah. "

" Delicate and moving, like all of Cunningham's work, though feeling somewhat empty. This small domestic drama feels too small at times, and the stakes too low. Overall, a gorgeous and simple book about mercurial desires and notions of self. "

" Tortured and tortuous, as his books tend to be. At times I am exasperated by his self-indulgence; at others, dazzled by the way he uses words. "

" Sort of an interesting story, maybe too much sex, and I don't think you see the twists coming, but a good ending. "