Terms of Endearment Audiobook

" A unique mother-daughter relationship that highlights all the differences between generations, while focusing on the similarities that bind them together. "

" i liked the movie better "

" The characters grow on you with the exception of Emma - who you wish would quit being so laissez faire about her owns life. She's just so frumpy that you almost can't respect her. Why is she with her husband? They don't even like each other. I gradually grew to like Aurora and enjoy her random funny self-righteous comments. If she were in my life though she would be someone I would agitate on purpose to watch them dance in frustration and self-satisfaction like a performing monkey. Strangely enough after all is said and done I'm not really sure what the point of the story was. It was a bunch of people who just road the tides of their lives without really taking the reigns, dealing appropriately with whatever mental crap was holding them back, and in the result, just kind of fizzle out through life. They are like neighbors you watch burning branches in their backyard every weekend as if they looked forward to it all week. All you can do is think to yourself, "What is the point?" and "They are the oddest people." and "Could he be a pyro?" (in the book characters' cases, masochistic? Why did Aurora never go with the man she loved? Why did Emma just take the blandness of her life and never work toward something better? etc) "

" I like books that bring to life eccentric people. Aurora is one of the most eccentric I've met in a book. She is NOT a person I'd like in real life. I found myself liking her in this book. The author made her human --she's awful, shallow, and self-centered beyond what most people are willing to reveal about themselves. But there's something to be said for not hiding ones true self. I'm glad I got to experience a person like Aurora through Larry McMurtry's wonderful prose. (and her cadre of quirky suitors) "

" just go watch the movie instead. really. "

" It was so interesting to read this book after watching the movie over the years. The book is about Aurora Greenway, while the movie was taken from the last quarter of the book. It's an amazing cultural study, full of racism, sexism, spouse abuse, adultery, child neglect -- all presented as routine aspects of everyday lives. Fascinating! It's going to take me awhile to figure out how McMurtry got away with it. "

" Good book. A little depressing but I enjoyed the story. "

" If you loved the movie, the book is even better! A million times better! I was amazed at how well this male writer captured a woman's point of view, plus Aurora is hilarious and a one of a kind character. "

" Stunning characters. You grow to know and care for these people. Their flaws, struggles and harships haunt me still. "

" Not typical Larry McMurtry fare, but funny and sad and very readable. "

" I thought this book was manipulative aiming at wringing every possible tear out of the reader. "

" one of my favorites - i love emma "

" American domestic fiction at its best "

" This book is a "hoot!" "

" Hard to believe it was written by a man. "

" So sassy and clever and funny. This book has the best quotes ever. "

" the movie was better...how often do you say that "

" Must read. The movie was totally different than the book. "

" I loved this movie when I was growing up, and I had to read the book. I am glad I read it, but I think I will always like the movie better. That is unusual for me. "

" Mostly sentimental dribble. "

" Kind of sad, but a great read. Its worth reading even if you have seen the movie. "

" You'll cry. A lot. But you'll also laugh until you're afraid you might die. The car accident scene with Vernon and Aurora and the General had me on the floor. One of my all time favorites! "

" I read this for the first time in college. One of his best. "

" Overall really good. Second part is very sad of course, but the first is quite amusing. "