By Nightfall, (Paperback)

from whirled

I've read a few reviews of By Nightfall, and I must admit its critics are not altogether wrong. Some say it is pretentious, and yes, Michael Cunningham is inclined to deploy words like 'infelicitous' or 'corpuscular' at regular intervals. Others say it lacks dramatic tension, and yes, protagonist...

from CarolynSchroeder

I have always been a huge fan of Michael Cunningham and while I did not feel this one was on a par with The Hours, Flesh and Blood and A Home at the End of the World, I did fly through it and enjoy it in great part. I did love how Cunningham brought his particular sense of introspection to the fo...

from GCPLreader

Michael Cunningham knows how to drive home his themes--the melancholy of longing, the quest for beauty. Peter Harris is an art dealer in New York City whose core sensibilities come into question with the arrival of Mizzy (short for The Mistake), his wife's much younger, beautiful brother. In Mizz...

from CBJames

I have read all of Michael Cunningham's novels, even Specimen Days. (I deserve some credit for reading Specimen Days.) He didn't come on the radar of most non-gay readers until his mega-hit The Hours, but there were two books before that: A Home at the End of the World and Flesh and Blood. Count ...

from teddyballgame

This character driven novel disappointed me. The only character the reader gets to know is Peter - a very self centered, egotistical, conflicted, middle-aged man. He never really captivated me. The best word to describe him is pathetic. There were also a few parts to the book that seemed complete...