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This is an example of a well written and engrossing plot about a cast of annoying characters. I couldn't relate to these people or care very much about them because they're glaring examples of the negative qualities plaguing modern society: self-centered slackers drifting aimlessly through life, choosing an unconventional lifestyle but still unable to be honest with each other (or themselves) due to an ingrained fear of upsetting the status quo. The female character becomes even more self-centered and insensitive as a mother. After investing almost 350 pages into the lives of these characters, the ambiguous ending was a disappointment. Still, Cunningham's gorgeous prose held my attention riveted, despite its lack of true enlightenment or substance. ( )

This was a very interesting book for me to read. I loved how the author has each chapter from a different characters point of view. The end was a little disappointing but realistic. ( )

This was a strange little book. I enjoyed it, because the characters were interesting and well written, but the whole plot was a little ...umm...different. Maybe it's because I lead a sheltered life and have never been around the kinds of subcultures this book discusses. It was hard for me to understand the life of a bi-sexual man, his gay friend, and their straight female roomate. To say that the relationships got a tad complicated in this book would be an understatement. But honestly, I did enjoy it. It opened my mind to new things and sub-cultures and because of that I give it 3 stars. ( )

One of my favorites! Movie, of course, was not nearly as good as the book. ( )

Very rich character studies of three friends who are realistically depicted as ever-changing souls searching for purpose and connection. Beautifully written prose details the relationships between these friends which takes various forms and evolves with their knoweledge and acceptance of themselves. ( )