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A. M. Homes

Author of This Book Will Save Your Life

51+ Works 7,734 Members 255 Reviews 35 Favorited

About the Author

A. M. Homes is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair.
Image credit: Credit: David Shankbone, Sept. 2007

Works by A. M. Homes

This Book Will Save Your Life (2006) 1,661 copies
The End of Alice (1996) 1,199 copies
May We Be Forgiven (2012) 1,092 copies
Safety of Objects (1990) 769 copies
Music for Torching (1999) 668 copies
Jack (1989) 438 copies
In a Country of Mothers (1993) 328 copies
Days of Awe: Stories (2018) 115 copies
The Unfolding (2022) 91 copies
A.M. Homes: Appendix A (1996) 47 copies
Carroll Dunham (2002) 30 copies
Bill Owens (2008) 22 copies
The Unfolding (2022) 7 copies
Hello Everybody (2012) 4 copies
A Encomenda 2 copies
Do Not Disturb 2 copies
Jours redoutables (2020) 1 copy
Mauvaise mère (2018) 1 copy
Lost Weekend 1 copy

Associated Works

The Lottery and Other Stories (1949) — Introduction, some editions — 3,640 copies
Falconer (1977) — Introduction, some editions — 1,405 copies
The Book of Other People (2008) — Contributor — 744 copies
The Best American Short Stories 2008 (2008) — Contributor — 573 copies
The Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories (1994) — Contributor — 322 copies
The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories (2004) — Contributor — 265 copies
Granta 84: Over There: How America Sees the World (2004) — Contributor — 229 copies
The Diary of a Rapist (1966) — Introduction, some editions — 192 copies
McSweeney's Issue 7 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern) (2001) — Contributor — 177 copies
This Is My Best: Great Writers Share Their Favorite Work (2004) — Contributor — 160 copies
XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits (1605) — Contributor — 159 copies
The Best of McSweeney's {complete} (1800) — Contributor — 144 copies
Granta 74: Confessions of a Middle-Aged Ecstasy Eater (2001) — Contributor — 140 copies
Burned Children of America (2001) — Contributor — 123 copies
Mistresses of the Dark [Anthology] (1998) — Contributor — 122 copies
Full Frontal Fiction: The Best of Nerve.com (2000) — Contributor — 72 copies
Granta 137: Followers (2016) — Contributor — 56 copies
Granta 143: After the Fact (2018) — Contributor — 43 copies
Love Is Strange: Stories of Postmodern Romance (1993) — Contributor — 32 copies
The Safety of Objects [2001 film] (2001) — Original stories — 14 copies
Harde liefde de ruigste verhalen uit de wereldliteratuur (1994) — Contributor — 12 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Homes, A. M.
Legal name
Homes, Amy Michael
Other names
Homes, Amy M.
Birthdate
1961-12-18
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., USA
Places of residence
Washington, D.C., USA
New York, New York, USA
Education
American University
Sarah Lawrence College (BA | 1985)
University of Iowa (MFA | 1988)
Occupations
fiction writer
memoirist
screenwriter
teacher
Awards and honors
Benjamin Franklin Award
National Endowment for the Arts fellowship
New York Foundation for the Arts Artists fellowship
New York Public Library. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers fellowship
Guggenheim Foundation fellowship (1998)
Short biography
A.M. Homes is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and has published fiction and essays in The New Yorker, Harpers, McSweeny's and the New York Times. She lives in New York City. [from The Mistress's Daughter (2007)

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A. N. Homes wrote one of the most disturbing novels, I think, of all time-- one that takes you into the mind of two pedophiles and shows you their world and strange, sick logic. It is not for the faint of heart, not for the weak of spirit, and not for those who want to see a pedophile condemned.

It isn't five stars sheerly for the subject matter, and that's the same reason I write this review -- to warn those who might read this, not knowing what they're going to get into. I don't really feel like glorifying a work wrapped around a pedophile's life or the empathy one can find with him. Still, the writing was sound, the book engrossing -- much like a trainwreck is.… (more)
 
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crowsandprose | 31 other reviews | May 15, 2024 |
Abandoned a third of the way through. It's not that it's not well written. But an account of a group of die-hard Republicans seeking to undo (this is set in 2008-9) the 'wrong' of a black man, a Democrat being President is just too depressing a read at the moment, with the current Republican party of 2023 apparently in thrall to Trump and at risk of his being re-elected. I've just looked again to see if I should try again. Nope. Can't do it.
 
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Margaret09 | 2 other reviews | Apr 15, 2024 |
Starts off strong but goes from one extreme of negativity to an overly sappy, heart-warming second half. I enjoyed how the author has fun with Jewish family craziness.
 
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monicaberger | 58 other reviews | Jan 22, 2024 |
Ojalá nos perdonen
A. M. Homes
Publicado: 2012 | 439 páginas
Novela Psicológico

Tolstói iniciaba «Anna Karenina» con aquella célebre sentencia que dice «todas las familias felices son iguales; las familias infelices lo son cada una a su manera». ¿Siguen siendo las familias de hoy como las de la época de Tolstói? A. M. Homes parece llevar tiempo buscando la respuesta a esta pregunta, porque la familia —sus desequilibrios, disfunciones y secretos inconfesables— es un tema recurrente en su obra siempre acompañado de una mirada ácida y sarcástica sobre las paradojas y perplejidades de la sociedad norteamericana contemporánea. En esta novela aparecen de nuevo la familia y la América suburbana a través de dos hermanos. Harry, el mayor, historiador que trabaja en una biografía de Nixon, siempre ha sentido cierta envidia del pequeño, George, más alto, más listo y más próspero con una prometedora carrera como ejecutivo televisivo. Pero Harry también sabe que George tiene un temperamento explosivo y es imprevisible cuando pierde el control. Una de estas pérdidas de control de George acaba en tragedia: atropella a una pareja, deja un niño huérfano y, atormentado por la culpa, acaba ingresado en un psiquiátrico. Harry pasa entonces por un periodo complicado, que incluirá un revolcón con su cuñada con un final truculento, la búsqueda de sexo por internet, la preocupación por sus ancianos padres y la cólera de su mujer cuando descubre el revolcón. Pero sobre todo Harry debe hacerse cargo de los dos hijos de su hermano, a los que se sumará el huérfano del accidente, y con ellos formará una nueva familia, sin duda peculiar, pero que permitirá restañar heridas y pensar en el futuro.… (more)
 
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libreriarofer | 58 other reviews | Dec 13, 2023 |

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