false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168051610m/30105.jpg 30105 8 Alan Hollinghurst’s hypnotic and exquisitely written novel tells the story of Edward Manners, a disaffected 33-year-old who leaves England to earn his living as a language tutor in a Flemish city. Almost immediately he falls in love with one of his pupils, but can only console himself with other, illicit affairs. With this novel, Hollinghurst exposes us fearlessly to the consequences of unfulfillable, annihilating desire. 4231 1996 The Folding Star: A Novel total:184|5:48|4:58|3:53|2:23|1:2| 184 679 365 19 5 6 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 11:32:08 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 05:47:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Aug 27 18:15:33 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 30 16:08:49 -0700 2008 2 0 false true Sun May 24 16:36:29 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 16:56:53 -0700 2009
The writing is good, don't get me wrong on that account. I want to read something else by this author, though. The Folding Star manages to be both slow and predictable, with an unhealthy dose of obscure. If I hadn't read some reviews of the book, I wouldn't...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 05:30:20 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 03:24:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Oct 21 10:19:24 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 10:44:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 true false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 06 10:53:54 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 20 06:13:48 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 10:46:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 10:49:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Nov 29 00:53:53 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 00:55:18 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 15:54:25 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 15:55:41 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Nov 17 09:46:54 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 09:49:15 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 08:03:06 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 08:08:48 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 17 08:49:34 -0700 2007 Wed May 23 10:41:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 13 19:48:39 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 20:01:00 -0700 2008
Well written, though, and perfectly paced.]]> 0 0 false false Wed Apr 23 14:43:09 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 14:54:58 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 16 11:25:17 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 11:26:11 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Oct 05 00:24:36 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 00:27:05 -0700 2007 be careful who you fall in love with.]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 20:42:20 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 19:00:28 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Sun Nov 04 10:26:52 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 15:20:37 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Tue Jan 15 20:50:35 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 10 22:20:29 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 15 20:50:20 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Nov 18 11:21:17 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 11:21:17 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=30105