false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174938180m/458538.jpg 458538 3 Meet the tourists, former classmates at Yale who, seven years later, must confront the people they've become while forging lives in Manhattan. David, a hedge fund wunderkind who forfeited idealism for wealth, hopes that a more fulfilling life lies ahead in the suburbs. His wife, the beautiful Samona, to whom David returns home nightly with nothing left for her, wonders whether her marriage is stripping away her best years. Ethan, a successful furniture designer with a magnetic sexuality, seeks something darker and more uncertain than the power lunches, needy family, and unsatisfying relationships that comprise his life. Rounding out the group is the story's unnamed narrator, a freelance reporter struggling to stay afloat -- financially, professionally, and emotionally -- who shares complicated histories with each of them. When Ethan and Samona have a chance encounter at a gallery opening, they meet each other's needs. As our narrator traverses the city and gradually reconstructs the events that underlie the present circumstances, his own mysterious role comes into ever sharper focus. Only later, after David commissions Ethan to design some conference rooms at his firm and a secret triangle is formed, does our narrator begin to tie all the pieces together. With The Tourists, Jeff Hobbs delivers a striking and stylish debut about the dark and sometimes destructive aspects of physical attraction and love, marital disillusionment, and the inevitable disappointments life can bring. 447028 24 4 2007 The Tourists: A Novel total:109|5:13|4:26|3:35|2:27|1:8| 109 336 162 36 1 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 13 13:43:41 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 13 13:49:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Sat Aug 11 00:55:03 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 14:23:43 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 18:49:31 -0700 2007 1 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 07:39:48 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 13:02:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false true Thu Jul 23 14:59:56 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 17:04:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 21:46:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 21:54:33 -0800 2009
Probably the immediate thing that struck me about this book was the style. I have never read a book where I thought that my own style was similar to the au...more...]]> 3 0 false true Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 10:39:54 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 06:46:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Aug 28 10:21:30 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 10:22:11 -0700 2008 3 0 true false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 03 16:58:33 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 17:18:15 -0800 2009 1
And while some people were quick to critique Hobbs' debut novel, I thought it did the job. It makes you think about the influent...more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 10:58:26 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 17:04:22 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 23:07:46 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 23:07:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 02 12:42:54 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 12 00:23:26 -0700 2009
The author dedicated this book to Bret Easton Ellis, which doesn't really surprise me seeing as (to me at least) it read ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 08:09:42 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 08:53:45 -0700 2007 My current concern: what is the appeal of Samona? The entire plot is founded and motivated by his love for Samona. Would he really be interested for eight years? She seems so lackluster to me; her sexuality is standard, stock,...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 27 10:11:22 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 10:12:15 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 19:36:22 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 09:45:36 -0700 2009 did anything to change, meanwhile they all knew they were screwed up. Eight years is a long time to still care what happened in college, and during that time it's expected that some bit of growing u...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 30 06:31:58 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 06:32:56 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Feb 26 13:29:36 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 13:29:56 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 11:16:44 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 19:50:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 10 21:36:54 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 24 13:26:51 -0700 2007
the structure's also lacking something. it's a rememberance, sometimes in present tense, sometimes it's in flash back within the rememberance... i forget wh...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 20:21:36 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 20:25:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 09:52:19 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 10:00:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=458538