The Hours

This book is much like Mrs. Dalloway, in the way that it follows a few people in the span of just one day. Which leads to my next point, this is like making a sequel to a movie where everyone dies in the end, it just doesnt work as well as one may think. Michael Cunningham's decision to take another authors style and technique and use to his own advantage is selfish, novels such as Ms. Dalloway should be left alone and not tampered with. Although i have bashed the authors decision to imitate, the technique of using just one day to show a character and their life allows for much more detail. The decision to place each character in a different time period is not seen in Virginia Woolf's so that is one hint of uniqueness going for Cunningham. All in all, i look forward to reading the rest of this novel.