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Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.32 x 4.19 x 1.12 inches; 6.13 ounces
Run time ‏ : ‎ 30 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ July 25, 1991
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ November 29, 2006
Actors ‏ : ‎ Pam Scotcher, Neville Smith, Helen Bush, Tom Marshall, Primi Townsend
Studio ‏ : ‎ ACORN MEDIA
ASIN ‏ : ‎ 6302165474
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Reviewer: T. Engle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: America! Really, really American! But quite complicated...
Review: I read this book a while back. I continually refer to it as my favorite TCB novel,and I think I am going to re-read it to make sure it really is better than "Drop City," "Riven Rock" and "When the Killing's Done." It has stayed with me so strongly, years after reading it.I think Boyle is as iconic and American writer as I can think of. His writing is completely centered on the USA, and whatever region or time period he is describing, he immerses the reader, he makes the place and/or time come alive and that's why he is my #1 favorite writer.No book is as American as this one, it's practically a history book. That can, indeed be challenging. It also shows Boyle's typical view: Everyone is messed up, and some people at least try to do better, but we all fail. That is how he writes about individuals, and that is how he writes about America. Some people probably have a problem with that. But I love it.My best friend is a lazy reader. I mean, he doesn't seek out books, he picks from the many books I read and refer to him. He never picks up books unless I recommend them, and he loved "Budding Prospects" but didn't like "World's End." I think because the structure of "World's End" is rather daunting. It is mentioned that there is a three-page list of characters, from three different time periods. That about sizes it up, I had to refer to this list over and over again while reading. I enjoyed the challenge of keeping up with all of these people and how they fit together. My friend did not. I imagine many a reader would be put off by the structure of World's End.And that's fine. Boyle has written lots of straightforward books, (such as "East is East which is also excellent) and this is certainly the most convoluted. I also think that Boyle was, as another reviewer mentioned, rather more harsh than he is now. Nowadays, a character or two might actually get a somewhat happy ending. That doesn't happen in these older books.But I don't feel it is dated. Again, I read this in the mid-2000s but it certainly didn't feel dated to me. I give five stars but I also caution that this is not his most accessible work,so it isn't for everyone. I also like movies that don't seem to make that much sense for a long time, and then everything starts coming together. That is how I feel about this book.

Reviewer: William Chad Holland
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Complicated plot
Review: but a good read.

Reviewer: Daniel Myers
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Oh Father, Where Art Thou?
Review: This book is an extreme rarity in that I don't have a strong feeling for it as a whole, one way or the other. Clearly, Walter's search to understand his father is the best part of the book. Unfortunately, a rather skewed atavism with historical circumstances dumped on the reader in shovelfuls comprises the greater part of this work. It seems to me that if you're going to handle atavism, you need to do it with a great deal of subtlety (Conrad, Faulkner and, especially, John Cowper Powys come to mind.) But if there's one thing not to be found here, it's subtlety. The historian in me sympathizes with Walter at the late-sixties rock concert, where, "In fact, there were few who had any grasp at all that history had preceded them." But the sort of history Boyle offers here is too gimcrack and off-the-cuff to serve as a replacement for lack of knowledge. In fact, if there is a lesson to be learnt about history here it is NOT, "Those not aware of the past are doomed to repeat it." It is rather, and emphatically, "You are doomed to repeat the past whether you are aware of it or not." Boyle and his character Walter seem confused at times as to whether they want to be history professors or hipsters or existential heroes. The end result is none of the above. There is also the quibble of sloppy writing, several instances of which I could cite, but when Boyle has Walter rise to his FEET while in Barrow, it becomes exasperating.I fail to understand this mediocrity after Water Music, which is a great, erudite, comic novel that I wouldn't hesitate recommending to anyone. But, then, to whom is this book dedicated? "In memory of my own lost father" Seen in this light, the work becomes at least excusable, if not really understandable. I hope Boyle laid his personal demons at least partly to rest regarding his paternity with this book. He's a truly great writer.

Reviewer: bucketsof blood
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Amazing
Review: Amazing book. Very well written, the author is amazing at articulating and telling a story. I never know what’s going to happen next, this book is very captivating.

Reviewer: T. J. Eaton
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: eminently readable
Review: This is the first TC Boyle book I've read and I was not disappointed. A great story, particularly for someone like me who grew up in the Hudson Valley and knows the setting like the back of his hand.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: One of the best books by one of my favorite authors
Review: I love everything T.C. Boyle writes, but this is one of his better books. I got so involved with the story and the characters, I kept reading it for three days straight until I had it finished! A great way to get away and never leave your favorite chair.

Reviewer: WMF
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Slow and then very slow....
Review: It's hit and miss with TC Boyle, some of his novels super strong, others not so much. This one needed editing. It slows down and I get bored. Pick it up again and read 30-50 pages and it slows down again and my mind wanders. When he's on, he's amazing, and when he's off, as in here and The Road to Wellville, he's disappointing, long winded, and frankly boring.

Reviewer: H. Blumberg-McKee
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent book
Review: My reading of this book was deeply marred by the horrendous number of typos on almost every page. I don't know if I'll be throwing away my money on any further ebooks. I would sincerely like my money back for this botch of a superb book.

Reviewer: bigstick
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: on time as described no complaints

Reviewer: alberto.tachon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: En el último año había oído hablar varias veces sobre el autor, siempre en buenos términos, así que me decidí por comenzar con su trabajo más conocido (y galardonado con el PEN/Faulkner). Hasta el momento no me decepciona: estructurado, documentado, exquisitamente escrito, Boyle es capaz de llevarte de una página a la siguiente.

Reviewer: goodfellow
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Tout simplement exceptionnel. Pour ceux qui l'auraient apprécié je recommande vivement le recueil de nouvelles intitulé... "T.C. Boyle Stories." Sept cents pages de pur plaisir (Penguin Books.)

Reviewer: Robert Reichinger
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Great read written by a sharp author

Reviewer: Kristin Hogk
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: An entertaining and impressive reading session by TC Boyle brought me to start with his work by reading "World's End". With him being such a witty and silver-tongued person, my expectations were high, and they were totally fulfilled. I agree that the first chapters were tough to get through, due to the amount of characters, the switches between centuries and also the amount of plots running parallely. But do stick to it and you will be rewarded by a fascinating puzzle being put together into one fantastic picture towards the end of the book. This entanglement of strands, that never turn boring within themselves, is simply brilliant and suggests hard work with much attention to detail. To me, there wasn't a single moment of less suspense in this book, which indeed is not the shortest one. I highly, highly recommend it to everybody with affection for intelligent plots and, not least, wonderfully rich language.Kristin Hogk, HoRa-Translations