The End Of Alice

A.M. Homes

Oct 2012 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this eBook

From the 2013 Orange Prize–winning author of May We Be Forgiven.

Only a work of such searing, meticulously controlled brilliance could provoke such a wide range of visceral responses. Here is the incredible story of an imprisoned pedophile who is drawn into an erotically charged correspondence with a nineteen-year-old suburban coed. As the two reveal—and revel in—their obsessive desires, Homes creates in The End of Alice a novel that is part romance, part horror story, at once unnerving and seductive.

Ratings and reviews

I admit, this book is so fucked up its scary. But hey, it's some REALLY good writing. There were times I even felt like a bit of a pervert while reading it which is ridiculous. But that goes to show what an amazing author this is. If you can take it read it but keep an open mind, this is not for the weak minded people out there.

After the hype of this book, I was expecting it to be find a darker and twisted way of writing. While that isn't the case, the writer had a very effective way of getting her point across. Worth the read. Although, it isn't "deeply disturbing" like everyone seems to say but more along the lines of a well written typical news headline.

this book is absolutely disgusting. trigger warning child sa, grooming, unaliving. also, the writing is extremely dense and indulgent. if you have a weak stomach, pass on this.

About the author

A. M. Homes is the author of This Book Will Save Your Life,
Things You Should Know, Music for Torching, In a Country of Mothers, The Safety of Objects, Jack, and Los Angeles: People, Places, and the Castle on the Hill. Recipient of Guggenheim and NEA Fellowships, she is a Vanity Fair contributing editor and publishes in The New Yorker, Granta, Harper's, McSweeney's, Artforum, and The New York Times.