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The Hottest State [Paperback]

Ethan Hawke (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 4 Oct 2010

A beautifully crafted debut from one of the brightest young stars of American cinema.

There’s nothing more exhilarating than falling in love for the first time. And nothing more confusing…

‘William is 20; sexy, confident and easy. Then he meets Sarah and falls in love, and his confidence and ease, upon which his sexiness rests, are called into question. Sarah is troubled, obviously so, but William is so besotted he fails to notice or to care… Obsessive first love is an enduring – and difficult – subject for first-time novelists, but Hawke has managed to encapsulate well the characteristics of a love affair doomed by one-sidedness and the psychological breakdown which follows it… His writing is searingly open; his prose, full of freshness of love and the agony of loss, is beguiling. The Hottest State captures beautifully the awfulness of being captured.’ Mary Loudon, The Times

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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Flamingo; (Reissue) edition (4 Oct 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0006550479
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006550471
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 110,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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‘A sharp, moving tale’
Company

‘A lust story that crackles and burns like a firework… a likeable book, nicely filled with meditations on absent fathers, doubts about masculinity and a cast of feckless characters who have more hang-ups than a cloakroom.’
Esquire

‘The ideal gift for that ever-so-slightly-self-absorbed young person of your dreams.’
GQ

‘An impressive debut’
Daily Telegraph

About the Author

Ethan Hawke’s films include Dead Poets Society, Reality Bites and Before Sunrise.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Nearly the Hottest State 15 Jan 2003
By Richard J. Westwood
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After reading Ethan Hawke`s wonderful second novel, Ash Wednesday, I did everything I could to find a copy of the actor/writers first book, The Hottest State. What I found was a quietly ambitious book that hints at the brillance Hawk realised with Ash Wednesday.

The Hottest State is set in New York, centering on the relationship between William, a struggiling actor and his troubled partner Sarah. Hawk guides the reader from the birth of the relationship, through Sarah`s uncertainty, to the final break down of the union.

The Hottest State is based around many of the themes and issues that Hawke would revisit in Ash Wednesday. Hawke addressers the topic of love and obsession, and how a relationship can be destroyed by the very thing it is founded on. He examins questions around masculinity, absent parents and the responsibilities that arise from casual sex. These themes are all interwoven in a tightly focused narrative that highlights Hawk`s honesty and skill with the written word.

The Hottest State is a fine work of fiction that forms a great introduction to Ash Wednesday.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book 18 Nov 2001
By anjahalbig@hotmail.com
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This book is one of the best I have read for a long time. Very weired but easy reading. The only problem I had were all these American expressions I didn't know (being a native German speaker) but I really enjoyed reading it. It is about a relationship which isn't a real relationship. No clue what I'm talking about - read it and you will know.
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3.0 out of 5 stars balanced 3 Dec 1998
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As there is a limited story line, the novel is thankfully (and cunningly) quite short. It only took me about a day to read it and I have to say that I was totally absorbed by each page. Ethan Hawke manages to make you viualise the events as though you are sitting in a movie with very basic but effective descriptions, and a refreshing tendency to create believable characters that aren't perfect. I was not utterly convinced with William's chracter, but Sarah was so subtley troubled that she made up for any lacking on his part by the writer. This wouldn't necessarily be a book for everyone however. It gives an almost realistic insight into the struggles of the first love teinted by obsession, but I think that aspect may be hard to apprecaite if that particular sentiment has never been felt by the reader. I thoroughly recommend this book, and just hope that Ethan Hawke attempts to develop his talents for writing aswell as the ones he possess for acting.
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