false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485699m/11741.jpg 11741 22 A modern classic, <i>Housekeeping</i> is the story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, who grow up haphazardly, first under the care of their competent grandmother, then of two comically bumbling great-aunts, and finally of Sylvie, their eccentric and remote aunt. The family house is in the small Far West town of Fingerbone set on a glacial lake, the same lake where their grandfather died in a spectacular train wreck, and their mother drove off a cliff to her death. It is a town "chastened by an outsized landscape and extravagant weather, and chastened again by an awareness that the whole of human history had occurred elsewhere." Ruth and Lucille's struggle toward adulthood beautifully illuminates the price of loss and survival, and the dangerous and deep undertow of transience. 1056302 1980 Housekeeping: A Novel total:5604|5:2061|4:1765|3:1183|2:448|1:147| 5604 21957 8094 1008 4 24 false false Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 14:46:27 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 19:27:26 -0700 2008 Housekeeping:

1) I think Housekeeping is a great book.
2) Finishing Housekeeping gave me a palpable sense of relief.

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The ending really sucks, just like the middle and the beginning.]]> 5 1 false true Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Jan 02 13:15:42 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 13:17:43 -0800 2009 here for the imdb.com link to the 1987 movie. I've never heard of it, but I really like Christine Lahti. In addition, a lot of the reviews are very complimentary. May...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Mar 28 10:56:17 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 04:46:30 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 10:56:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Feb 07 10:28:08 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 10:42:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 09 20:40:25 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 20:40:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 06:48:30 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 07:09:29 -0800 2008
I can see why book lovers like her. She vividly details eac...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Sep 11 17:19:12 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 06:12:26 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 18:25:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 20:28:18 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 15:27:52 -0700 2007
So then, are those characters which are not worth writing about worth writing about brilliantly?

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That said, it is a very beautiful read. Robinson clearly takes delight in writing for the sake of writi...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 09:40:29 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 12:25:01 -0700 2007
This is a reflection on the book, not of the activity. Though, Thursday we are cleaning house and I might have some more OCD tips for you.

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