Homefront explores the uncomfortable truths of a deployment: jealousy, selfishness, joy, anger, and abject fear. Through the interactions between t...
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Dec 16, 2009
Steven
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Immersive is one of the primary criterion by which I judge novels, and I was a 100 pages into Homefront before I looked up from the book. The beginning is grabber with the conflicted relationship, the impending sense of doom, and the isolation of the narrator. What I loved most about this novel is the way Tsetsi took risks with her portrayal of Mia, because throughout the novel Mia's behavior--at least from the outside looking in--seems shockingly inappropriate. She doesn't write to Jake. She do
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Mar 11, 2008
Ian Thomas
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Kristen J. Tsetsi has done something few other authors have been able to; she's captivated me with a non-genre title. Homefront kept me turning pages, not because of suspense or exciting action, but because of the depth with which she explores the psyche of her narrator. Mia is at once a tragic figure, separated from her true love by a war half a world away. Where most authors would choose to write of the difficulties and tragedies that befall soldiers, Kristen has focused instead on those left
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Jan 06, 2012
Misty
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I have discovered, over the last 20 or so odd years, that the majority of authors tend to steer away from the gritty side of reality. Now, I’m not talking about psychological thrillers and autobiographies of young Hollywood starlets with coke addictions, what I’m talking about is the full rang of emotions people feel during loss.
When Kristen sent me “Homefront” I thought…”wow… this seems kind of interesting…” but I was in no way prepared for what I read.
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When Kristen sent me “Homefront” I thought…”wow… this seems kind of interesting…” but I was in no way prepared for what I read.
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Aug 03, 2009
Consuela
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I found out about this book on Twitter. The author actually sent me a PDF of it (which I secretly printed and read -- I'm not into reading books on the computer!) It's VERY intense. I read it in 2 days (those were working days, not the weekend!) and I couldn't put it down. It's the story of Mia, a 26-year-old who is left behind when her boyfriend Jake is deployed to Iraq. Mia and Jake are not really engaged because they thought they shouldn't get married just because he was going off to war...b
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Dec 29, 2009
Hannah
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I wrote an annotation on this book, and, yet, it is hard to write a quick blurb about my feelings regarding it. I will say this: clear, beautiful, evocative language and a first person point of view intriguingly reporterish. My hang up was that–and you have to read this in order to get it–I felt like the author/narrator hated children and, therefore, as a mother I found the portrayal of a pregnancy in the book rather upsetting. But my own prejudice was put aside, and I really loved this book. **
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Jan 31, 2012
Joyce
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12/7/11 just got this book -free from goodreads....may have to wait till after the holiday to read it though. But it does sound interesting...making cookies might have to wait.
Boy! I didn't at first know w h e n I'd get to sit and read... I am SOOO glad I read this book!! Wow!!! it makes you feel like you are right there feeling , seeing , hearing, all that happens as it happens. I cried, laughed and got mad at Michael (the husband) along with Jo. I felt her fears and understood her More...
Boy! I didn't at first know w h e n I'd get to sit and read... I am SOOO glad I read this book!! Wow!!! it makes you feel like you are right there feeling , seeing , hearing, all that happens as it happens. I cried, laughed and got mad at Michael (the husband) along with Jo. I felt her fears and understood her More...
Oct 19, 2009
Tara
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This book drew me into the main character's world. I could feel everything Mia felt, even though I've never been in a situation like hers.
Jan 28, 2010
Lisa
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Mia does not handle being the one left behind when her loved one is deployed. She becomes an alcoholic, hangs out with a Vietnam vet who's also an alcoholic and also the wife of a friend who has fidelity issues. I liked Tsetsi's writing styles--she actually mixes straight-forward prose with bits of stream of consciousness. It's a painful book to read but one I'm glad I read; it's good to be reminded that the soldiers aren't the only ones that suffer in a war.
Sep 13, 2008
Sonia
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A realistic portrait of a lover's life at the homefront. Towards the end of the book I was hoping the character would have an affair to distract from her misery... click here for review:
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