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Jan 14, 2016
Bette Crosby
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Perhaps I missed something here but I felt this Pulitzer Winner lacked in many ways. In a disjointed, spastic way, we are thrown forward and backward in time, and left trying to piece together the history of a house and the families who lived there. In no chronological order, we learn about the house being built, being sold, being maintained, being furnished and being packed up. We see the family hosting dinners, taking in orphans, keeping secrets, moving back home, grieving and holidaying toget
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I was 50 pages in and not loving it, then I had a sleepless night
picked up the book , the story was flowing and I was mesmerized by the
history of the house and its occupants. Making me think of my
relationships and all the things we shared. I love a book that
can open up your bottled up thoughts and feelings.
picked up the book , the story was flowing and I was mesmerized by the
history of the house and its occupants. Making me think of my
relationships and all the things we shared. I love a book that
can open up your bottled up thoughts and feelings.
Nov 07, 2016
Jen from Quebec :0)
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Your usual Anne Tyler goodness, breathing with the reality of family life. I like that this one was so new, set in the Baltimore of today, although there are parts of the book that skip backwards and forward in time. The character of Denny, I feel, was still unresolved by the end of the book and that irked me. Abby, though, was a classic Anne Tyler character through and through. If you like this author's work, then this is another gem.
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I''m surprised by how much I didn't like this. I didn't care for any of the characters; although some were better drawn than others I found myself mostly annoyed by them all. The story structure, a sort of "unspooling," didn't have the impact I think the author intended. Disappointed with this one.
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Mar 08, 2015
Karleen Brennan Turchin
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Jan 23, 2016
Jennifer
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Feb 08, 2016
Polly Bullard
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Apr 28, 2016
Tammy
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Feb 24, 2019
Caron Garliepp
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