Helpful Score: 1
I read The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman in one day, completely absorbed in the story. The power of this book is not in the mystery of one night. The power is in the ripples one decision causes for the individual characters and the changes it brings in their day to day lives and their relationships. The characters become real, which perhaps is the best recommendation I can give for a book.
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Reviewed based on a copy received through a publisher's giveaway. Thank you Shelf Awareness.
Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2016/03/the-two-family-house.html
Reviewed based on a copy received through a publisher's giveaway. Thank you Shelf Awareness.
The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman is the story about two brothers who share a family home. Mort, Rose, and their daughters live in the downstairs apartment. Abe, Helen, and their four boys live upstairs. The two brothers work together at Box Brothers. They make cardboard boxes for businesses. Helen and Rose end up pregnant at the same time with their babies due in January. Their children are born during a winter storm in Brooklyn in 1947. One woman wants a boy and the other a girl. They have the opportunity to get what they want and take it. See how this one choice (act) changes their lives and their families.
The Two-Family House is a slow starter. It is hard to get to keep reading this book, but I persisted. The novel was okay (satisfactory), but not wonderful. The story just plods along telling you what happens because of the decision these two women made (and one regrets it). The characters were flat. The Two-Family House is told in a first person point-of-view by various characters (which leads to confusion as it switches). The novel needed a little something (like maybe making it more of a secret) to make it more appealing. It needed more depth and interest. It reads more like a first or second draft, than a finished novel. I give The Two-Family House 2 out of 5 stars.
I received a complimentary copy of The Two-Family House from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Two-Family House is a slow starter. It is hard to get to keep reading this book, but I persisted. The novel was okay (satisfactory), but not wonderful. The story just plods along telling you what happens because of the decision these two women made (and one regrets it). The characters were flat. The Two-Family House is told in a first person point-of-view by various characters (which leads to confusion as it switches). The novel needed a little something (like maybe making it more of a secret) to make it more appealing. It needed more depth and interest. It reads more like a first or second draft, than a finished novel. I give The Two-Family House 2 out of 5 stars.
I received a complimentary copy of The Two-Family House from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
A good story. I was compelled to read it through to know how it would all end. I liked it but not a re-read for me.
