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Review Date: 6/25/2012
Helpful Score: 1
This book got off to a bad start-the main character felt bitchy and closed minded, the writing felt... unpolitically correct? It felt submissively racist, in small parts. Near the beginning of the novel the author whines about how life has never been easy for her and she had to work at both university cafeterias just to afford her books-UH, YEAH most everyone has to have 2 jobs in college, and you're pretty lucky if they're university jobs. Later in the book, she's fairly justified in her whining-we find out that her mom is pretty crazy, she grew up almost homeless, traveling, starving, etc., and has developed some pretty full-fledged cases of craziness and OCD herself. But before you know all that, it feels a little like whining.
However, after the initial dislike, I found a lot to like. This story is basically a haunted house story, where the building itself if an alive character and changes everyone who lives in it, as well as seeks out the "right" people to live in it. The bits of truth here and there are very intriguing-this religion of chaotic naturalism and the buildings it inspired-I believe there is some truth sprinkled in that inspired the writer. I would love to learn more. Creepy people, creepy happenings, creepy imagery, and a writer who can convincingly convey dream worlds, haunted worlds, and reality all at the same time without even confusing the reader, I very much enjoyed. And the more you learn about Audrey, the more you love her and her crazy mom. Also, her boyfriend is an overweight man who's family is from India-and he's an unsuccessful independent film maker, so it was nice having a romance with someone who's more or less normal.
However, after the initial dislike, I found a lot to like. This story is basically a haunted house story, where the building itself if an alive character and changes everyone who lives in it, as well as seeks out the "right" people to live in it. The bits of truth here and there are very intriguing-this religion of chaotic naturalism and the buildings it inspired-I believe there is some truth sprinkled in that inspired the writer. I would love to learn more. Creepy people, creepy happenings, creepy imagery, and a writer who can convincingly convey dream worlds, haunted worlds, and reality all at the same time without even confusing the reader, I very much enjoyed. And the more you learn about Audrey, the more you love her and her crazy mom. Also, her boyfriend is an overweight man who's family is from India-and he's an unsuccessful independent film maker, so it was nice having a romance with someone who's more or less normal.
Review Date: 6/25/2012
This book was supposed to be like a Stephen King version of "Mice and Men". I found it predictable and fairly boring, and don't really have much else to say on it...the story and the characters both were predictable. *shrug*
Review Date: 6/25/2012
Sooo, this was a book that Alcott wrote to try to help her family with some financial trouble. To bad for her, the book was too bold they didn't publish it in her time!
It was edited to be more boring and printed under the name "Fair Rosamond", but this version is supposed to be the first one in all it's "boldness" glory.
The main woman, Rosamond, is surprisingly bold and independently minded for that time I think. I had no qualms with her, and actually found the story pretty believable. She falls in love with Tempest, gets together with him, finds out some not-so-nice things about him and runs-and he keeps chasing her, over, and over, again. So at times, a little repetitive, but, kept me interested for the most part and was a refreshing read just because of the time it was written in caused it to be something different to read.
I am putting it on paperbackswap, however, instead of keeping it for myself.
It was edited to be more boring and printed under the name "Fair Rosamond", but this version is supposed to be the first one in all it's "boldness" glory.
The main woman, Rosamond, is surprisingly bold and independently minded for that time I think. I had no qualms with her, and actually found the story pretty believable. She falls in love with Tempest, gets together with him, finds out some not-so-nice things about him and runs-and he keeps chasing her, over, and over, again. So at times, a little repetitive, but, kept me interested for the most part and was a refreshing read just because of the time it was written in caused it to be something different to read.
I am putting it on paperbackswap, however, instead of keeping it for myself.
Review Date: 6/25/2012
I read this book because I remember reading Love Story a while back and liking it, but I'm not sure I would be very interested in it if I read it today. By the time I finally got to reading this, I wasn't very excited since it had been so long since I read the last one, but I wanted to get it read because I had been borrowing it from a friend for a very long time and wanted to get it back to them. The writing is done decently and at a pretty nice pace-it's an easy read which helped.
But, I didn't enjoy it much-I can't seem to have much sympathy for characters with a lot of money and not much else going for them, and that's all the only characters that were in this book. It was a romantic comedy about rich people-two things I don't really dig. I was pleasantly surprised by the ending, but it still took way too long to get there. (less)
But, I didn't enjoy it much-I can't seem to have much sympathy for characters with a lot of money and not much else going for them, and that's all the only characters that were in this book. It was a romantic comedy about rich people-two things I don't really dig. I was pleasantly surprised by the ending, but it still took way too long to get there. (less)
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