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by Andre Dubus III
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bobsburgers23
bobsburgers23 rated it 9 years ago
It was ok, I was really only very engaged at the climax of the book. Otherwise the book was depressing without having any novel meaning for me.
sarah
sarah rated it 11 years ago
This book was one of the most satisfying modern tragedies I have ever read. Dubus's prose is both very good and (mostly) unobtrusive. Because I couldn't anticipate the ending, I had to keep reading, and then I couldn't stop even when a the situation moved to a point from which it clearly couldn't be...
La Mala *the mean girl*
La Mala *the mean girl* rated it 12 years ago
I'm just going to say one thing about this book :I hated Kathy with a passion . She was a bitch . Almost ruined the story for me .
Cathy67
Cathy67 rated it 12 years ago
After finishing House of Sand and Fog, I read some reviews on Kindle. Most gave four or five stars but scattered among those were a few one and two stars with comments such as 'the sale of the house could have been prevented, the premise just wasn't plausible and landscape description was wrong.' ...
trewen
trewen rated it 13 years ago
3 1/2 stars
Memories From Books on Booklikes
Memories From Books on Booklikes rated it 13 years ago
Review first published on my blog: http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com/2012/03/house-of-sand-and-fog.htmlHouse of Sand and Fog is indeed the story of a house and the two sets of people who both feel that it is rightfully theirs. The Behranis are a family displaced from their homeland of Iran due ...
ellemoe
ellemoe rated it 14 years ago
http://www.yourentertainmentcorner.com/2011/07/book-review-house-of-sand-and-fog-by-andre-dubus-iii/
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Having seen the movie before reading the book, I was prepared for the events that unfolded. The story starts off slow but gets very intense. This is not a happy story nor does it have a happy ending. I was amazed at the author's ability to have the reader empathize w/ both sides. I did find the endi...
FefferBooks
FefferBooks rated it 16 years ago
A really good story well-told, but parts of it were chock-full of swearing, which dulled the value of it for me.
Maven Books
Maven Books rated it 17 years ago
Other than the mistakes on local phrases (Frisco? Referring to highways with their names rather than numbers?), this book was a really compelling read. I wasn't happy with how it turned out, but I enjoyed it for the most part.
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