by Rebecca Makkai
THE HUNDRED YEAR HOUSE by Rebecca Makkai I made it through 150 pages before deciding I didn’t really care about these people and their foibles and meandering progress through what passed for life. A failed writer, a failed artist, a failed mother, a failed son – who cares. The writing is lovely, the...
My dearest Laurelfield,Your tale started out as a short story about male anorexia. The author have no idea what the hell happened next, and neither do I, sorry to say !The first woman, Violet Saville Devohr, to step over your threshold, understood the meaning of doors when she said to her husband: “...
3 1/2 I received a promotional copy through the First Reads program.The copy I received is a paperback / uncorrected proofs. It starts on page 3 and ends on page 335. The formatting is a bit unusual, with numbered chapters in the first part, followed by no chapter divisions in the second part, and ...
**Thank you Penguin/Viking and Netgalley for providing this in exchange for an honest review** The Hundred-Year House takes place during four different times periods. We start out in 1999 and work our way backwards to 1900. Even though each time period has its own group of characters, all their st...
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