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Last House

Jessica Shattuck

3.65 AVERAGE

constantreader_mh's review

4.25

adventurous challenging informative sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

edie453's review

2.0

This was too much of a downer. It's a family saga. 1953, thru60's crazy, to current. Told from 3 different perspectives. The writing and handling of the timeline is good. I wasn't in the mood for this.

shutupsev's review against another edition

3.75

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

a surprisingly palatable book for the amount of history and commentary it's able to jam in. it was a great choice to use the perspective of a family in order to cover almost a century of events and the multigenerational divide really hit home for me. i do think the last sections in the modern era are incredibly rushed and would prefer if it was left out, but i understand what the aim was. jessica shattuck's writing is amazing to the point where i want to pick up another one of her books.

katherine and candy grieving together and becoming each other's family in the end was beautiful and one of my favourite parts.

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georgia0206's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

swbowers's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

dmantonya's review

4.0

This is one that I received as an advanced reader's edition. It is the story of Nick Taylor, his wife, and his two children Katherine and Harry. It begins prior to his marriage and continue until Katherine's 79th birthday celebration. The story covers more about the life of Katherine than anyone else in the family.

zanatru's review

5.0

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A lovely multi generational family drama exploring the US’s involvement in the Middle East in the post WW2 era and the revolutionary mindset of 1970s hippies. Enjoyed the history I learned and perspective I gained along with interesting characters who will stick with me.