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cat_literary_world's review against another edition
4.0
"A casa na praia" é a história de um homem que se apaixona por tempos passados. Através de uma droga que lhe permite viajar no tempo, contacta com pessoas há muito desaparecidas e apaixona-se pelas suas vidas, quer saber mais, ao ponto de se desinteressar da sua própria vida. O início é lento, mas assim que começamos a conhecer as personagens, também nós vamos querer ficar a par do que acontece, quer com as personagens do passado, quer com as personagens do presente. Esta história mostra-nos, acima de tudo, as repercussões de nos desinteressarmos da nossa vida, o impacto que isso pode ter em nós e nos outros.
annvsted87's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
krism's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite du Maurier book. The main character, Dick, takes a drug that allows him to escape his current mundane life in Cornwall and "travel" to the 14th century in the same locale. Dick becomes addicted to the time travel and he cares deeply about the people in the past. What didn't work for me was the fact that I found the story of his current day life more interesting. But then I wonder, was this du Maurer's intent? Kind of a call to Dick: "Wake up you fool! What you have here is more interesting and meaningful! Stop trying to escape and engage in the here and now!"
mrblonde91's review against another edition
5.0
Initially,it was confusing but the plot quickly came together. The time travel story quickly becomes a tale of addiction and is an unusual horror to say the least.
kchessrice's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
charityjohnson's review against another edition
2.0
DuMaurier is a good writer, but this tale wasn't really worth writing (or reading)
mrears0_0's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
bigbookslilreads's review against another edition
1.0
This was my first Daphne du Maurier, and probably not the best one to start with. I'm disappointed, and after some consideration, I found that a 1* (I did not like it) was the most fitting rating to describe my reading experience with The House on the Strand. The premise seemed very interesting to me: a Professor and his friend start experimenting with a potent hallucinogen and seem to travel to medieval times. However, I did not like the execution, and the story did not engage me at all. Maybe someone reading this physically would fare better. I could pay no attention to the past time because it was just so dull and did not seem to have any real impact on the story. Even the protagonist did not do much in his trip to the past. If he did I was too bored to notice.
I started to get mildly invested at the halfway point, when the story started to focus on the instability of the protagonist after becoming somewhat dependent on the drug. But even that was mildly interesting at best.
Not worth it.
I started to get mildly invested at the halfway point, when the story started to focus on the instability of the protagonist after becoming somewhat dependent on the drug. But even that was mildly interesting at best.
Not worth it.
nglofile's review against another edition
4.0
I'm struck by how much more I liked this book upon a second reading. It's even more surprising given the lack of truly empathetic characters.
The story and structure are well-executed, and I suppose it is additional research and study that has helped me to appreciate the writing so much more.
[1st read = audbk; 2nd 3/08]
The story and structure are well-executed, and I suppose it is additional research and study that has helped me to appreciate the writing so much more.
[1st read = audbk; 2nd 3/08]