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falloutmeg's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
revseminarian's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
egould1's review against another edition
4.0
I loved all the reflections that came out of the years of renovating a home. Sometimes the historical facts bogged down some of the narrative, but for the most part they enhanced the memoir.
sonya3312's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
bethreadsandnaps's review against another edition
3.5
3.5 stars
This is a collection of essays about how the author did a huge renovation (including lifting and spinning!) on her house in Port Townsend, Washington, which is just a few hours from me. She associates different parts of the house/renovation process with parallels in other aspects of life in very descriptive detail, research studies and nonfiction tangents, and cerebral - almost mystical - musings.
"There is not yet any definitive proof, but what I know is that when I am looking at a mirror ferry, it feels like a recognition of an alternate possibility that makes me ponder all of them."
The above quote from the book did compel me to do a bit of eye rolling. Sometimes the author's musings were extremely tangential, too descriptive, or too cerebral for me. I often was most interested in the actual renovation process and not the didactic "life lessons" that went along with the process.
Overall, I did find the collection very interesting. I found Erica Bauermeister's most recent book NO TWO PERSONS extremely good and less didactic than this one.
This is a collection of essays about how the author did a huge renovation (including lifting and spinning!) on her house in Port Townsend, Washington, which is just a few hours from me. She associates different parts of the house/renovation process with parallels in other aspects of life in very descriptive detail, research studies and nonfiction tangents, and cerebral - almost mystical - musings.
"There is not yet any definitive proof, but what I know is that when I am looking at a mirror ferry, it feels like a recognition of an alternate possibility that makes me ponder all of them."
The above quote from the book did compel me to do a bit of eye rolling. Sometimes the author's musings were extremely tangential, too descriptive, or too cerebral for me. I often was most interested in the actual renovation process and not the didactic "life lessons" that went along with the process.
Overall, I did find the collection very interesting. I found Erica Bauermeister's most recent book NO TWO PERSONS extremely good and less didactic than this one.
kimmeyer's review against another edition
4.0
House Lessons reminds me quite a bit in tone and approach to Animal Vegetable Miracle, just with a home instead of a garden at its heart.
mlandershatt's review against another edition
4.0
A thoroughly enjoyable read about love of place and love of home. The ending came up a little quick for me, overall really enjoyed this book!