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A review by squirrelbike
House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
3.0
I both liked and disliked this book at the same time. I would equate this book to a french film; you are introduced to different characters, bad things happen and then it ends.
At the heart of the story you have two people fighting over a house. At first I was rooting for Massoud Amir Behrani who had to flee Iran after the Iranian revolution with his family and since coming to America has been struggling to find a respectable job. He purchases a repossessed home from the county with the intent to become a real estate agent. Whereas Kathy Niccolo was given the home by her father and has received multiple letters from the county but throws them away without opening them. From the beginning I had trouble with her character because she let life happen to her instead of making life happen. She continues to make one bad decision by another.
Because this book was on Oprah's book list I forced myself through the book thinking it will get better which it doesn't. Both main characters continue to let their pride and emotions rule their actions with no one as the voice of reason. Even though the story line is not unique the author does a great job of making these characters very real and you so want them to make the right choice but they don't. This is very much like real life which is sometimes very refreshing.
At the heart of the story you have two people fighting over a house. At first I was rooting for Massoud Amir Behrani who had to flee Iran after the Iranian revolution with his family and since coming to America has been struggling to find a respectable job. He purchases a repossessed home from the county with the intent to become a real estate agent. Whereas Kathy Niccolo was given the home by her father and has received multiple letters from the county but throws them away without opening them. From the beginning I had trouble with her character because she let life happen to her instead of making life happen. She continues to make one bad decision by another.
Because this book was on Oprah's book list I forced myself through the book thinking it will get better which it doesn't. Both main characters continue to let their pride and emotions rule their actions with no one as the voice of reason. Even though the story line is not unique the author does a great job of making these characters very real and you so want them to make the right choice but they don't. This is very much like real life which is sometimes very refreshing.