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The Good House
by Ann Leary
A solid MEH. I liked it at first, then I got confused, then bored, and finally irritated. An inconsistent plot combined with an unreliable narrator makes for an uneven read.
Hildy Good (a proud descendant of witches) narrates this rambling but dull account of a couple of seasons selling real estate and being lonely in a small seaside town. Hildy - and this is important - doesn't think she's an alcoholic. Despite her daughters having sent her to rehab. Despite her DUI. Despite her blackouts. Despite the fact that she hides wine in her basement and once woke up flat on her back on the dirt floor.
This could have been great, but there were just too many jumps and holes in the plot. For example, This is a small town where everybody knows everything about everyone. In order to hide her continued drinking, Hildy orders wine from a winery, has it shipped to her house, and hides the bottles. Given the amount of wine she consumes daily, there's no way her delivery guy and trash guy aren't going to notice.
Great potential, disappointing execution. Skip it.
Hildy Good (a proud descendant of witches) narrates this rambling but dull account of a couple of seasons selling real estate and being lonely in a small seaside town. Hildy - and this is important - doesn't think she's an alcoholic. Despite her daughters having sent her to rehab. Despite her DUI. Despite her blackouts. Despite the fact that she hides wine in her basement and once woke up flat on her back on the dirt floor.
This could have been great, but there were just too many jumps and holes in the plot. For example, This is a small town where everybody knows everything about everyone. In order to hide her continued drinking, Hildy orders wine from a winery, has it shipped to her house, and hides the bottles. Given the amount of wine she consumes daily, there's no way her delivery guy and trash guy aren't going to notice.
Great potential, disappointing execution. Skip it.