A review by asurges
House Lessons: Renovating a Life by Erica Bauermeister

3.0

I've put off writing this review because, as someone who loves memoir and has renovated a home, I wanted to like this memoir so much more than I did. The metaphor seemed like one that should have been, uh, nailed, but as another reviewer wrote, I couldn't help but wonder where we were going. At the same time, the metaphor was too simplistic for an experienced writer. I don't begrudge anyone having a lot of money for a renovation of this size (doing it all yourself is thoroughly exhausting on all levels), but I do wonder how Bauermeister would write this now.