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A review by shellireadz
The Good House by Ann Leary
4.0
Hildy Good is a mean drunk. The story is so engrossing that is the only reason to continue this until the end. The flashbacks and myriad of stories are so convoluted that it takes a while to figure out just what type of book this is supposed to be, I picked this randomly and did not really take it for a mystery but that component of the novel is intriguing.
It is interesting to read a book from the perspective of a self, completely self involved drunk. I was so impatient, at the end, to see where the story would take us. We had to wait as she meanders through Hildy's drunken mean diatribes toward Frank and her endless searches for a bottle of wine before we know what happens and it is almost too much.
I was frustrated by Hildy and wished for her sobriety, she was irascible and hard to like but I could not help liking her and hoping the best for her.
It is interesting to read a book from the perspective of a self, completely self involved drunk. I was so impatient, at the end, to see where the story would take us. We had to wait as she meanders through Hildy's drunken mean diatribes toward Frank and her endless searches for a bottle of wine before we know what happens and it is almost too much.
I was frustrated by Hildy and wished for her sobriety, she was irascible and hard to like but I could not help liking her and hoping the best for her.