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annie_e_bea 's review for:
When Walls Talk
by Marla Melior
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Thank you to the author for my gifted copy. All opinions are my own.
This book has sat with me ever since I read it, which was two months ago. I keep going back to how this book made me feel and how heavy and emotional it is while also being hopeful. The premise is the house is telling the story. It talks about the five families who took up residence in this home over a 100-year time period. This was a new POV for me to read, and I absolutely loved it. We hear the phrase "if walls could talk", but to actually think about what a house would say about the people who have or do live there, is mind-boggling. The author handled really hard and deep topics with so much respect and tact. I will add here, content warnings abound! I wasn't prepared for some of the places this author took the characters. The book ends on a hopeful note that I really enjoyed. "When Walls Talk" is a well written, well researched, (the author adds in real life points of history to help mark the time periods), and well-developed book. The characters are written so that the reader truly gets to know them and either loves or despises them. I highly recommend this book with the disclaimer, there are content warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail