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robconner88 's review for:
The Good House
by Ann Leary
After reading a little over 500 books, I can't remember the last time I was in a situation like this with a book. On paper, no pun intended, this book is absolutely not for me. It has nothing in it that I should like. It's plot is like "What if my great aunt was an alcoholic and real estate mogul." The main character is pretty awful at times and never really redeems herself. She is an alcoholic, mean spirited, classist, and self centered person. The setting is in a rich New England town where a bunch of rich New Englanders wonder if they can sell their $300,000 mansions or not and whether they are in love with their therapists as they go horseback riding in their private stables. I mean, why do I like this book again?
I guess the reason I liked it was because it was well written. I am not sure. It was just as bad as it sounds at first, but I admit I slowly got sucked in to the sordid gossip and drama in the small New England town. It was like an episode of Desperate Housewives or Sex in the City, but in a good way I guess? Again I don't know entirely why I liked this book. I shouldn't. I know I shouldn't. It is kind of awful in some ways. But it is what it is. I am processing my feelings while I write this, and I normally don't have to do that with a book because usually it will fall in line in my head as either good, bad, or so bad it's good. This book is none of that. It's both good and bad at the same time somehow.
Either way, at the end of the day I don't think I'd recommend it unless you are the kind of person who loves stories about older lady drama and wine. There is a definite demographic for that, but it isn't me. I know at the end of the day I gave this book four stars, but I don't think I'll be reading any other books by Ann Leary anytime soon.
I guess the reason I liked it was because it was well written. I am not sure. It was just as bad as it sounds at first, but I admit I slowly got sucked in to the sordid gossip and drama in the small New England town. It was like an episode of Desperate Housewives or Sex in the City, but in a good way I guess? Again I don't know entirely why I liked this book. I shouldn't. I know I shouldn't. It is kind of awful in some ways. But it is what it is. I am processing my feelings while I write this, and I normally don't have to do that with a book because usually it will fall in line in my head as either good, bad, or so bad it's good. This book is none of that. It's both good and bad at the same time somehow.
Either way, at the end of the day I don't think I'd recommend it unless you are the kind of person who loves stories about older lady drama and wine. There is a definite demographic for that, but it isn't me. I know at the end of the day I gave this book four stars, but I don't think I'll be reading any other books by Ann Leary anytime soon.