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The Good House
by Tananarive Due
The blurb for this one sounded so interesting, and the line at the library for this book was so long that I thought it would definitely be the spooky ghost story I had been looking for.
Unfortunately it wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
Angela Toussaint is returning to the house of a terrible tragedy at her fourth of July party many years ago where her son Corey dies. The house has been deemed The Good House, partially because of its original owners, the Goodes and the fact that it was the only one left standing after a mudslide leveled the town of Sacajawea. However, when she returns strange happenings cause her to feel that there is something sinister remaining at The Good House.
This is quite a large book. I struggled to get into it as it started off very slow, and didn't find its footing to the 60% mark. I was expecting a creepy ghost story. Instead I received a lot of foreshadowing, that came off as cheesy, not ominous or spooky.
Angela Toussaint's Fourth of July party began well enough, but no one would remember that because of the way it would end. That's what everyone would talk about later. The way it ended.
The first guests arrived at 6:30 sharp, on Angela's heels. They would have less than an hour to sample Angel's 7-Up punch, and they would never taste Tariq's marinated beef ribs.
It was also her last lingering instance of tranquility in Sacajawea.
It was then that my journey to damnation began.
I get it! Something bad is going to happen. Please stop beating me over the head with it.
Then there is Angela. A character that I couldn't identify with, or make myself care about. A woman who is constantly thinking about how amazing her "first time" with her ex was and how much she still loved him.
I wanted to like this more. I really did. But it needed a serious trim by 100-200 pages.
Despite all its flaws, the lesson here is a valuable one: don't mess around with magic, and I enjoyed learning about the traditions and beliefs of those that practice voodoo. I just wish it hadn't left so many questions at the end, and had focused a little more on the story and less about the main character's sex drive.
Cross posted at Kaora's Corner.
Unfortunately it wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
Angela Toussaint is returning to the house of a terrible tragedy at her fourth of July party many years ago where her son Corey dies. The house has been deemed The Good House, partially because of its original owners, the Goodes and the fact that it was the only one left standing after a mudslide leveled the town of Sacajawea. However, when she returns strange happenings cause her to feel that there is something sinister remaining at The Good House.
This is quite a large book. I struggled to get into it as it started off very slow, and didn't find its footing to the 60% mark. I was expecting a creepy ghost story. Instead I received a lot of foreshadowing, that came off as cheesy, not ominous or spooky.
Angela Toussaint's Fourth of July party began well enough, but no one would remember that because of the way it would end. That's what everyone would talk about later. The way it ended.
The first guests arrived at 6:30 sharp, on Angela's heels. They would have less than an hour to sample Angel's 7-Up punch, and they would never taste Tariq's marinated beef ribs.
It was also her last lingering instance of tranquility in Sacajawea.
It was then that my journey to damnation began.
I get it! Something bad is going to happen. Please stop beating me over the head with it.
Then there is Angela. A character that I couldn't identify with, or make myself care about. A woman who is constantly thinking about how amazing her "first time" with her ex was and how much she still loved him.
I wanted to like this more. I really did. But it needed a serious trim by 100-200 pages.
Despite all its flaws, the lesson here is a valuable one: don't mess around with magic, and I enjoyed learning about the traditions and beliefs of those that practice voodoo. I just wish it hadn't left so many questions at the end, and had focused a little more on the story and less about the main character's sex drive.
Cross posted at Kaora's Corner.