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msjoanna 's review for:
House of Sand and Fog
by Andre Dubus III
I am perhaps one of the last readers to have read this book. It's been sitting patiently on my shelves since at least 2007.
I'm glad to have finally read it and I found it broadly entertaining, but not likely to be particularly memorable. The story sets up a culture clash story between a displaced Iranian family who fled with the fall of the Shah and a woman whose life has somewhat fallen apart, but at least someone left her a house.
The characters are well-drawn and compelling, particularly Colonel Behrani. But in the end, I found the plot so ridiculous that I couldn't quite connect with the story as a whole.
I'm glad to have finally read it and I found it broadly entertaining, but not likely to be particularly memorable. The story sets up a culture clash story between a displaced Iranian family who fled with the fall of the Shah and a woman whose life has somewhat fallen apart, but at least someone left her a house.
The characters are well-drawn and compelling, particularly Colonel Behrani. But in the end, I found the plot so ridiculous that I couldn't quite connect with the story as a whole.