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bethanypayton 's review for:
House of Sand and Fog
by Andre Dubus III
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Synopsis:
"A former colonel in the Iranian Air Force yearns to restore his family's dignity. A recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck struggles to hold on to the one thing she has left. And her lover, a married cop, is driven to extremes to win her love.
Review:
"House of Sand and Fog" was a pretty decent story that involved two different people from two different nationalities and the differences of each of their struggles- one, the struggle with himself, the Colonel, of keeping his pride as he was, once, someone to be looked at of importance. The book tells the story of him and his Family making it in America, as an ordinary person, instead of the colonel that brought him great pride in his own country. You see his struggles, his temperament, as his Wife does not understand him, or how to live without being a Woman that is looked up to for her lavish living.
The story also follows a Woman who struggles with her own demons and refuses to look past a county tax office's mistake of auctioning her home and the significance that the home brings her. She meets a deputy who will go to great lengths to prove his love to her, including leaving his own family.
The story comes to a head when neither homeowner can come to an agreement and instead of, rightfully, blaming the tax office, they blame each other and ruin their families in the process.
A heartbreaking story of what it costs to hold onto your pride and place the blame on everyone else around you, without looking at your own mistakes.
"A former colonel in the Iranian Air Force yearns to restore his family's dignity. A recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck struggles to hold on to the one thing she has left. And her lover, a married cop, is driven to extremes to win her love.
Review:
"House of Sand and Fog" was a pretty decent story that involved two different people from two different nationalities and the differences of each of their struggles- one, the struggle with himself, the Colonel, of keeping his pride as he was, once, someone to be looked at of importance. The book tells the story of him and his Family making it in America, as an ordinary person, instead of the colonel that brought him great pride in his own country. You see his struggles, his temperament, as his Wife does not understand him, or how to live without being a Woman that is looked up to for her lavish living.
The story also follows a Woman who struggles with her own demons and refuses to look past a county tax office's mistake of auctioning her home and the significance that the home brings her. She meets a deputy who will go to great lengths to prove his love to her, including leaving his own family.
The story comes to a head when neither homeowner can come to an agreement and instead of, rightfully, blaming the tax office, they blame each other and ruin their families in the process.
A heartbreaking story of what it costs to hold onto your pride and place the blame on everyone else around you, without looking at your own mistakes.