comptron 's review for:

House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
2.0

A contrived collision of two desperate, fallen people over a ownership of a bungalow. While I appreciate the author’s use of both points of view to elicit sympathy and understanding for both aggrieved parties, the writing often felt stilted and awkward, and I found myself unexpectedly bored watching this “train wreck” reach its inevitable “shocking” conclusion.