I would recommend that everyone read this book because it will take you where you can't believe. " Normally not a book I would read however I had to read it for school and I found that it was very good and loved it. " i will note however that this is easily one of the most depressing books i have ever read " - Curious_courtesan, A bit over-written in places, but a solid work overall. One of the blurbs called it a modern Greek tragedy, and the story arc definitely fits that description. but i have a hard time with people who make bad choices. " would not recommend it because it is so depressing. " This was really well written, and I'm glad I read it, but it was a bit depressing. Angelas Ashes was in the same league " - Michael, It was well written, just an incredibly depressing story. I was exhausted after reading it and had no interest in the movie. " Wow, one of the most depressing books I have ever read. It struck me a little like a poor-man's kite runner. Seems a bit derivative, but when I think about it, most of the stories it resembles came around after Sand and Fog, so maybe this book is more influential than it immediately seems. Not the best-written book, but plotted well. " utterly depressing, frustrating, and desperate. Life made better by our hard work and perseverance. Two desperate people pushed to their limits to hold on to what we all cherish most. I found it quite sad really that the original owner Kathy lost the house and the new owners anticipated bright future was so clouded by her past. I really didn't see what all the fuss was about. " Oprah gushed about this book which is why I decided to read it. Overall a total downer, and not in a pleasantly melancholy way. " Too much/many unnecessary sex/sexual references, characters weren't very likeable. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:."Dubus proves himself both an exquisitely careful craftsman and a painstaking recorder of society." Recommended for all fiction collections.” “Dubus's attention to detail and realistic prose style give the narrative a hard-edged, cinematic quality, but unlike many movies, its outcome is unexpected. "Dubus's chronicle of the American Dream gone awry is distinguished by his sympathetic delineation of lower-middle class life." "Exceptional storytelling, true to life-searing and insightful. "Elegant and powerful … An unusual and volatile literary thriller." A book full of longing, a vivid and exquisitely realized snapshot of America's underside." "A mixture of classical tragedy perfectly imbued with film noir … The work of a writer who is the real thing." Dubus has written a story that one cannot help but care about." "An utterly believable, riveting journey. A craftsman of character and dialogue, Dubus has dared to push his limits." "It is rare these days to encounter a novel that follows the rules of Greek tragedy. Dubus sets out the growing confrontation with chilly ingenuity and a remarkably observant compassion. "The most rending kind of war is not between two hatreds, but between two hopes. Love the way it was written, but I wanted to strangle the main characters." The actual book and how the author wrote the plot is great, I just hated the character's terrible decisions. Combining unadorned realism with profound empathy, House of Sand and Fog marks the arrival of a major new voice in American fiction. Sheriff Lester Burdon, a married man who finds himself falling in love with Kathy, becomes obsessed with helping her fight for justice.ĭrawn by their competing desires to the same small house in the California hills and doomed by their tragic inability to understand one another, the three converge in an explosive collision course. Kathy Nicolo is a troubled young woman whose house is all she has left, and who refuses to let her hard-won stability slip away from her. Colonel Behrani, once a wealthy man in Iran, is now a struggling immigrant willing to bet everything he has to restore his family's dignity. In this riveting novel of almost unbearable suspense, three fragile yet determined people become dangerously entangled in a relentlessly escalating crisis.
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