breezyreads84's review
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Murder, Infertility, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Cancer, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Mental illness
danalovestoread's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
yasmine_w's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Beautifully written. The previous stories stuck with me as I moved forward
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Cancer and Suicide
rencarron's review
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.5
laurenbnerd's review
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jessicat10's review
4.0
I really love Alice Hoffman's writing. I flew though this book. I wish the ending was more neat but I enjoyed reading it.
vondalism's review
5.0
This was my first Alice Hoffman read & I didn’t know what to expect. With the varying reviews, I decided to try it as it was relatively shorter than what I usually read. The stories were INSANELY CRAZY and I loved them all. I wish it just kept on going and going.. now onto more of her novels, loving how the authors brain works thus far!
minniepauline's review against another edition
3.0
Alice Hoffman is a master, of course. But I didn't realize that this was a 'novel' made up of loosely related short stories. Since the ribbon tying them together was the house itself and not the characters within, I got a little frustrated, wanting to know more about characters and stories that abruptly ended, and not always wanting to move on to new ones.