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A review by nooneyouknow
The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai
3.0
Solid 3.5 stars, but not quite 4. The first portion of the book dealing with 1999 was the longest and, for me, the most engaging part of the book. I almost wish that the rest of the sections received as detailed (or maybe just as omniscient) a treatment. But then again, maybe I liked the first section best because that's where the initial mysteries and opening questions are set up.
There are lots of points in this book where the reader gets to connect the dots and tie the stories together - read carefully! I liked how the author, for the most part, let the reader figure things out without being too heavy handed in dropping clues. (That being said, I do wish that some of the verbal echoes that helped me tie things together weren't quite so literally repetitive, but that would have required a lot more work on my end, so maybe I should just be quiet and grateful for what the author gave us.) The story also leaves a few loose ends so you can continue to think about the story when you've finished. Well done!
There are lots of points in this book where the reader gets to connect the dots and tie the stories together - read carefully! I liked how the author, for the most part, let the reader figure things out without being too heavy handed in dropping clues. (That being said, I do wish that some of the verbal echoes that helped me tie things together weren't quite so literally repetitive, but that would have required a lot more work on my end, so maybe I should just be quiet and grateful for what the author gave us.) The story also leaves a few loose ends so you can continue to think about the story when you've finished. Well done!