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A review by mmariericker
The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai
challenging
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
3.75
This book is so different. It kind of reminded me of Trust, how it's a mind bender and stories within stories. I'm frankly not 100% clear on everything, but I did enjoy it, especially trying to piece it all together.
She examines the feather, the way invisible hooks link each barb to the next. The way, when she pulls one strand from its neighbor, it leaves a clean gap that will not smooth together again. She doubts this cleaving can by conveyed in paint: the hooks that grip us, that tie us to each other. To place, to time. The ways we might come unhinged.
He was looking for someone to love. He was a transitive verb with no direct object.
She examines the feather, the way invisible hooks link each barb to the next. The way, when she pulls one strand from its neighbor, it leaves a clean gap that will not smooth together again. She doubts this cleaving can by conveyed in paint: the hooks that grip us, that tie us to each other. To place, to time. The ways we might come unhinged.
He was looking for someone to love. He was a transitive verb with no direct object.