A review by susan_king
The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️-format: audio, Genre: General Fiction, Published: Aug 12, 2014

This book was nothing I expected it to be based on the summary.  The story follows a dysfunctional family and the all the mustaches that come with that dysfunction.  The mother is a hoarder with a very eccentric view of the world.  When the youngest boy of the family dies, we see her family struggle to deal with her laissez-faire approach to coping.  This book was a slow burn-I cannot emphasize SLOW enough.  The majority of the book character development, which I can appreciate, but it was overwhelming long.  I often found myself wondering when the story would pick up.  I had to set the this one aside a few times to read other books and came back to it later to get a break for the length.  Even when I got to 90% complete, I was waiting for the twist or revelation.  Karina Fernandez, the narrator, did a really good job.  Her tone was even and smooth.  She was very easy to listen to-it’s one of the things that kept me going with the book.

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