A Stranger's House
by Bret LottContemporary Fiction
Quit on 2/17/07
Rating: DNF
2007 TBR Challenge (incomplete)
Book Description
For a long time, Claire and Tom Templeton have wished in vain for a child. What they have instead is a house, a charming old Cape that is their consolation. In the gray chill of a Massachusetts autumn, the Templetons and two local handymen, loners and eccentrics, work to rebuild the ramshackle home. As the house takes on a new life, Claire begins to understand its tangled history -- and to reconcile her own past and renew her hope for the future.
I really have nothing to say about this book. I didn't even make it to my 50-page cut off requirement, quitting after 42 pages. There is something very bleak and sinister about this novel. I enjoyed Jewel
several years ago, but this book is heading off to the used book store. I think the evil rabbit was the final straw for this reader. Shudder.
Evil rabbit? Oh, weird. What happened to the Thursday 13? I just remembered I forgot to ask in the post below.
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame. I really liked Jewel, too.
ReplyDeleteNancy - The main character works in a lab where they use rabbits for testing. I didn't get too far but the description of one event with a rabbit was too disturbing for even me.
ReplyDeleteI guess Thursday Thirteen was retired. It really doesn't bother me since I never linked to the actual site. I just like the idea behind it and will continue as long as I come up with ideas!
Bybee - Yah, me too. I have another in my stacks by Lott that I'll try later this year.
I won't be reading this one... Evil rabbit?! I actually didn't like Jewel either. Hope you find a good book that you can finish :)
ReplyDeleteI've never read Jewel (and have no inclination to) but this one is sitting in my TBR stacks. Perhaps one of these days I'll get to it.
ReplyDeleteIliana - I did eventually settle in to a good book so things are looking up again. Phew!
ReplyDeleteLesley - I don't know how much I would enjoy Jewel now. I read it several years ago and quite honestly feel my reading taste has matured a bit since then. I only have a vague sense of the plot at this point now.
As always, I'll be interested in your thoughts on A Stranger's House if you ever get around to reading it.