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Summary: Couldn't put it down
Review: This is the first Tananarive Due book I read. The story is so engrossing that I went to bed, kept thinking about the story and got up to finish the book. It made me laugh and cry, I hated the book to end. I read a lot and the story stayed with me for days. Ms. Due is a real talent and I'm looking forward to reading her other books but I doubt they can top The Good House. For fans of horror and suspense this is a must read, I enjoyed this book like and compare it to the early Stephen
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Summary: The Good House is a great novel!
Review: This is the story of Angela Toussaint, a woman searching for the inherited power that can save her hometown of Sacajawea from evil forces. She lives in what the townspeople refer to as the Good House, once owned by Marie Toussaint, Angela's grandmother and local healer. But something has gone wrong. There's now an evil presence prevailing over the house. Did her teenage son, Corey, reawaken something that should have been left sleeping? The sudden and senseless tragedies in the community seem to support that theory. Angela herself suffers a shocking and unexpected tragedy that rips her family apart and sends her spiraling into a nervous breakdown. Two years later she returns to set things right. Whatever is going on, it is somehow linked to a terrifying entity Angela's grandmother battled in 1929, and she must now listen for clues from beyond the grave and summon her own hidden gifts if she is to survive a face-to-face confrontation with the timeless adversary that stalks her.The Good House is a chilling supernatural tale that will keep you reading frantically to the end. But it is more than that, as well. It's a story of family, grief, lost love, bigotry, community, and the search for meaning. Never heavy-handed and always entertaining, this book delivers a haunting yet humanistic tale.
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Summary: another great read
Review: This is the third Tananarive Due novel I have read, and she doesn't disappoint! Strong supernatural tale, and if this is your genre, read it!! I also recommend The Between, My Soul to Keep, and The Living Blood.
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Summary: strong haunted house story
Review: Two years ago Angela Toussaint and husband Tariq Hill went to her family home in Sacajawea, Washington to save their marriage. Angela hoped that some of that mystical healing that her grandmother provided to the locals, who dubbed the place the GOOD HOUSE, would turn the trick, but tragedy occurred with her beloved Corey lies laying on the kitchen floor bleeding from a gunshot wound. Her sandwich relatives died in this house and her mother committed suicide here years ago. Two years later, divorced and somewhat recovered but still shaky, Angela returns to the house that she inherited because someone wants to buy it. Angela soon realizes that her beloved Corey found her deceased granny's magic tools to include the misuse of her gift by enacting revenge on a racist incident. Others have also died. Tariq, who suffered from the guilt of knowing his son died using his gun, has turned into a malevolent being under the house's influence. Angela prepares for a final confrontation that has only her former boyfriend Myles Fisher standing by her side against Tariq and the GOOD HOUSE. Fans of the classic haunted house story will fully enjoy this rich tale that uses the typical elements strengthened by moral responsibility of a member of a family. The story line is powerfully written as it grips the reader inside a potent supernatural plot enhanced by occurrences like racism and ethics to the community. Angela, the core of the horror, is a believable character. She keeps the terrific tale together as she changes from disbeliever to skeptic to born again challenger of the evil that resides within the GOOD HOUSE that turned bad. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Angela must return to the rural house she once loved
Review: When Angela loses her child and her husband simultaneously, she rejects the old house which was the scene of tragedy: now, years later, Angela must return to the rural house she once loved, only to face the possibility that a string of unusual tragedies are haunting it. Don't expect overt ghosts here though; the plot of The Good House focuses more on issues of psychological damage and healing than spectres, and is satisfyingly complex.
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Summary: Due is the Bomb!
Review: When I first picked up a book by Ms Due. It was the living blood. I knew then that I found an execptional author-I love her.
While reading "The Good House" I came to a point where Angie was throwing a party. She had Jazz on-coltraine. It's funny because, while I was reading it, I could hear the sax playing in my head-so I thought. When I snaped out of it. I realized that coltraine was playing on my internet radio. The same song that was in the book. I was like (what da f%@#) Scared the Bageezus outta me. I enjoyed the heck out of it. And, I can't wait for her next book to come out-I've gone through all of them now. Thanks Ms Due :-]
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Summary: 'Wish I Could Give it TWENTY STARS!
Review: When I see the name "Tananarive Due" on the dust cover, I have to read that which is contained within the book's pages. Having read five of her books, I leapt at the chance to be swept away by this superlative writer. And "The Good House" didn't disappoint me. Like her other literary creations, the female protagonist (Angela Toussaint) is forced to accept her mysterious past as she copes with the evil occurrences of her present. Due weaves an intense tale as all around Angela are dropping like flies and she seems powerless to stop until she realizes the power of her grandmother's ancient practices. That's when all "heck" breaks loose and she must confront the centuries-old demon bent on her destruction. Tananarive Due is destined to take her place among the great horror writers of this generation and I champion her cause immensely.
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Summary: Tananarive's Best Yet
Review: While many fans will always love Tananarive Due's "Immortal" novels best ("My Soul to Keep" and "Living Blood") those willing to stretch themselves a bit will find that she is maturing vastly as a talent. Good House isn't a traditional haunted house story--it is that, and much more, dealing with a multi-generational curse that hovers over a tiny Washington town. It would be a disservice to say more than this, because major surprises play an important part in the story. Let's just say that this novel is genuinely terrifying and uplifting at the same time. Many of you will know that I'm not exactly impartial to the lady's work, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm telling the truth. This one is wonderful, and I suspect will earn T a legion of new fans. Have fun!
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Summary: The Good House / Great Novel
Review: Wow. What a thrill of a novel. I loved it, loved it, loved it. It was very easy to get immersed and become a part of the world that Ms. Due created. The pacing was perfect. Although it proved a fast read (just couldn't put it down) it also slowed in the appropriate spots. Still, nothing was ever boring. That's really the test for me: Do I find myself wondering when the scene will end? Or, if I'm at the movies, do I keep looking at the time?
The characters were three-dimensional and are really the backbone of all Ms. Due's books. And I only want to read character-driven stories with depth. I don't want fluff. You know, like how The Matrix was an action movie, but it was soooo damn deep. That's how Ms. Due's imagination is. I truly cared about the main character, Angela, wanting to know what would happen to her next. How could I not care? This woman has lost her (insane/possessed) mother to a supposed suicide, and then another beloved family member. Angela is basically a good-hearted person with some real flaws (which makes her like the rest of us). By the way, her exhausting morning runs were a brilliant metaphor for how she is attempting to run away from her emotional pain, which ironically ends up causing her physical injuries. The tone of the story was flawless as well. Ms. Due's use of language really set the mood. The writing itself was exceptional. It's obvious she puts all her blood, sweat, and tears into her work. Great books certainly don't write themselves!
Okay, I'll say it again: This novel was simply superb. I knew Ms. Due would put her own original spin on the haunted house genre, and she hasn't disappointed. I can't wait for the next book!
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Summary: Are You Ready for This?
Review: You read "My Soul to Keep," and you enjoyed the sequel, "The Living Blood," but nothing in either of those two earlier Tananarive Due books could have prepared her dedicated fans for this one! Angela Toussaint returns to her late gramma Marie's house for the summer hoping for some healing powers that would bring her own family closer together. She's separated from her husband Tariq, and her teenage son, Corey, splits his time between both parents. While gramma Marie has been trying to communicate or reach out to Angie, Angie has not been receptive so gramma reached the only other blood relative, Corey. Things pick up and start spinning wildly and unworldly out of control on the evening of Angie's 4th of July party. WARNING: if you're a big scradie-cat don't read this book at night just before going to bed. Gramma Marie was a well-respected voodoo priestess and before her death, in a fit of anger, she enlisted the help of the evil "baka" to punish her enemies. The baka, once called upon never wants to return and is bent on destroying anything and everything that attempts to send it back -- particularly anyone from the Troussaint bloodline. Get ready, prepare yourself for this wild ride. "House on a Haunted Hill," "The Blair Witch Project," and "The Exorcist," all in one -- and then some. Ms. Due, you've outdone yourself.
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