Search - Homebody

This book did not live up to my expectations. It started out great, and I loved the fact that all the construction tidbits were interesting to me! I was also very intrigued by not knowing the exact genre of the book-whether it would turn out to be psychological fiction, horror, or fantasy.

I thought the book took an odd turn toward the beginning when we got to know Cindy's character, then when she had her mental breakdown it was told from Don's point of view and we never heard about her again. I thought it was a little strange of OSC to throw that sub-plot into the story.

I had originally thought the tunnel was an Underground Railroad and that it would possibly be haunted or have some magical, mysterious story behind it. I was very disappointed when we came to find out it had no exciting history.

I also expected Don to have the Sixth Sense syndrome (in reference to the movie with Bruce Willis) and was kept on the edge of my seat wondering if he was a ghost. I also thought the old women in the carriage house would play a more important role in the book.

All in all I was disappointed in the book because in the end I felt it had no substance. There was nothing really original or memorable about it when it had so much potential, especially coming from Orson Scott Card! Everything was a total let-down for me and the ending was extremely blah.

I greatly enjoyed this book. It is definitely not Card's normal genre, maybe more of an experiment. It started out more like a typical plain old novel, but as it got going you saw Card coming through. Very different, and definitely worth a read.

This was not one of Card's best efforts, but was still enjoyable. There were plot twists and a few surprises, but I don't think this genre is his forte. It was a good book to bring on vacation.

The concept of Homebody seemed cliche to me at the beginning. Also, it was a slow starter for me. It is definitely well written as with all of Orson Scott Card novels. However, it didn't hold my attention like previous works of his I have read. I didn't get really interested in the plot of the book until I had read 70 or 80 pages. Normally I only give a book till page 50 to grab me but since he is one of my favorite writers I felt obligated to give it more of a chance. The relationship Don developed with the inhabitant of the house definitely seemed odd and maybe a little unwarranted but I grew to like the idea after awhile. I agree with previous reviewers, it was a bit hard to decide the genre of this one but I almost feel like it is a romance. Don seems like the sterotypical "builder" that is found in many romance novels. In fact, this book even reminded me of Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts. Homebody is not his best by any stretch but overall a solid read and a quick one.+

Orson Scott Card always comes up with fascinating stories. This book is about the soul of a house and how it goes about getting what it wants. Great plot and characters. It's a very good book with an unpredictable ending.

To tell the truth I picked this up because the cover was neat with that doorknob on it LOL
This was a very good book, I guess you oould call it a ghost story, not a scarey book. It kept me turning the pages didnt get bogged down. A good fast read about a guy that buys houses, fixes them up and resales them. However he meets his match with this house and when he finds a homeless girl living there strange things happen.