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Book Reviews of Building a Home with My Husband: A Journey Through the Renovation of Love

Building a Home with My Husband: A Journey Through the Renovation of Love
Building a Home with My Husband A Journey Through the Renovation of Love
Author: Rachel Simon
ISBN-13: 9780525951209
ISBN-10: 0525951202
Publication Date: 6/11/2009
Pages: 272
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
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LynniePennie avatar reviewed Building a Home with My Husband: A Journey Through the Renovation of Love on + 169 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Basically, this book is about the author's life with her husband and her life before she married him. The author does some soul-searching while the couple totally renovates their house. While this book has some soul-touching moments by the author, it just didn't hold my interest. It seemed that nearly every other chapter the author was trying to sell the reader into Buddhism. If that works for the author & her hubbie, that's their decision, but, perhaps the book should've been advertised as a semi-Buddist or a religious text. If it wasn't for that I might have found this book a bit more enjoyable.
reviewed Building a Home with My Husband: A Journey Through the Renovation of Love on + 72 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I totally disagree with the reviewer who felt that the author is trying to sell you on Buddhism. The author's husband is Buddhist, of a sort, and some of their conversations include Buddhist teachings, however she is not Buddhist and never did I feel as if they were pushing that agenda. I have read Riding the Bus With My Sister and loved Rachel's voice and her self-examination in the midst of life's challenges. She does the same here in Building a House With My Husband. I find Rachel and her family dynamics interesting and her willingness to be open and honest truly inspiring. I loved the book and will continue to read her writings.
lyndi1 avatar reviewed Building a Home with My Husband: A Journey Through the Renovation of Love on + 16 more book reviews
this is a rare great book- lots of human interaction, building information , humor and pathos.