Joey S. (Joey) reviewed on 8/27/2005 + 404 more book reviews

"Dubus tells his tragic tale from the viewpoints of the two main adversaries, Behrani and Kathy. To both of them, the house represents something more than just a place to live. For the colonel, it is a foot in the door of the American dream; for Kathy, a reminder of a kinder, gentler past. In prose that is simple yet evocative, House of Sand and Fog builds to its inevitable denouement, one that is painfully dark but unfailingly honest." amazon

This book was so beautifully written, so carefully constructed; if the reader is tempted to second guess why something happened, or someone behaved a certain way, the author has given you the information, already answered the question. It is a gradual, then accelerated decent to despair.

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