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Libby woke up that morning and knew it was time to leave . . .
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The character development rang true to me. Having worked in a high school and seen how cliques operate I thought Hood's characters were true to form. This is not a book for those who enjoy glitter and glitz. If you enjoy reading about real people and their behavior I believe you will like this book.
This is my first Ann Hood novel, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story has enough plot to move you along, but her strength, I think, is in her characterizations. She seems to be able to see through many eyes, giving the novel many protagonists. So often I hear readers complain that they didn't like a book because they "just didn't care about the characters." Hood's characters are likeable, maybe especially so since they are presented in such a balanced, realistic way. There's nothing profound in her writing, but there is much that feels wise.
I'll read more of her novels after this one.
This novel left me sad and angry. As the publishers weekly review reports, the author's messages are garbled, no doubt because she hadn't thought them through. The characterizations are at times brilliant; consider the lovely ordinary good looking rural hick jock hero Tom Harper, "Harp" who loves maps, travels the world and returns home once he understands how all the dots are connected by lines. Or his narcissistic ice queen of a wife, Libby, who also loves maps, but for just the opposite reason - that they point to other places and the lines take her from where she is to them anywhere but here. But the novel fails its primary test everyone comes up against challenges, no one learns anything. Why does the castrated Tom takes his ice-queen wife back after she has neglected the children throughout their lives and then abandoned them - so that they can move into a ticky tock little condo with wall to wall carpeting at the edge of their nowhere town? He was the one with the vision of the real house, the real family. This novel presents a cynical take on the "reality" of interpersonal life. And as other reviewers have noted, there is simply too much sex - everyone is screwing around like bunnies, and whether good or bad, it don't mean a thing even when it does have that swing.
This is my 3rd (or is it 4th?) book by Ann Hood. I think she's a fantastic writer. At just over 200 pages, this novel is pretty short and a quick, easy read. Although the novel is short, Hood manages to develop the personalities of several characters within this limited span that some writers can't even do in a novel twice as long.
The story begins when Libby, a bored housewife, decides to up and leave her comfortable domestic life in her hometown in Massachusetts for something more glamorous in Los Angeles. She leaves behind her husband Tom that she's been with since high school, and her two teenage children. The story then steers away from Libby and focuses more on the people whose lives have been affected by her departure. It wasn't her intention, but with the loss, everyone (Libby included) manages to discover something about themselves. The lesson is learned "Everyone has to take care of themselves." And that's what they do. They each learn and grow from the experience.
Throughout the novel, there's also interspersed a separate story about the "weirdo" Renata with whom Libby and Tom went to high school. Renata moved away to New York City after high school and is now moving back to Massachusetts for the health of her daughter. Her life becomes intertwined with Tom's after Libby's departure. She's a welcome character, and her story is interesting as well, as her life is affected by Libby, both in high school and now with the void that Libby left in her husband's life.
To me, the title of the novel represents "temporary homes." And that's what everyone in the novel seems to have temporary homes until they can find their permanent place in the world that finally makes them happy.
My only disappointment is that I would have liked to have seen more of Libby in the novel, but she's used mostly as the catalyst the sparks everyone else to action with their own lives.
I am a huge Ann Hood fan and this book does not disappoint.
Excellent read
A captivating read. Such real characters. Kept me coming back for more, all the way through. Loved all the surprises, the things that didn't turn out happy, and those that did.
Very readable but not one of her best, storyline a bit far fetched.
Places to Stay the Night A Novel edition by Ann Hood Literature Fiction eBooks
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Places to Stay the Night A Novel edition by Ann Hood Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The character development rang true to me. Having worked in a high school and seen how cliques operate I thought Hood's characters were true to form. This is not a book for those who enjoy glitter and glitz. If you enjoy reading about real people and their behavior I believe you will like this book.
This is my first Ann Hood novel, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story has enough plot to move you along, but her strength, I think, is in her characterizations. She seems to be able to see through many eyes, giving the novel many protagonists. So often I hear readers complain that they didn't like a book because they "just didn't care about the characters." Hood's characters are likeable, maybe especially so since they are presented in such a balanced, realistic way. There's nothing profound in her writing, but there is much that feels wise.
I'll read more of her novels after this one.
This novel left me sad and angry. As the publishers weekly review reports, the author's messages are garbled, no doubt because she hadn't thought them through. The characterizations are at times brilliant; consider the lovely ordinary good looking rural hick jock hero Tom Harper, "Harp" who loves maps, travels the world and returns home once he understands how all the dots are connected by lines. Or his narcissistic ice queen of a wife, Libby, who also loves maps, but for just the opposite reason - that they point to other places and the lines take her from where she is to them anywhere but here. But the novel fails its primary test everyone comes up against challenges, no one learns anything. Why does the castrated Tom takes his ice-queen wife back after she has neglected the children throughout their lives and then abandoned them - so that they can move into a ticky tock little condo with wall to wall carpeting at the edge of their nowhere town? He was the one with the vision of the real house, the real family. This novel presents a cynical take on the "reality" of interpersonal life. And as other reviewers have noted, there is simply too much sex - everyone is screwing around like bunnies, and whether good or bad, it don't mean a thing even when it does have that swing.
This is my 3rd (or is it 4th?) book by Ann Hood. I think she's a fantastic writer. At just over 200 pages, this novel is pretty short and a quick, easy read. Although the novel is short, Hood manages to develop the personalities of several characters within this limited span that some writers can't even do in a novel twice as long.
The story begins when Libby, a bored housewife, decides to up and leave her comfortable domestic life in her hometown in Massachusetts for something more glamorous in Los Angeles. She leaves behind her husband Tom that she's been with since high school, and her two teenage children. The story then steers away from Libby and focuses more on the people whose lives have been affected by her departure. It wasn't her intention, but with the loss, everyone (Libby included) manages to discover something about themselves. The lesson is learned "Everyone has to take care of themselves." And that's what they do. They each learn and grow from the experience.
Throughout the novel, there's also interspersed a separate story about the "weirdo" Renata with whom Libby and Tom went to high school. Renata moved away to New York City after high school and is now moving back to Massachusetts for the health of her daughter. Her life becomes intertwined with Tom's after Libby's departure. She's a welcome character, and her story is interesting as well, as her life is affected by Libby, both in high school and now with the void that Libby left in her husband's life.
To me, the title of the novel represents "temporary homes." And that's what everyone in the novel seems to have temporary homes until they can find their permanent place in the world that finally makes them happy.
My only disappointment is that I would have liked to have seen more of Libby in the novel, but she's used mostly as the catalyst the sparks everyone else to action with their own lives.
I am a huge Ann Hood fan and this book does not disappoint.
Excellent read
A captivating read. Such real characters. Kept me coming back for more, all the way through. Loved all the surprises, the things that didn't turn out happy, and those that did.
Very readable but not one of her best, storyline a bit far fetched.
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