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The Good
House by Tananarive Due
Rating:
 PENS!!!!
Good Read
First of all, the "Good
House" is used in reference to the house built by Elijah Goode on
Walnut Lane in Sacajawea, Washington; it was considered the best
house in town. It was a majestic house on a hill with twenty-one
long steep steps leading up to its door. The ‘good house’ was the
only house left standing on Walnut Lane after a "river of mud"
destroyed the others in June of 1929. Marie Toussaint was sole
owner of the ‘good house’ then. How did a voodoo priestess from
Louisiana that came to Mr. Goode seeking work come to be the owner
of his house? I’m not telling . . .but it’s an interesting story
indeed. Marie had attended a training school for nursing in
Florida. She had also nursed animals back to health after the
mudslide; perhaps this is what lead to three men bringing Maddie,
a sick teenage girl, to her door on July 4, 1929. BUT . . . there
was much more to this girl than the appearance of an epileptic
seizure. Marie could tell from the stench, which seems only she
could smell. Trouble . . . evil in the form of flesh was now
inside her home.
Many years later, Angela (Marie’s
granddaughter) and her son Cory have come to Sacajawea to spend yet another
summer in Gramma Marie’s house. However, Cory’s dad, Tariq had shown up two
weeks ago and Angela decided to give their marriage one last chance. Now on
July 4, 2001 has this same evil that Marie once had to deal with come to vex
Angela Toussaint? Angela experiences a terrible tragedy and a great loss on
this day.
Two years elapsed and Angela is
considering selling the ‘good house.’ Her client Naomi Price convinces her
to return to her Sacajawea to the house one last time before she sells it.
Naomi fears Angela may be making a mistake, by selling the house she once
loved. Naomi even offers to go with her and to Angela’s surprise, she does.
Was this a good idea, returning to Sacajawea, to the ‘good house’? I’m not
telling. Read it and find out, you just may be glad you did.
The Good House by Tananarive Due is by
far the best book I’ve read by this author. It starts off quite interesting.
The Good House is an enthralling thriller. Toward the end, it even has a bit
of "gotcha" for us horror fans. Due did a wonderful job of weaving this
‘tale,’ answering the questions I had from previous chapters . . . In a way,
you get a chance to see the story from two views. The story . . . is the
‘good house’ bad, is Angela’s family cursed or has someone awakened the evil
Marie Toussaint once fought . . . is a good read. The end however, was a
little disappointing for me. I prefer a solid end with closure. BUT I know
you will get what the end hints . . . cause I did. I would definitely
recommend The Good House for those that enjoy suspense, thrillers, horror or
just a good story . . . as long as you’re not ‘fearful.’ ;o)
Felicia
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