Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Let’s suppose there was a plot of land that was the main character of a book. I would have done better had I known that simple fact. For some reason, the Kindle version did not download properly so I just listened to the Audible version.
I could have done without the first narrator. Oh, goodness what a bombastic voice! The rest of the narrators were great. In fact, it was fun that each chapter, which was each new inhabitant of the property got a new voice many of them were fantastic!
When I finally got my Kindle to download, I did much better as I could read along with the Audible. In fact, it synched perfectly.
Alice Hoffman has become one of my favorite authors. Remember she is the one who wrote Practical Magic. So I had to grab this when it was on special. This one read similarly to the Red Garden. She refers to witches and red shoes and other symbolism that would be fun to discuss in a book group.
I may have to read this again someday as I know there was a lot more there than I absorbed. One of my issues with the book was I wanted more of each resident. I always felt each story too short. Maybe I wanted a series?
I just discovered Alice Hoffman and am delighted with her storytelling and the depth of her fiction. I read The Ice Queen. The book you reviewed sounds intriguing with the different narrators. I might have to get it out of the library.
Oh, cool! Storytelling is the best word to describe Ms. Hoffman! She would have been that shaman person at the fire in tribal days. Yes, I highly recommend the audio to hear the distinctive voices. Let me know what you think when you get to it! Now need to look up The Ice Queen. It’s awful liking prolific writers, it seems you never get caught up! What a great problem, eh?
I definitely like this kind of problem – too many books to read and not enough time.
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