2,5/5

Ha sido un libro raro...y no me ha terminado de convencer

So I didn't expect much from this book. I love watching home improvement tv shows and apparently I like reading about them too. So that aspect kept me going throughout the book and probably gave me more enjoyment from this book than I'd normally get.

Things that I didn't like: The romance aspects of this book were WEIRD. Like these people need psychological help and not a relationship. The disregard that almost all characters in this book have for money is entirely absurd and pulls you out of the story. I didn't like the ending, which is always a personal thing. It was too easy to guess and a bit too happy for my taste in horror stories.

Orson Scott Card is an exceptional wordsmith. The beginning of this book was really slow not very much of anything happens. But I kept reading. And then some very predictable and stupid events intruded into the plot. But still I kept reading. And though the climax picked up action wise I still have to say If this was movie I would have rolled my eyes and said "Yea Right." But I finished it. Because this is not a movie it is a book written by a man who is very good at using words to draw readers into a story so that even when the action lags the pages still keep turning.

Painful romance, predictable ending, with a few fun semi redeeming moments along the way.

I found Homebody to be a pretty subtle, well written different take on the typical haunted house story.
I really liked the story and some of the characters though sometimes the protagonist could seem to be boring and almost unrelatable in his thoughts and attitude/ presence.
It is a slow burn, which I do like. It also at times feels like more of a romance book than a horror novel, which is not my typical read. Overall I enjoyed the book but wish there had been more horror, subtle at the least, near the first half or so of the book.

Takes FOREVER to admit it's a horror book, but a satisfying ending

This gets a big ol "meh" from me. Very disappointing given how much I LOVED Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow. Maybe Card should just stick to space-based sci-fi....this book was labelled as a Horror but was really just some ghosty romance type thing. I could see others enjoying it, but it wasn't my style. It was an easy read and I may have enjoyed it more if it didn't feel so unnecessarily long.

very badly written. Half way through decided enough is enough and stopped reading

Page turner

Straightforward, clear storytelling
That gently fold the reader into the fantastical tale that Card weaves. I really enjoyed this read!

Es una novela completamente diferente a lo que nos tiene acostumbrados Orson Scott Card ya que lo englobaría dentro del género de misterio, terror y thriller.

En esta novela Don es un manitas que se dedica a comprar casas, restaurarlas y venderlas a familias felices. Tras restaurar varias casas pequeñas decide adquirir una casa grande, vieja, abandonada y robusta con la que espera obtener los beneficios como para abrir una empresa. Las cosas se empiezan a complicar cuando, tras comprarla, encuentra que en la casa vive una mujer de okupa, las vecinas de la casa de al lado le piden desesperadamente que derribe la casa y Don empieza a descubrir cómo es la casa a medida que la va reparando.

Lo mejor: El argumento me ha resultado curiosamente satisfactorio, el imaginar como Don iba reparando esa casa abandonada y la iba convirtiendo en algo nuevo y habitable era reconfortante. Asimismo el estilo de escritura de Orson y la acción de la novela hace que sea muy fácil de leer.

Lo peor: Hay algunos personajes y/o acciones que realmente sobran en la historia porque no aportan nada nuevo y tal vez podría haberse dedicado ese espacio a ampliar en otros aspectos y/o rincones de la casa.

Es una novela que no recomendaría leer, a nivel general, pero si tuviera que hacerlo sería a mayores de 18 años porque hay ciertos momentos de la historia en la que se explican situaciones muy duras que pueden resultar difíciles de comprender para personas más jóvenes.

What a wonderful story.

I have read most of OSC's books. I love the language. Reading his books reminds me just how wonderful English is. Thank you for another great tale.

Though it is not my favorite book by Orson Scott Card, it was quite intriguing!