Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Rooms

Rooms by Lauren Oliver, 305 pages


Richard Walker, father to Minna and Trenton, ex-husband to Caroline, has died.  They have come back to deal with the aftermath of his death, along with Minna’s young daughter, Amy.  They are all dealing with various issues.  Trenton doesn’t feel like he fits in anywhere and is contemplating suicide.  Minna has sex indiscriminately with men and can’t hold down a job.  Caroline is a drunk.  What they don’t know is that there are ghosts in the house who also still have issues.  Alice and Sandra both live don the house at different times and both are now ghosts in the same house.  They are joined by another ghost who refuses to explain who she is.  This was a really excellent story.  I loved how each character was brought to life, including the ghosts.  Although there are ghosts who are a major part of the story, this book doesn’t have a supernatural feel to it.  People looking for a ghost story may not be satisfied with this but people looking for a good read who don’t mind some supernatural bent to their stories will love it.

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