The Good House

By: Tananarive Due

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 21 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

Tananarive Due, author of The Living Blood won the American Book Award and is praised as Stephen King's equal by Publishers Weekly. In The Good House, Due sets a story of ancient powers and modern retribution in a small Pacific Northwest town. When a young woman returns to her grandmother's empty mansion, she is pitted against demonic forces that have poisoned her family for generations.

©2003 Tananarive Due (P)2004 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"Due handles the potentially unwieldy elements of her novel with confidence, cross-cutting smoothly from past to present, introducing revelatory facts that alter the interpretation of earlier scenes and interjecting powerfully orchestrated moments of supernatural horror that sustain the tale's momentum....[Due is] a writer who grows better with each book." (Publishers Weekly)

Enjoyed the Story

The narration of this audio book was done well. Loved the story. Wish it was a tad bit spookier. The only thing that was a distraction was that some of the sexual descriptions were a little too graphic borderline pornographic and I found myself forwarding the story.

Love this author!

Long, but so good. I want to read or listen to everything she has written.

The Good House - A Great Read

Mrs. Tananarive Due has been a huge part of the inspiration (I believe) for the next generation of authors emerging today who draw on their ancestral roots to weave their written art. Due has made it almost common place to sprinkle names, practices and spiritual hope that was long suppressed, forgotten and overlooked for far too long and newer authors seem to have embrace this, (to my joy). The character development is decent, the story makes the reader (for those who are interested in reclaiming knowledge of own indigenous culture) crave more stories with deeper revelations of lost customs and beliefs. The dialogue is early 21st century and it still reads well. It is an especially touching read for me and I suppose others who did not have the opportunity to learn from our mothers, grandmothers and or our great grandmothers. I purchase this book almost two decades ago and I always return every 4 to 5 years to read again. It brings me the same excitement and joy. I'm very glad I was able to introduce this book with my daughter when she was in her early 20's and she just told me she's ready for a re-read now that she's in her early 30's....a view through a more appreciative and wiser lens. I wish Mrs. Octavia Butler was still with us all. My dream collaboration would on a novel by Butler and Due on Pan Africanism culture and spiritualism that would equal or surpass "A Song of Ice and Fire". And if impossible dreams can't come true perhaps a sequel picking up with the Angela Toussaint, Miles Richardson and his ex-wife? (Fingers crossed!)

Long but Worth It

Many reviewers call out the length as a downside to this book but I totally disagree. She really laid so much foundation in terms of character development and setting that I was enthralled the entire time! Not only that, but the narrator did an *excellent* job with the voices. I really enjoyed this one and I'd go to say she's actually better than Stephen King. She made me care more about the characters and brought so much culture into it. Highly recommend!

Good easy read

A good story. The author does not ramble on and waste my time. Thanks!
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Good long listen

Really descriptive and awesome story line! Really enjoyed getting to know the characters! Recommend this for sure!

Astounding

This is such a well-written piece. I love the dark magical qualities. It makes me believe that somewhere in someplace this could all be true.

Loved it

Listened non-stop for a day and a half! Could not put it down. So good

Great read.

It’s lengthy but well worth it! If you have time I highly recommend this book. The narrator is awesome!

Impressed!

This is the first book I’ve read by this author, but not the last. Characters well developed, story unique and scary fun.