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  • The Good House

  • By: Tananarive Due
  • Narrated by: Robin Miles
  • Length: 21 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (4,905 ratings)

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The Good House

By: Tananarive Due
Narrated by: Robin Miles
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Editorial reviews

A suspenseful must-listen, The Good House is about a haunted house originally owned by Angela Touissant's Haitian grandmother, Marie Touissaint. Angela tries to uncover the source of the evil plaguing the area and in the process discovers her own mystical powers. Read with great range by Robin Miles, it's a frightening experience that will keep you listening with the lights on.

Traveling back and forth in time, the listener is sucked up into every moment as the story reaches its thrilling climax. Miles captures and makes the most of each moment of terror and suspense like a guide who tells you only as much as you need to know. She also shows great skill as her voice switches from male to female, elderly Haitian woman to small-town Sheriff.

Overall, a story that would make any person squirm, but so engrossing you just can't help but listen.

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)

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Wow

What a tale Ms Due wove! I could not stop listening. I am not one for horror stories but this one was great. Not to give away the story but in her tale we get view of traditional religions, the heartbreak of losing a child, and redemption. I loved it.

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The best narration I've ever heard.

What did you love best about The Good House?

The story was fun, interesting and entertaining. However, what impressed me most about this audio book was the narrator. She was AMAZING in her range. Totally believable as middle aged women AND teenage boys. Her voice was a pleasure. I enjoyed the style of writing of this book as well. It was so honest in its delivery and the characters rich and real. I also enjoyed experiencing the flavor of a culture not my own. It was presented in a way that neither glorified nor demonized and which, therefore, made it more accessible. The actual horror story of the book was a bit silly, but I suspect perhaps I am just outgrowing horror as a genre, so no real criticism there. Good work.

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I need more positive adjectives!

great, fantastic, super, wonderful, engrossing, thrilling, hard-to-put-down, mystical, romantic, awesome, A+ narration, excellent, superb, dont-press-pause, sensual, mysterious, unpredictable, keep-driving, unlike others, absolutely fabulous audiobook!
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Engaging

This book was very engaging. I enjoyed it throughout and never got bored. It was one of those books where I'm really happy that I picked a book that is both long and interesting. The narrator is excellent. Ms. Due weaves back and forth in time and never confuses the listener. It flows smoothly and stays intriguing. I recommend it.

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A Good Listen!

As with all of her books she draws you in getting you invested in the characters! It was a great build up to the climax but once you get there it fizzles! the cure for the problem wasnt detailed enough to really get an idea of HOW the spirit was ran out! In plain What did the old lady do once she was called upon???

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Fresh story with a great narrator.

I enjoyed the plot. Things moved along at a nice pace, with twists and turns to keep me engrossed. The reader moved seamlessly from character to character. Beautifully done.

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Overrated

Superb narration, but neither of the two main adult protagonists - a divorced couple- is particularly interesting nor realistically developed. Could have been a cracking good horror story, but gets bogged down in uninteresting melodrama.

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AWESOME STORY!!!

I truly loved this story. I read the book long ago but I really enjoy audible books. the story was so much better. I cried and laughed. I got angry but I felt as though I was standing behind Angelia the whole time...I've order my next Tananarive Due book!! I can't wait to start listening.

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Interesting plot but not mind blowing

The narrator was beyond great, she really killed it. I loved the storyline was so different and touched on African spirituality but it could have went so much further in my opinion. I didn’t mind that it was long at all but it felt underwhelming at times. Would try another book by this author tho for sure.

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great story

absolutely love this book and the narration incredible! However I wasn't a huge fan of the ending but everything else was fantastic. I listen to it while I'm driving for work and I would just sit in my car sometimes to find out what was going to happen.

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