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Oprah Book Club® Selection, August 2000: The narrator of Elizabeth Berg's Open House calls divorce "a series of internal earthquakes ... one after the other." She ought to know. Samantha is abandoned by her husband in the opening pages of this three-handkerchief special, and the resultant tremors keep her off-balance for most of the novel. There are practical problems aplenty, of course, including a shortage of money and an 11-year-old son to raise. But Sam's sense of emotional bereavement is far worse, despite the fact that her husband had been giving her the conjugal cold shoulder for years:
I miss David so much, yes I do, I miss the presence of another person in my bed at night, even if he doesn't touch me; the reliability of someone else being there in the morning, even if they only shave and stare straight ahead into the mirror while you lean against the bathroom doorjamb with your cup of coffee, chatting hopefully.
The loneliness in her "as constant and as irrefutable" as circulating blood, Sam begins to rebuild her life. She finds herself a job and takes in a couple of boarders to help meet her mortgage payments. (One of them, a depressed student named Lavender Blue, informs her that "life was nothing but one major disappointment after the other"--the sort of homily that Sam is understandably reluctant to hear these days.) She also starts dating, with disastrous results. Yet this comically kvetching heroine does manage to find love in the ruins, and by the time Open House winds down, it's hard not to believe that she's much better off. Throughout, Berg alternates her snappy and sappy registers like a real pro. And the conclusion, which most readers will be able to spot a mile off, seems just right--the light at the end of the post-matrimonial tunnel. --Anita Urquhart


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Like so many of Oprah's Book Club choices, OPEN HOUSE tells the story of a character who faces life's reverses and indignities with spirit, if often flawed judgement. Samantha Morrow, mother of an 11-year-old boy, has been left by her husband. At a young age she had married a man with more money and different tastes from those she had been brought up with. Now she is trying to learn who she is without him, and how she wants to live. As a mother she can't afford to flounder too long or too badly, and her entertainingly eccentric mother and longtime pal Rita cheer her up and on. Becky Baker gives us a Samantha with fairly sloppy diction, which is probably right for the character, but may weary some listeners. B.G. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --Ce texte provient de la Audio CD édition.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Barely there, Mai 10 2007
This review is from: Open House: A Novel (Paperback)
The author's skillful use of the language (some of the metaphors read like borderline poetry) hardly compensates for the clumsy plot (or the lack of it). Some scenes are totally unnecessary (like Sam's attempt to seduce her husband to regain his affection).

The not-so-subtle overriding theme of overcoming personal insecurities by learning to love your cellulite is hardly new, and, frankly, becoming a bit annoying.

Had this book been any longer, it would be seriously irritating.
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Would give it zero stars if I could, Juil 5 2004
Par K. Morgan (United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Open House: A Novel (Paperback)
This book was horrible. I couldn't finish reading it, which is saying a lot because I hate to waste my hard earned money on a book that I can't read. I can't believe this was an Oprah choice. Not that I read books or do anything else because Oprah suggests it. I read another one of her book choices and found it to be an entertaining read. But not this one.

The characters in this book seemed shallow. Sam seemed to be more of a ditz than a woman crushed by an estranged husband. The son seemed very immature for his age. Maybe this was just from the way he was written.

OK, I can't say much more because I didn't read the whole book. I will say I tried though, it just wasn't worth my time. The only reason I'm writing the review is to advise others to not even waste their time on this poorly written book.

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3.0étoiles sur 5 Just OK, Jui 11 2004
Par Joleen (Seattle, WA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Expected more from this book than what I got. It's a quick read, and Berg's style is brilliant, but the storyline leaves something to be desired.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 A 4.5
I really enjoyed this book. It was my first Elizabeth Berg book that I read. I loved the flow of the book and the characters and the plot. Read more
Publié le Jui 2 2004 par dicey23

2.0étoiles sur 5 Take a Pass if you want...anything
Slow...kept waiting for something to happen and it never did. The end should ahve been in the middle and a whole other ending created. Read more
Publié le Mai 27 2004

4.0étoiles sur 5 Open House
"Open House" is a delightful summer read. It approaches the devastating, sudden abandonment of a spouse with heartfelt sympathy and courage. Read more
Publié le Avril 28 2004 par A.E.B.

5.0étoiles sur 5 A Spouse Walked Out
The most recent book I read was Open House by Elizabeth Berg.

The story was about forty-two year old Samantha Morrow. Read more

Publié le Avril 26 2004

3.0étoiles sur 5 A Bit Too Tidy
In this story about middle-aged Samantha Morrow's coping with divorce, Elizabeth Berg definitely shows evidence of her literary strengths. Read more
Publié le Avril 7 2004 par Allyn

5.0étoiles sur 5 Another good book
This was one of those books you start reading and can't stop. Berg has a way of bringing her characters to life and making you love eachone.
Publié le Fév 15 2004 par Mags

5.0étoiles sur 5 Loved it!
I loved this book! It brings to mind McCrae's Bark of the Dogwood or Baldacci's Wish you Well. Moving and heart-felt. Highly recommended. Read more
Publié le Fév 8 2004

4.0étoiles sur 5 Definitely worth reading but don't expect much.
This was a better than average cheesy novel, and I can appreciate that. There wasn't the normal groans at cliched situations. Read more
Publié le Fév 3 2004

4.0étoiles sur 5 Good Book
This book entails the life of a divorced woman raising her own son. Living the laugh of luxury, the woman triumphs over bouts of depression through perseverance and determination.
Publié le Janv. 14 2004 par Melanie

3.0étoiles sur 5 Unrealistic parts marred an otherwise decent book
Maybe I was too fresh from reading Barbara Ehrenreich's "Nickle and Dimed: On (Not) getting by in America", but the employment choices of Samantha made this book too... Read more
Publié le Janv. 12 2004 par Catherine Hallberg

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