Member Reviews
I mostly loved this book but it lacked a little when it came to the storys way of unravelling. Mostly the pace is good but sometimes it feels very rushed. Well written and the gothic elements are pure gold. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the chance to read this book.
Thank you NetGalley for early access.
Full of peculiar pictures of an unquiet domesticity, Foreclosure Gothic is an ambitious impressionistic debut novel. Ambition, however, as it leaches off of "protagonist" Vic Greener, is equally the downfall of this sporadic tale of a single family across 30-odd years. Each chapter jumps forward in time as if all too eager to get started on the next project, thus leaving the previous work neglected. Perhaps, in time, the novel beyond the novel can show through the weeds.
I really enjoyed the Gothic element to this story and how it uses Hollywood in a way to tell the story. I enjoyed the multi-generational element to this story and was hooked with learning about each one. The overall story worked with the genre and was glad I got to read this. Harris Lahti has a strong writing style and thought the characters were everything that I wanted.