A Good House by Bonnie Burnard

A Good House

Bonnie Burnard

288 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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In Canadian short-story writer Bonnie Burnard's deeply moving novel, we meet the Chambers family: Bill and Sylvia and their three children, an ordinary family from Ontario. Beginning in 1949, we follow the Chambers for the next fifty years through...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 191 reviews

Moods

reflective: 60%

emotional: 40%

challenging: 20%

dark: 20%

informative: 20%

lighthearted: 20%

mysterious: 20%

relaxing: 20%

sad: 20%


Pace

20% of readers chose medium
80% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

100% of readers chose Complicated
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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