
The Red House
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Maxwell Caulfield
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By:
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Mark Haddon
The Red House is a dazzlingly inventive novel about modern family, from the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.
The set-up of Mark Haddon's brilliant new novel is simple: Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister Angela and her family to join his for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside. Richard has just re-married and inherited a willful stepdaughter in the process; Angela has a feckless husband and three children who sometimes seem alien to her. The stage is set for seven days of resentment and guilt, a staple of family gatherings the world over.
But because of Haddon's extraordinary narrative technique, the stories of these eight people are anything but simple. Told through the alternating viewpoints of each character, The Red House becomes a symphony of long-held grudges, fading dreams and rising hopes, tightly-guarded secrets and illicit desires, all adding up to a portrait of contemporary family life that is bittersweet, comic, and deeply felt. As we come to know each character they become profoundly real to us. We understand them, even as we come to realize they will never fully understand each other, which is the tragicomedy of every family.
The Red House is a literary tour-de-force that illuminates the puzzle of family in a profoundly empathetic manner - a novel sure to entrance the millions of fans of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
©2012 Mark Haddon (P)2012 Random House AudioListeners also enjoyed...




















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Not as good as Curious Incident
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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
poorly read- confusing since the character speaking is not annouuncedWhat aspect of Maxwell Caulfield’s performance would you have changed?
introduce characters or at least alternate voicesWas The Red House worth the listening time?
noAny additional comments?
based on his first book, i was excited to listen to this one. i was quite dissapointed and didn't finish listening due to confusing monotonic recitation of the storyexpected more
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Great Listen but not for everyone.
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Have to weigh in on this one....
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Truly Disappointed with this new Haddon
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Is it just me???? I have had a very difficult time keeping track of who is who in this rambling, somewhat disjointed story~~ I don't mind a challenging book but I find it tiresome and tedious trying to keep in my memory which character is which...maybe there is just a few too many characters....
A Vacation House not Worth Visiting
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Not for me!
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Where does The Red House rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is my first audio book and it was an excellent experience.What did you like best about this story?
The way it was written and performed.Which character – as performed by Maxwell Caulfield – was your favorite?
They were all excellent.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It was touching and had good insights into the characters behaviours.Excellent
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Disappointing
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