Homebody: A Novel
 

Homebody: A Novel

by Orson Scott Card

This romantic ghost story relies on a familiar horror backbone: a stranger with a tragic past moves into an old house that also has a tragic past, and is forced to reckon with the supernatural forces that dwell there. In Homebody, the stranger is an itinerant architect-builder who makes a lonely living by purchasing fixer-uppers, renovating them, and selling them. The house he buys in... (read more)

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andrea K
  • Rated 5 stars

Ok seriously. I am a wimp. I was reading this book and couldn't put it down. I made it to the revealing parts of the book and had to go to bed. I was so scared (and this isn't even his normal genre)I couldn't sleep. I got up and finished the book in the morning and laughed. Apparently, I was completely sucked in. The ending was great!

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JC
  • Rated 2 stars

I thought this book was good. Not Cards bast work, but if your looking for a mild gost story thats not grafic, you'll love this book.

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