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Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow (2011)

by Daniel Nayeri(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0763655260 (ISBN13: 9780763655266)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Candlewick Press

review 1: Nayeri wrote all four novellas on his iPhone ... which may have finally given me a reason to stop begrudging the technology age. Each story is written in a different classic genre that is then doused and ultimately blown apart with wit and sublime, ludicrous imagination. In Nayeri's clever hands, old tropes become new again. Straw House was a little slow off to grab me, but then I am not normally a reader of westerns and cowboy showdowns. I could probably write a decent academic paper on the farmer as absentee creator god though. Wood House secured itself a deep and permanent place in my heart of hearts when I realized that the anti technology "villains" fighting to stave off nano revolution were hero god worshiping Martha frickin' Stewart. Brick House is the gritty,... more gumshoe story of wish police who start with a criminal and must track down the crime. There are jinns and angry talking goldfish involved. So, yes, I adored it. Blow is narrated by Death (not in all caps) and features two households, both alike in dignity, feuding over decorative home decor, and their star crossed children. Love was a theme and love was my reaction.
review 2: Straw house,Wood House,Brick house, Blow sounds like an excellent book according to the book jacket. Unfortunately, it is not. The book is comprised of 4 short stories, each one is a totally different story. The first story, Straw House, is the story of a boy made of straw who lives on a farm that grows toys. The story gets more and more confusing as it goes on. New characters are added and then the story ends. The second story, Wood House, is even more confusing than Straw House. It takes place in the "near future" where everything is digital and a group of activists called villans are trying to warn the public about something that the government is doing. I can't figure out what. The ending is so confusing that I don't know how to describe it. You'll just have to see for yourself. The third story, Brick House, is the only story worth reading in this book. I'm not saying that it's spectacular or anything, but it's decently readable. Brick House is also set in new york in the "near future". It's about some police officers who are a part of a special devision of the force that is devoted to stopping people's wishes from causing damage. The reason why they do this is because sometimes, wishes do come true and then the wish can be dangerous. The two main characters, Mack and Saul, each have their own secrets. I was a bit confused by the ending. The forth and thankfully last book is Blow. Blow is a lot like Romeo and Juliet in the sense of death and love. Actually, I think that this story was the most confusing of them all. I really am having trouble figuring out how to put the plot into words when I can't even figure out the plot myself! Dear reader, you're going to have to interpret the plot yourself because I have absolutely no idea. Despite how bad this book is, I have to admire the author for writing the entire thing on an Iphone. Cudos to him for that. In all, this book is more of something you attempt to read and then give up in frustration on, on an airplane or somewhere else that is extremely boring. less

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