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THYH praised in Winnipeg Free Press

“It’s a wonderful novel, as beautifully written as it is painstakingly plotted, with the structure to please any literary critic, and a story absorbing enough to satisfy the most ravenous reader… Rare indeed is the novel that combines beautiful prose with ideas as robust as those on display in The Hundred-Year House — not to mention a story like a set of Penrose stairs, connected in the most playful, the most surprising of ways.” Full review here.

Posted in News, Reviews on August 14 2014· Tagged: , , ,

Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Ingenious… the work of a master builder”

“Both clever and heartfelt, this is a book with something for pretty much everyone. Makkai has furnished it like a sturdy yet finely detailed old house, with comfortable nooks, doors with keyholes, mirrors in every hallway, and, oh yes, that restless ghost in the attic.” Read the full review here.

Posted in News, Reviews on July 19 2014· Tagged: , ,

Toronto Star calls THYH “a smart comedy with a satisfyingly fierce pace”

“Here, we find a writer with an innately intelligent and assured comedic voice, someone who obviously has a deep literary pedigree but appears more interested in having fun on the page and puzzling out the complexities of a tightly woven plot. The pleasures of Makkai’s novel are contagious, all of which makes The Hundred-Year House an ideal novel for this hot summer.” Read the full review here.

Posted in News, Reviews on July 19 2014· Tagged: , ,

The LA Times calls The Hundred-Year House “a juicy, gothic tale of art and love”

The Hundred Year House is a big-hearted gothic novel, an intergenerational mystery, a story of heartbreak and a romance, all crammed into one grand Midwestern estate… In this literary but unpretentious book, Makkai has created a juicy and moving story of art and love and the luck it takes for either to last.” Read the full review here.

Posted in News, Reviews on July 13 2014· Tagged: ,

The Kansas City Star praises THYH

“Running through all the sections are themes of identity and history, love and its follies, the lives of artists and the up-and-down flow of the work. What starts and ends as a ghost story is, at its heart, a tale of trials and failures and of reinvention — both of the self and the worlds we create around us.” Read the full review here.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/books/article703681.html#storylink=cpy

Posted in News, Reviews on July 13 2014· Tagged: ,

The Hundred-Year House Tops Oprah’s Summer Reading List

Oprah (okay, not actually Oprah, but a lovely person named Elisabeth Witchel) writes, “Makkai’s humorous, expertly orchestrated storytelling will surprise you. Just when you think you know what’s what and who’s who at Laurelfield, hidden identities are revealed and history must be recalibrated. Perfect for a rainy day on the sun porch—with an old-fashioned glass of lemonade and a musty summerhouse throw around your shoulders.” See the rest of the write-up and the entire list of Oprah’s summer reads here.

Posted in News, Reviews on July 10 2014· Tagged: , ,

The Boston Globe says lovely things

Writing for the Boston Globe, S. Kirk Walsh says: “Makkai’s lyrical prose quietly lifts off the page while her carefully crafted plot charges forward… [The] author strikes a perfect equilibrium of dark humor and tragedy.” Read the whole review here.

Posted in News, Reviews on July 10 2014· Tagged: ,

NPR Books reviews THYH

A rave review from NPR is even better than a tote bag or a travel mug. Colin Dwyer writes, “It takes a special trick to remake the world without a reader noticing; it takes a tremendous talent to do it again and again.” Read the whole review here.

Posted in News, Reviews on July 10 2014· Tagged: ,

Rave from the Chicago Tribune

Sometimes there are really great reviews that are basically impossible to quote. This is one of them. But you can read it here.

Posted in News, Reviews on July 10 2014· Tagged: ,

Bookpage on THYH

Bookpage calls The Hunderd-Year House a “clever and utterly delightful work of fiction,” and has named it one of the top books of July. Read the full review here.

Posted in News, Reviews on July 10 2014· Tagged: ,

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