What readers think of The Poet's House, plus links to write your own review.

I'm not entirely sure how to review this book. I mostly enjoyed the plot but also sort of felt like I wasn't sure why I was reading the story. The characters were ok and maybe it just wasn't my cup of tea since I'm not really into poetry.

The book started out as an interesting read with a lot of quirky characters. Unfortunately, the characters popped in and out so quickly that I didn't form an attachment to them. They became a distraction and didn't add to the story. It bothered me that the main character, Carla, was accepted into Viridian's inner circle so quickly, and even the poetry that was thrown in, didn't seem to fit.

I never felt comfortable with the events of the story and didn't feel the story flowed very well.

I found this book to be sketchy, missing elements it's hard to define. Under the gaiety of house parties that are insular is a falseness, a searching for true meaning. The narrator, Carla, a landscaper, meets an enchanting poet who catches her fancy and puts into motion a journey of soul searching. Carla is needy who for a variety of reasons lacks little, if any, self-esteem. Relationships in the novel range from breaking to broken. In total, this is a sketchy, quirky, "tossed salad" of a novel.