In a Glass House

I loved the first book of this trilogy. I can't really say the same for "In A Glass House". It started out with the same energy has the first but midway I felt that it lost something. It almost felt as though a different author finished writing the book. I look forward to seeing what the third book......more

Unless you want to be dragged down into the depths of an existential crisis with its accompanying hopelessness and gloom, do not read this book. I am not going to comment on the auhor's writing, which is perhaps too clever for me, but God, the characters! A bunch of more morose, unpleasant self abso......more

This is the 2nd book of a trilogy. I really don't know why I love this book and the 1st one as well, but there is something in there that I connect with. Perhaps it's the Italy-Canada connection? Maybe it's Ricci's writing style? Maybe it's the characters - I've known people just like them - It's li......more

As the proud daughter of first generation italian immigrants, I found Ricci's depiction and obsessive focus on the dysfunctional aspects of the Italian culture too morose and in direct opposition to the pride I feel for my Italian heritage. It's as if the whole narrative and all the characters have......more

I'm not the daughter of an immigrant, but my father did try to become a small-time cattle rancher, so I found I connected to to Vittorio's life on the farm, even though very different. I hadn't read the first book in the series, so I had no expectations. The time and situations resonated with me. Go......more