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Loading... Rooms: A Novel (2010)by James L. Rubart
 spookyspice | Apr 1, 2012 |   This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.Just a normal person who finds reading and sometimes commenting on books enjoyable. Read what follows with that in mind. Thanks. Micah Taylor has it all: wealth, career, girlfriend, and goals. That is about to change with the arrival of a letter that sets his life into a tailspin. A home left to him on the Oregon coast by an great uncle he doesn't know, but it is more than a house. Rooms keep appearing that weren't there the day before. The one word that comes to mind when I think of this book: Choices. I enjoyed this book and will definitely read it again. I will also look for more books by this author. I recommend this book to anyone who likes Christian fiction. This was a good book (  )1  T_Wide | Dec 12, 2011 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. ) seldombites | Oct 12, 2011 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.But this book did not satisfy me in any way. I found it to be very predictable and cliche. I just did not enjoy it. Tricia608 | Jun 16, 2011 | Micah Taylor, owner/partner of a successful firm called RimSoft, receives an unexpected bequest from an uncle he barely knew: a huge house in Cannon Beach, OR that appears to be tailored specifically to his personal taste. The problem is that he hasn't been to Cannon Beach since a tragedy in his childhood. As he determines to inspect it, then sell it, he feels drawn to come back to visit it again and again, eventually deciding to work from it's location as much as possible. The problem is that rooms and hallways that weren't there before suddenly appear, with each room holding something different. As he becomes more involved in his life at Cannon Beach, pieces of his old life start to slip away, and he will have to choose between these lives if he is to keep one or the other. The premise here was good, but for me, the execution wasn't. The progression of events was rather confusing, unrealistic, and simplistic. The characters, including Micah, as well as the emotions that should have been imbued, were not fully drawn, and I felt as though I was reading through a rather murky surface sketch. Many others, however, love it; just as many as don't, so I think it must have some appeal for a certain type of reader. If you LOVED LOVED LOVED The Shack, then you will probably like this one (I liked most of The Shack, but I kind of skipped over the parts that made me go ho-hum). QUOTE (from a galley; may be different in final copy): Micah had gotten used to those around him smiling on the outside while the green monster of envy inside them snapped at his money and fame. (  ) jewelknits | May 11, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
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While reading this book, I could not help but notice the similarities to another popular Christian fiction novel The Shack. The use of the metaphor of the house being the spirit is explored in depth.. If you are looking for a quick, entertaining read that also carries a message of hope, this would be a good book for you. (