Review: Intense
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 25, 2013
I'd been looking forward to the release of HOUSE OF RAIN, and it lived up to my expectations.  It is typical of Greg Gifune's moody, atmospheric, suspenseful, what-is-real-and-what-is-not style.  I was completely drawn into Gordon's experience, perceiving it vividly through him.  And what a heart-wrenching experience it is throughout.Gordon is an older character, and his physical limitations play a key role in his outlook, what happens, and how certain things happen.  That whole aspect--his age-related limitations--was terrifying and sort of claustrophobic in and of itself, and extremely well done.The tragedies Gordon experienced leading up to the story were heartbreaking and intensely rendered.  The ambiguities in the book challenge the reader to actively participate in the experience.  I can't say more about this without getting dangerously close to spoiling, so I won't.  I will say I thoroughly enjoyed it!