Slowly, methodically, Card weaves the lives of his characters together, spinning a web of supernatural intrigue and very human emotional entanglements. And in the center of it is this house. I enjoyed the book, but thought that Card could have been more spare in his prose. I'm always looking for some parallels to Mormonism in all of Card's books. Whether conscious or not, it seems that his religious beliefs are somehow reflected in his fictional writing.
Homebody is a good story, and builds to an exciting and satisfying conclusion.