This is kind of a hard book to rate for me. I was good in its own way, but at the same time I never would have even considered picking it up if I didn't have to read it for class. The writing style is beautiful and poetic, and I liked how complex the themes were, and I liked the characters and the story. But while I did like pretty much everything about this book, at the same time I didn't. It's really hard to explain. I wouldn't necessarily recommend Housekeeping, but I also wouldn't tell someone not to read it. I'm kind of all over the place with how I feel about Housekeeping lol