Reviews for Home Repair and Maintenance

The average rating for Home Repair and Maintenance based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-11-11 00:00:00 Eric Thompson Seldom has an author irritated me more! I thought this would be a nice account of home renovation and instead got the most self-absorbed whiner I've come across in a long time. I just find most of it hard to believe. First clue: she claims when she met the man that would become her husband he asked "May I be so brazen as to ask for your number?" Seriously? Nobody talks like that in real life, if he did say that she should have run the other way. Another time when they are building a stone wall in the backyard she is in such pain from hauling stone that her entire body goes numb. Of course it doesn't stop her from finishing the job but I'm thinking she might be just a little too much of a drama queen. Because I'm pretty sure if my pain was causing my entire body to go numb...I just might take a break and finish up the next day. The entire book goes on and on like this, her horrific childhood is brought up again and again. I'm sure she suffered what with her parent's breakup and her distant mother but again...I don't want to burst her self absorbed bubble but plenty of people have lived through a lot worse. Sorry to be so harsh (even I'm wondering why this woman has touched such a nerve).Anyway if anyone knows a good house building/renovation story please pass it along and hold the whining.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-01-16 00:00:00 Hector Canpos There were parts of this book that were enjoyable and funny but it was a bit too preachy at times. I think if I knew Rachel, I'd find her annoying and exhausting. I felt as if she wanted this book to somehow be incredibly deep and meaningful instead of simply telling her story and letting the reader find the meaning for themselves and how it applied to them.