Review of The Halfway House by Guillermo Rosales

The Halfway House by Guillermo Rosales

My review

rating: 2 of 5 stars
The Halfway House was sad. It tells the story of a Cuban refugee who has come to Miami to live with his family and to have a better life. However, he gets caught in a downward spiral when his family in Miami feels they are unable to help him. He is strange and cannot adjust to his new life. He is then sent to the Halfway House where he is stuck with a cast of mentally ill characters. His moral compass fails him as he sinks to low levels of behavior typical of the house. He feels that it is not worth trying to make it a better place, but better just to leave--to move himself up and make a new start.



I think this book sets out to make the point that it intends to but is too short with little story or character development.



What is most interesting about is that author Guillermo Rosales burned most of his written work before killing himself in the early 90's and The Halfway House is one of his few surviving works.


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