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The Association (2001 original; edició 2001)

de Bentley Little

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Barry and Maureen are delighted when they are approved as tenants by the Association, an exclusive gated community, until they discover the draconian punishments that could result from any infraction of the rules.
Membre:KimSmyth
Títol:The Association
Autors:Bentley Little
Informació:Signet (2001), Paperback, 448 pages
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The Association de Bentley Little (2001)

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A story about the scariest thing imaginable....HOAs!

I'm not convinced this is fiction. It seems entirely believable. All jokes aside this book ruled and was creepy as hell. If you hate authoritarian elitists you'll love this book. ( )
  AndrewBee | Jul 31, 2023 |
This book was a fun read. The reader cannot slow down and really think too deeply about the situation in order to maintain the suspension of disbelief, however, it certainly reinforced my dislike and distrust of homeowner associations. After finishing the book, I was thoroughly happy in my ownership of a historic fixer-upper located in a small town with clear and fair zoning ordinances. If I lived in a homeowner association community I probably would have been pretty paranoid after completing this book. ( )
  Equestrienne | Jan 5, 2021 |
More traditional longer style book. Story was great. Couldn’t put it down. ( )
  CaseyMorris | Jun 7, 2020 |
This is the book from Little that I've been waiting for. Not only is it scary and freaked me out at times but, and this is the important part, his ending didn't suck! For some reason I find the endings of Little's books to sort of dissolve into nothing and they leave me frustrated and wanting something more. This time though the ending worked very well.

The story is about Barry and Maureen who move from the LA area into their dream house in a remote corner of Utah. (Side note: I don't see how people can think that moving from the big city to a small remote town is going to be perfect. If you enjoyed the big city, then why are you going to enjoy a small town when the two are so opposite in nature? But I digress.) Everything is fine until they discover that they now belong to a homeowners association, one that has a few more rules than most others and that has a more severe method of enforcement. Things like the "no pets" rule is enforced through active poisoning and killing of cats and dogs. Landscape changes are first fined with a pink slip and then if not fixed, the changes are implemented by mysterious parties in the middle of the night. As Barry and Maureen continue living there, the rules change over night and become more and more stringent. This continues until the big finale of Barry facing off against the association.

OK, so maybe the big finale was a bit over the top and ridiculous but at the same time, it's exactly what I wanted as the closure to the book. Yea, Barry and Maureen should have moved out much much sooner and at times I was yelling out them to "Just move!" but if they had moved, then there wouldn't have been much point to the book. What this really plays on is every homeowner's fear of being stuck obeying the rules of an association and the power they can wield. While some of the rules listed in the book were too much, there were many that are really enforced at some locations. Overall, I would definitely recommend this book; it chilled me while also thrilling me. ( )
  dagon12 | Oct 9, 2019 |
Bentley Little is a wonderful story teller. But this book is ultimately frustrating -- for those who would have left and, equally, for those who would have stayed. It won't keep you up at night, but it will make you think twice about what we give up for even the appearance of security. Happily, there are other, better, Little books out there. ( )
  Lemeritus | Feb 8, 2018 |
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