The Dutch House is a book that kept calling to me over and again with its striking cover and all the buzz surrounding it last year. I will admit something here and now:  I let myself be somewhat swayed by a handful of reviews I saw on it, and it resulted in my not picking it up as soon as I wish I had.  Most of the feedback on this book has been glowing, but the few not-so-glowing reviews I read mentioned that it was slow moving. Since I'm one that has the attention span of a caffeinated squirrel (only slight exaggeration), I put it off.  Do you guys ever want to shake yourself as a reader and say, " What were you thinking?!"  (Asking for a friend...