Books by Kealan Patrick Burke
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review 1: An interesting take on the hillbilly cannibal family genre--after the first 50 or so brutally violent pages, Burke chooses to focus his story on what happens to survivors and their family after such a traumatic event. Burke is a better writer than many of his contemporaries, alt...
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review 1: When John and Gillian were children, they would always visit a local cemetery. John and Gillian loved rolling down the hill. They had done this many times before. This was to escape from the abuse they were suffering from the hands of there father. One time John was not so lucky....
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review 1: After reading so many high recommendations finally I was able to read my first book fm this author. I'm not exactly a horror fan. I mean the authors I've read fm this genre is only a handful. So I'm still testing the water. KPB's writing is quite unique, kinda like cut the c...
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review 1: Having read a Burke short story once before (Turtle Boy) I just couldn’t resist giving this one a whirl, and let me tell you - I wasn’t disappointed. Burke manages to paint an atmospheric picture and takes you on a sorrowful, dark journey with some very captivating prose along th...
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review 1: After seeing the first page of this one, I continued reading thinking that I likely wouldn't care for it much. The overall approach Burke takes is epistolary and kind of gimmicky, two things I'm not fond of. But I read on because it looked to be a quick read. Well, I'm glad to re...