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The Burn Palace (2013)

by Stephen Dobyns(Favorite Author)

3.55 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0399160876 (ISBN13: 9780399160875)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Blue Rider Press

review 1: I picked this book up mainly for the fact that Stephen King gave it such high praise. I don't know what Mr. King was on when he read this book but such high praise it is not worthy of. I will say the book started good. A shocking start that kept getting stranger and stranger as the story progressed. However, since nothing much was happening by the mid portion of the book I was bored. However, I kept reading on hoping for some real big shocker but was let down with a mediocre conclusion. Also, I feel the book had many loose ends and plot holes. Really, what was the point of Hercel and his magic trick? Just what was the point.? Did I miss something? And the coyote nonsense was just that. Nonsense and for a large part just a filler. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this book... more when many better reading options are available. I feel that Stephen King only gave this such high praise because the Author mentioned a few of Mr. King's works in this book and he must have felt obligated to give Mr. Dobyns a good review because of it. Skip this one people...You will thank me for it.
review 2: Excellent thriller/mystery. Dobyns is one of those enviable writers who is really good at poetry and fiction. I like all his novels, including the Saratoga series, but this one kicks it up a notch. Stephen King kindly wrote a gushing blurb for the back of this book, which is bit hyperbolic, but I agree with the essence. Great characters, well-delineated small-town world...a bit reminiscent of Richard Russo, which is a high compliment. (Long ago Dobyns lived on the Maine coast and stirred up some drama of his own.) I recommend this book. less

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