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jessthebookworm 's review for:
The Burn Palace
by Stephen Dobyns
2.5 stars.
This novel is set in the small town of Brewster, Rhode Island, a town where nothing big ever seems to happen. Until one night, while a nurse on duty is distracted, a baby is stolen from the hospital and a snake left in its place. From there on, other crimes and strange occurrences start to happen, causing mass hysteria in the town. The police are not sure whether it's due to criminal activity or something in the realms of the supernatural.
I was quite a strangely written book, as it was written as though from a bird's eye view. I kind of felt that I was in a drone looking down on everything, and I think that the result is, I didn't really connect with any of the characters. It was an interesting story though, and everything tied together nicely at the end.
This novel is set in the small town of Brewster, Rhode Island, a town where nothing big ever seems to happen. Until one night, while a nurse on duty is distracted, a baby is stolen from the hospital and a snake left in its place. From there on, other crimes and strange occurrences start to happen, causing mass hysteria in the town. The police are not sure whether it's due to criminal activity or something in the realms of the supernatural.
I was quite a strangely written book, as it was written as though from a bird's eye view. I kind of felt that I was in a drone looking down on everything, and I think that the result is, I didn't really connect with any of the characters. It was an interesting story though, and everything tied together nicely at the end.