A review by genizah
Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken

3.0

I had a hard time with this one. It sets a fantastical tone, like a New England version of Winter's Tale, and I was prepared for a nice suspension of disbelief. But as it progresses, the narrator painstakingly explains away nearly every fantastical element, and you're left with an oddly told con-artist story. And there are great descriptions of people, but I never really got a sense of the places. Not bad, but ultimately disappointing.