A review by dilan11
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England by Brock Clarke

3.0

At first, it was funny and the tone of the narrator was interesting but then about 100 pages in I thought it might have been better as a short story. It was hard to stick with this narrator for a whole book.
In some ways just too gimmicky and meta, it is a book about writing a book, reading books, about the whole memoir trend.
I gave it three stars because I think that Brock Clarke can write. I just don't think what he writes has much value. Really what is a reader to do with this much unmitigated tragedy.