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A review by mw2k
Nazareth Hill by Ramsey Campbell, Daniele Bonfanti
3.0
Not one of Campbell's better efforts. It starts out a bewildering mess, being introduced to a dozen or so characters who subsequently have zero or almost to do with the story. Halfway through the novel, it picks up and boy, does it ever. It's page-turning stuff, but why did a reader have to wade through a bunch of inconsequential padding first?
Trimmed of about a third the volume, and the meaningless first few chapters excised, this book would've been a five star effort, like The Hungry Moon was - which didn't tangle itself with pointless plot threads and insignificant characters.
Oh well. To quote a platitude, you take the good with the bad. You get lavish servings of both with this book.
Trimmed of about a third the volume, and the meaningless first few chapters excised, this book would've been a five star effort, like The Hungry Moon was - which didn't tangle itself with pointless plot threads and insignificant characters.
Oh well. To quote a platitude, you take the good with the bad. You get lavish servings of both with this book.