Debbie B. (debs) -
I liked this book, although I agree with another reviewer that it was very long. It didn't have a lot of twists in it, which I really like about most mystery-thrillers. But it's well written, characters are very well developed, and the story kept my interest from beginning to end.
JOANNE (joann) -
Penn Cage has grown up in Natchez, Mississippi. He is definitely his father's son. His father is Tom Cage, a beloved doctor. Dr. Cage has been accused of killing Viola Turner, his black nurse that worked with him in the 1960's. Penn is determined to defend his father, as he is an attorney and the town's mayor.
The quest to find the answer is laden with many layers and leads Penn on a horrific journey into the mind of a real madman, who seems to decide whether your life is worth living in his mind only.
This book was layer upon layer of history. Good read.
The quest to find the answer is laden with many layers and leads Penn on a horrific journey into the mind of a real madman, who seems to decide whether your life is worth living in his mind only.
This book was layer upon layer of history. Good read.
Betsy W. (jakiebooks) reviewed Natchez Burning (Penn Cage, Bk 4) (Natchez Burning, Bk 1) on + 20 more book reviews
Just started and it's hard to put down..
Toni R. reviewed Natchez Burning (Penn Cage, Bk 4) (Natchez Burning, Bk 1) on + 15 more book reviews
Had trouble putting this book down. I really enjoyed the book and now my friends are lining up to borrow it.
Donna C. (g-ma) reviewed Natchez Burning (Penn Cage, Bk 4) (Natchez Burning, Bk 1) on + 3161 more book reviews
First of all--there are 97 chapters and 788 pages!
I didn't get very far into this because
1. way way too long
2. boring from the beginning
3. pages and pages of just describing everything under the sun then the same thing describing everything under the earth--which makes it very very boring
So you say 'how can you review it?'--I'm not really reviewing the story but reviewing the facts of why I wouldn't reccommend this to anyone----Iles is just wasting a lot of time and paper to try to get you started on a long long journey through 3 books! that are just full of nothing but descriptions and how much research was done on the true facts of the way the South was in the 60's or is it just his own theories?
I want a short story of about 350 pages that has a story that flows along with ease and not have all this mish mash of pages of nothing! What I did read before I gave up was just so boring it was hard to get through each page.
I didn't get very far into this because
1. way way too long
2. boring from the beginning
3. pages and pages of just describing everything under the sun then the same thing describing everything under the earth--which makes it very very boring
So you say 'how can you review it?'--I'm not really reviewing the story but reviewing the facts of why I wouldn't reccommend this to anyone----Iles is just wasting a lot of time and paper to try to get you started on a long long journey through 3 books! that are just full of nothing but descriptions and how much research was done on the true facts of the way the South was in the 60's or is it just his own theories?
I want a short story of about 350 pages that has a story that flows along with ease and not have all this mish mash of pages of nothing! What I did read before I gave up was just so boring it was hard to get through each page.
