The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth StroutMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Pub 2013
It was rather disappointing overall. I kept reading thinking there has to be more to the story. It seemed to have a strong beginning with several "leads" on which the story could have focused. I was disappointed because the lead story in the book seemed to fizzle out somewhere in the middle. Soon, I felt left with wondering how it would all come together in the end. It seems that the title should be taken literally as the novel did review the lives past and present of the "Burgess Boys" and their sister. There was a sense that the author was trying to portray the characters and how their lives have been impacted by their childhood and then by a family secret which is revealed. The truth of the characters eventually mold their futures whether positive or negative. I was disappointed because the strong moral sense of the story seemed to be "lost" or under scored.
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