The Burgess Boys: A Novel
by Elizabeth Strout | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0812979516 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0812979516 Global Overview for this book
3 journalers for this copy...
from the TLC book sale.
Notes from my copy:
This was on a lot of bookcrossing wishlists, so I ordered it from the library. Disappointed. A lot of characters and I'm not sure if the author was going for a relationship book or a story. I thought it was supposed to be about a teen's hate crime, bounced to one Somalian's life in the US, then around the three Burgess children as adults, then throw in one of the spouses and an ex-wife. Very wierd
Notes from my copy:
This was on a lot of bookcrossing wishlists, so I ordered it from the library. Disappointed. A lot of characters and I'm not sure if the author was going for a relationship book or a story. I thought it was supposed to be about a teen's hate crime, bounced to one Somalian's life in the US, then around the three Burgess children as adults, then throw in one of the spouses and an ex-wife. Very wierd
Journal Entry 2 by 
NancyNova
at ~ RABCK ~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Saturday, December 16, 2017
NancyNova at ~ RABCK ~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Saturday, December 16, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (12/26/2017 UTC) at ~ RABCK ~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
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a wishlist book. Enjoy!
The Burgess Boys arrived safely in NJ, thank you NancyNova! I am so excited to have this title. I enjoyed all the other titles this author has written so I cannot wait to dive into this one. Will be reading and sharing soon.
Released 6 yrs ago (2/16/2018 UTC) at RABCK, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases
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The Burgess Boys, mentioned briefly in Abide With Me, are now a story of their own. The underlying tradegy of the death of their father when they were children has seemed to leave them each with their own difficulties in life; and an undercurrent that comes to a head when they have to return home to Maine. They return home when their nephew commits a hate crime. They spend time together, along with their sister and her son, dealing with the situation, and discovering their own complex inter-sibling demons. That is all I will say on the story. I believe it was a well written book but, at times, moved a touch too slow. But I enjoyed it as I have all of Strout’s works and look forward to reading her next release.
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Adding this to a package I am mailing out today.
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Thank you for sharing this with me - I will add it to my ever-growing TBR pile. :)
