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An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England
Brock Clarke

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Marie Angell, October 5, 2007

While I liked the book, I found that I had to work to suspend my disbelief. Although Clarke clearly doesn't wish us to take everything in the book quite literally, he doesn't always do a masterful job of setting the scene with quite the absurdity it needs.

Arsonist's Guide is an enjoyable read, but not the best of this genre. How enthusiastically you feel about this book may depend on how many similar books you've read--if you are looking at this book with fresh eyes, it's probably going to seem far better to you than if you've read a lot of T. C. Boyle, for example.

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