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The cover of my paperback edition of Natchez Burning features a Stephen King quote, "I defy you to start it and find a way to put it down." With apologies to both Mr King and author Greg Iles, after struggling through 233 pages of this 788-page behemoth of a suspense novel, I found a way to put it down: by just putting it down. And it wasn't at all a difficult task. The discussion guide at the back of the book claims one (unnamed) critic has compared Iles' writing to William Failkner's. Said critic understandably declined to be identified as the culprit responsible for this preposterous and outrageous claim. I'm definitely in the minority of readers of this book, but I found it a bloated and boring "thriller." To make an already too long critique short: too many characters, too many dates; an unnecessarily over wrought plot line; flat, uninspired prose that failed to engage or excite. Several of the promo quotes on the novel's cover and inside pages boast of the book's epic proportions. OK. It is long.


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The Bone Tree Penn Cage Greg Iles 9780062311115 Books Reviews

I give this book a 2 because although i hated it, i feel like Greg Iles was just way over his head with this one and it was way too long. The main character and other protagonists are irritating and just as unlikable as the bad guys. There was no one to root for or care about. So who wins? Not the reader. The entire time I read the book, I kept wondering why he felt compelled to try to juggle 2 separate mysteries with so many characters. I found myself dragging through one character's chapter only to find myself reading a chapter on another character and trying to remember what was their role in the story. You need a flow chart to follow this jumbled mess. It makes no sense. I've read Greg Isles before and he seriously dropped the ball on this one.
A stellar follow up to Natchez Burning. One of the best middle installments of a trilogy I have ever come across. The heart of these books is family - not just one family - several. And the deceit and lies they tell and the lengths they will go to love and protect their own. The Cage family (one that has been prominent in several books written by the masterful Greg Iles), is revered by most in Natchez - even when their choices are not understood; while the Knox family incites fear in women and men alike. Good does not just battle evil in the Bone Tree. It is not a place that most can find. And is not a place you want to visit. For most do not escape.

Hard choices are made daily and evil wins out... most of the time. But champions like Dr. Tom Cage, Penn Cage and Caitlin Masters take up the cause to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves, like Viola Turner and Henry Sexton. Dr. Tom Cage, having suffered more than most will stop at nothing to protect what he holds dear. Caitlin Masters works tirelessly to try and discover the mysteries of the Bone Tree. She finds it and discovers the true evil that lurks there.

And Penn Cage - he learns a hard lesson that justice and right and wrong aren't always clear cut. He will be tested at every turn. And he will be left questioning everything.

The themes in this book are riveting and heartbreaking the roots of racism/modern-day racism in the south; and a conspiracy theory regarding the death of JFK (and the deaths of RFK and MLK). It is these themes interwoven with the beloved characters of Tom and Penn Cage that make this book impossible to put down.

There were parts of this novel that had me in hysterics sobbing. I divorced but living in the house with my ex-husband when I read it. At one point, I was reading it and was sitting at our kitchen table and found myself reading a part that stunned me. I cried hysterically and could not stop. I read one page over and over and was un-consolable. I could not continue on in the book. My ex happened to be in the room. We were on good terms at the time.. and he came over and even tried to comfort me.. it was not possible.

This book is gut wrenching, suspenseful novel and will turn your insides out. It will have you smiling one minute and crying and/or yelling the next. It is Greg Iles at his absolute best and one of the best novels I've read this year.

I recommend this to anyone who loves a good suspense novel and wants to read about characters who stay with you forever.

Review revised on 4/7/17
I have read many of Greg Iles' books, and have always enjoyed not only the fine writing but the tight plotting. This book began with the rapid introduction and seemingly endless backstories for so many characters I could not get them all straight. As the plot finally began to become evident, even more characters and backstories were introduced. I felt I needed a flow-chart just to keep track of who is who and what they've done and their various interwoven animosities and manipulations and ambitions. I have been trying to plough through this book for over two weeks now, and it just isn't holding me like I think a well-known and highly regarded author should. Is someone else writing this book for him? Kind of seems like it.
I agree with readers who think "The Bone Tree" could have benefited by some editing. I am almost halfway through the 800+ page book and am weary of the repetition, endless dialogue, and non-credible events. In the last chapter I read, Caitlin reflected on the events of four days. Only four days. I thought they'd been at it for weeks. Too much information, too many characters, and a mind-numbing amount of detail. We are to believe that Dr Tom Page, always a level-headed character in the past, has gone off the deep end, and apparently led a second life never hinted at in earlier volumes. He has become annoyingly stubborn and thick-headed at almost every turn, which has resulted in all kinds of horrendous events. Yet the elder Cage seems to have no awareness of his responsibility for any of it. The Kennedy assassination plot just drones on. While I could hardly put "Natchez Burning" down, I'm having trouble getting through this one at all. The difference between the readability of these two books is kind of stunning. I find myself thumbing through chapters in search of salient paragraphs, skipping redundant ones. I never resort to that. But by book number 5, I've become invested in the main characters and thus want to finish the book to know what happens to them. Very much hoping the next one is constructed more like "Natchez Burning", with much better editing.
The cover of my paperback edition of Natchez Burning features a Stephen King quote, "I defy you to start it and find a way to put it down." With apologies to both Mr King and author Greg Iles, after struggling through 233 pages of this 788-page behemoth of a suspense novel, I found a way to put it down by just putting it down. And it wasn't at all a difficult task. The discussion guide at the back of the book claims one (unnamed) critic has compared Iles' writing to William Failkner's. Said critic understandably declined to be identified as the culprit responsible for this preposterous and outrageous claim. I'm definitely in the minority of readers of this book, but I found it a bloated and boring "thriller." To make an already too long critique short too many characters, too many dates; an unnecessarily over wrought plot line; flat, uninspired prose that failed to engage or excite. Several of the promo quotes on the novel's cover and inside pages boast of the book's epic proportions. OK. It is long.