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Kevin Kane kevinkane — A bit smug and shrill, but Queenan isn't afraid to say what needs to be said about "mainstream culture" in America.

Choukri Chebel chebelchou01a7 — Catchy title and catchy plot, yet this book really fell short of my expecations. Still there were parts that really intrigued me, particulary the beginning and the end. Yet, inbetween, I felt a bit disjointed and bored by certain chapters and characters. But of course I wanted to know what happened to Wendy and the chapters written from her perspective (and the chapters that did not identify a charcter but were simply titled Haeden, NY) were disturbing. I felt there was too much emphasis placed on Alice's parents-their background and friends-as if they were part of a larger more important mystery. I understand the author used it as a basis for developing Alice's personality; the way she was raised being the foundation for the way she thinks, but it didn't work for me. What did work for me was the small town way of life and how the inhabitants of Haeden were unable to see the damage created and maintained in their own community. Reporter Stacy Flynn is able to flush some of it out and tell it like it is. And Alice? I still don't get her.

Alejandra Martínez _lejameliserio — Originally posted on Jan 13 2013 at Butterfly-o-Meter Books Fluttering Thoughts: World Building: This is one of those fiction-spin on historical events/personalities that you'd be tempted to call historical fiction, but it presents more as historical reveal. Characters: Though I found the concept of them interesting, I can't say I really got emotionally involved with any of them. Perhaps it was the heavy emphasis on larger then a person events that distracted me, but as you know for me the thing that will make me love something is character. Here though Shali and Clay had potential, for me they just didn't come out of the page. Plot: The historical spin was interesting, the ideas and theories the book advances were intellectually titillating, but for me these sort of stories work better as a documentary, and with that presentation of say 45 minutes of facts. I'm a fan of documentaries, but this story just didn't engage me all the way, I'm afraid. Writing: Solid third person narrative. Considering the story, the tone of the narrative is very adequate - this is not a 'playful' book. Keep in mind though, I'm a very big fan of narratives that have a solid sense of humor. That's why I enjoy first person the most, and also go with third person as long as it's a character's POV. Curb Appeal: The cover and blurb present the book very well, in my opinion. So I believe it will appeal to those that like this genre immediately; I'm not exactly one of them, though. So based on the vibe of the cover and blurb, this wouldn't be an impulse buy. If it'd catch me in one of my very rare 'food for thought' reading moods, I might, but those are rare and going rarer for some reason - nowadays I want food for entertainment. :) So, all in all this is a good book, but I feel it's addressed to a specific niche. If you're in it, you'll love it, if you're not, you might be better off looking for something else to read. I'm labeling it as adult because of the nature of the story and the themes it contains, but there's nothing 'mature', it could be of interest to younger audiences. I'm not saying it's like that exactly, but to give you an idea of what I'd compare it to, this is somewhat similar to Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code: historical facts with an interesting spin and some mystery adventure revolving around it. If you think you'd be into that, give it a shot.

Andrew Stanford _512 — This book was unique in that it talks about a lot of the famous people of the time and is written in a very unique way.

Mitchell Flaherty mitchflaherty — After two closely related books (Rounding the Mark and Patienc of the Spider), this book more or less stands alone. This book reveals a new character whom the author seems to be "grooming" for future novels; she doesn't speak when she eats!