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A review by tealmango
Burnt Edges by Dana Leipold
3.0
Read the full review on my blog: http://newberyandbeyond.com/edgestour-review/
Burnt Edges is heart wrenching–this is both a compliment and a warning. If you can’t stand to read about child abuse and sexual abuse, don’t read it. I barely got through it myself. This story takes place during the 1960s, and it deals with alcoholism and abuse within that time period, and its saving grace from all these painful topics is how well written it is. The characters, especially the children, seem like real people, with all the mundane events and conversations of life, as well as the earth shattering ones.
My main issue with this book is the length–it’s a fairly short book, and a lot of things happen within its pages. I think this book would have benefited from a few extra pages for each event, just to allow us to absorb what was happening and what it meant for Laurel. Still, Burnt Edges provides a sensitive, if not in-depth, look into the complex life of an abused child.
*Note: I received a free digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Burnt Edges is heart wrenching–this is both a compliment and a warning. If you can’t stand to read about child abuse and sexual abuse, don’t read it. I barely got through it myself. This story takes place during the 1960s, and it deals with alcoholism and abuse within that time period, and its saving grace from all these painful topics is how well written it is. The characters, especially the children, seem like real people, with all the mundane events and conversations of life, as well as the earth shattering ones.
My main issue with this book is the length–it’s a fairly short book, and a lot of things happen within its pages. I think this book would have benefited from a few extra pages for each event, just to allow us to absorb what was happening and what it meant for Laurel. Still, Burnt Edges provides a sensitive, if not in-depth, look into the complex life of an abused child.
*Note: I received a free digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.