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A review by elna17a9a
Beyond the Burning Time by Kathryn Lasky
3.0
The Salem Witch trials are an infuriating period in our history - puritans swept up in hysteria and jealousy and greed, pointing fingers at and condemning each other to death for the slightest things.
Mary Chase , unfortunately, lives through this, watching in horror as respected men and women are accused. Eventually, when her own mother is accused, she and her brother realize that there is no saving Salem, so they might as well save themselves.
The writing is a little purple for me, and hinders the ease and flow of reading. But the feelings - of despair, of anger, of frustration and disgust - that she experiences are invoked in the reader perfectly.
Mary Chase , unfortunately, lives through this, watching in horror as respected men and women are accused. Eventually, when her own mother is accused, she and her brother realize that there is no saving Salem, so they might as well save themselves.
The writing is a little purple for me, and hinders the ease and flow of reading. But the feelings - of despair, of anger, of frustration and disgust - that she experiences are invoked in the reader perfectly.