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Burnt Offerings
Burnt Offerings
Author: Robert Marasco
The Rolfes -- Ben, wife Marian, son David, and Aunt Elizabeth -- are a pleasant family from New York seeking to escape from the doldrums of a summer in their Queens apartment. They find a beautiful old country mansion on Long Island -- restful, secluded, with pool and private beach -- perfect, for the right people. But their "perfect" summer hom...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780440120995
ISBN-10: 0440120993
Publication Date: 9/1976
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2.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Dell Pub Co
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 2
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Chocoholic avatar reviewed Burnt Offerings on + 291 more book reviews
I read this book after someone here at PBS recommended it to me as a haunted house story. That it is, indeed. But the book itself is somewhat tedious; it takes almost 200 pages for that good creepy feeling to settle in. The copy I read was badly edited and there were several run-on paragraphs and incomplete sentences. I totally don't agree with the grammar of this book! It made reading this much more difficult. The story itself is a good one, the author certainly had a well thought out story, but it was executed badly. It's a decent haunted house story if you're patient enough with it. If you're not, I would recommend Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House", which is analogous to this book's older, brighter sister.
Bettyjean avatar reviewed Burnt Offerings on
When I was a teen, I picked this book at the library because I liked the cover. This was flat out one of the best horror books I ever read and I probably read 1 horror book a week. Very scary and I still consider it one of the best(and I'm in my 40s now).


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