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The Chicago Tribune said – “First class!”
The Los Angeles Times said – “Well-written, suspenseful and inventive.”
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On February 18, 2001 Pat Kilpatrick wrote:
“There are eccentric families and then there are the Burgesses. The Confetti Man chronicles a modern young woman’s initial rejection and repulsion of her paternal ancestors’ reverence and adherence to a bizarre doctrine implemented by Rip Burgess over a century ago. Its essence is the manner of preservation of paper, and Rip must be commended for his attention to detail. Such compliation is worthy indeed of Koontz, King, and Clive Barker. To the untrained eye it would seem the Burgess family lives under constant threat of bringing down the wrath of old Rip. Everyone but dear Morrow embraces the family doctrine, but as she tries so hard to free herself from this outright scary curse, she learns that only by facing it can she finally run away from it. What happens in between is what makes this story move along and keeps the reader eagerly turning page after page. Morrow is a very likeable character, and we can’t help but smile when she absconds with a man’s secret but extensive porno collection in order to prepare herself for marriage, or when she robs the family crypt in the name of preservation of paper … I was hooked from the very beginning and you will be, too.”
On April 9, 2007 Lavinia Whately wrote:
“I loved this book so much I’ve been carrying it around with me for 30 years. It has a unique plot the like of which I have never seen elsewhere. At a superficial level it is a story of how a young woman’s life is affected by a ghost from the past, but it is at root a novel of obsession and compulsion. It has a dream-like quality … … well-written and well-paced … … (The writer has) a unique voice.”
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