Title: Not McCammon's Best
Product review: I have read most of McCammon's books. This is the first one I have not given 5 stars. The book is set in the 1960's and is essentially a coming of age story. If I had grown up in the sixties I might have enjoyed this book more. Baby Boomers would find much to like here.Even aside from the generational issues, I found the book to be arranged poorly, with sections that skipped randomly, leaving me confused at times. I also felt that the prose was overdone...as though McCammon was trying too hard.Finally, I felt the book was difficult to categorize. It is clearly a coming of age story, but it also has elements of the supernatural in it (such as a living triceratops that escapes from a carnival), as well as an ongoing murder mystery with a predictable conclusion.McCammon remains among my favorite authors. But this one was a disappointment.
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