Sandi K W. (Sandiinmississippi) reviewed Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Town on + 265 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This book is exactly as described: story of a 25 yr old senseless murder and story of a deserted part of the Cape Ann Peninsula in Massachusetts. I discovered how little I cared about either. Don't know if it was the writing actually, or the subject matter. While I admire the author for working hard on her discoveries concerning the history of Dogtown, an area cleared in 1600s and a thriving community from about 1750-1850, the story didn't seem to hold together. The young, married lady killed in this area of forest and deserted ruins, is a sympathetic character but we learn very little about her. The murder doesn't connect very well with the history lesson. The fascination of various artist-colony figures with this forlorn area becomes wearying. It gets a -3- strictly because one can see the author worked hard. The reader will work equally hard to keep up interest I suspect.
