Tin Roof Blowdown Review

Reviewed by janet maslin.

Tin roof blowdown review.

5 star 73 4 star 17 3 star 4 2 star 3 1 star 3 tin roof blowdown. 4 6 out of 5 stars. Although the tin roof blowdown describes. I read a lot of it with tears in my eyes because more than any news story i ve yet read his novel brought back the loss of new.

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Burke s new orleans was an accident waiting to happen. The tin roof blowdown james lee burke orion 12 99 pp384 james lee burke s writing has always had religious overtones with its focus on good and evil forgiveness and revenge and the. Jun 08 2008 libby rated it it was amazing. By james lee burke.

The tin roof blowdown by james lee burke release date. It is a work of profound historical value and importance that should no must be read by anyone. The characters are thinly drawn but they do not act as archetypes. More than a literary novel even.

In the tin roof blowdown new iberia police detective dave robicheaux finds himself in the heart of the hurricane katrina disaster when his department is temporarily assigned to rescue and response. By james lee burke 384 pages. July 17 2007 a looting and shooting at the height of hurricane katrina s destruction sucks dave robicheaux pegasus descending 2006 etc into new orleans s purgatorial ordeal. The power grid of the city has been destroyed new orleans reduced to the level of a medieval society.

How are ratings calculated. There is plenty of action and rich dialogue. As james lee burke s new novel the tin roof blowdown begins hurricane katrina has left the commercial district and residential neighborhoods awash with looters and predators of every stripe. In his latest novel james lee burke bears witness to all the.

As a potboiler crime novel the tin roof blowdown is so so. 4 6 out of 5.