Review: Interred With Their Bones

Interred With Their Bones sure had a lot stacked against it.  Having come off an incredible streak of three delightful novels, the last of which was easily my favorite read of the year, it was time for a deviation to the mean.  As I began Carrell’s novel, I thought that this would be it.  A nice 3-star review to settle my average and set me up for the next read.  I was using this book as a rebound and I wasn’t ashamed of it. I am now.  My plan would have worked, but the subject matter of Interred With Their Bones is just too dear to my heart.  Not to unfairly compare, but Carrell’s tale is The Da Vinci CodeThe Da Vinci Code reviews with Shakespeare taking the place of Da Vinci.  It is a shame that Dan Brown did it first, because Carrell does it better. [Read more...]