Cursed in New England : Stories of Damned Yankees

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Summary: Entertaining and enlightening!
Review: "Joe Citro has written an entertaining and enlightening book, about the dark side of the paranormal, the little discussed vexations and scourges of places and people, with wit and humor. Journey with him, for example, across time and space, from the 1700s' jinxed Salem witchcraft mania to the 21st century's drownings in the cursed Saco River. It felt like Citro was in my front room, talking to me about these stories, his style is that comforting. I especially liked his 'Author's Notes' at the end of each section, where he gives his candid and often frank overviews of the events just surveyed. Highly recommended."
-- Loren Coleman, author, Mysterious America


Rating:
Summary: King of Curses
Review: CURSED IN NEW ENGLAND is, to my way of thinking, the best non-fiction Joseph A Citro has done. It seems each story gets a bit more length and development than in past books, and so they really take on some power. At the same time he does his usual good job of straddling the fence, or actually avoiding the fence, on the old "true or not" question. Joseph Citro is definitely becoming this century's and New England's Washington Irving -- preserving all the area's wonderful myths and stories. Good job.


Rating:
Summary: Deliciously weird
Review: This is the only book I've ever found on the subject of curses, and it is a real head-scratcher. Joseph Citro's stories are about actual people, from witchcraft victims hanged in Salem to the Kennedy clan, giving added ammunition to the theory that "what goes around, comes around." You reap what you sow. A real thought-provoker.