Book: A Choir of Ill Children by Tom Piccarelli

I remember starting this book in hardback a really long time ago. It was interesting, the language absolutely beautiful, but for some reason I never managed to finish it. I think that I tried twice, checking it out at the library and getting through the first couple of chapters before putting it down. Well, having it on e-reader gave me plenty of time and space to finish it. I enjoyed it, the language was indeed beautiful. Unfortunately, I'm a little unclear on exactly what the point of the story was. It seemed that just as things were gearing up and just as answers were coming to light, the story kind of just wound itself up and was done. There was an oddly pat ending tied into the end, but nothing that really satisfied me as for exactly what the impetus of the story was. It felt, in the end, like a book consisting of an unconnected series of events that were only related because the townsfolk and protagonist wanted them to be. That said, I still quite enjoyed A Choir of Ill Children. It's a beautiful, odd story full of interesting people that I wish we were able to become more familiar with.