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false <![CDATA[Ghost Story]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167258549m/19581.jpg 19581 22 In life, not every sin goes unpunished.GHOST STORYFor four aging men in the terror-stricken town of Milburn, New York, an act inadvertently carried out in their youth has come back to haunt them. Now they are about to learn what happens to those who believe they can bury the past -- and get away with murder.Peter Straub's classic bestseller is a work of "superb horror" (The Washington Post Book World) that, like any good ghost story, stands the test of time -- and conjures our darkest fears and nightmares. 445057 1979 Ghost Story total:1702|5:455|4:651|3:441|2:125|1:30| 1702 6482 2358 168 5 5 false true Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 13:49:45 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 14:52:00 -0800 2008 1
Old, rich men meeting once a year to tell ghost stories, in the shadow of tragic events from the past; dire...more...]]> 5 3 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 06:10:28 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 17:36:13 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Feb 16 16:53:58 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 16:57:20 -0800 2008 ((and why can't these GD comment corners have spell check so I don't have t...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 31 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Tue Feb 17 20:29:46 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 20:31:13 -0800 2009
When I finished school, I sold my The Shining, my The Stand, all of my horror books except one. There was one novel with which I could not part--Peter Straub's "...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Jan 14 05:26:47 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 05:26:47 -0800 2008 Everything tied up very nicely at the end.
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Do NOT I repeat do NOT see the movie before you read this book. The movie leaves out most of what Peter Straub has written. It is a decent movie, but don't see it first.

Don Wanderley lives through an encounter with a ghost, Alma Mobley, who passes to his brother (in human form, o...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 01:22:39 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 04:18:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Feb 27 14:23:41 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 14:23:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 06:48:41 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 14:47:18 -0800 2008
At first, I thought Ghost Story (a $1 book sale buy) might prove me wrong. It's dark and twisty, with likable characters in an e...more...]]> 2 0 false true Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 14:34:30 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 13:15:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 16:39:44 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 16:39:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Jul 24 18:10:59 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 24 18:12:27 -0700 2007 I wish it had been better, but it just wasn't. Maybe worth a read if t...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 27 21:54:01 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 24 16:05:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sun Jan 25 20:19:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 17:47:01 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 20:19:00 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 20:11:32 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 01:58:14 -0700 2009
I watched part of the film adaptation, but not the whole thing.

However, what matters now is that I read the whole thing. And if you are wondering, I LOVE it. Why? Well, there are several thin...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1980 Sun Oct 21 23:14:54 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 23:17:17 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 06:06:02 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 16:14:49 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 19 18:09:09 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 22:52:53 -0800 2008 0 1 false false Fri Jul 18 08:37:15 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 08:38:39 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Dec 20 19:03:40 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 12 09:17:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=19581