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    <body><![CDATA[On the other hand, Edith Wharton is a fantastic twentieth century author. Though I find her full length books a bit meandering, she is the master of the short story. (I have similar feelings about Henry James.) All of these ghost stories are interesting, easy to read, and paint a fabulous picture of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6902294">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[These stories are somewhat clever, but not very scary. The only story that I found even remotely scary was about a French chateau that was haunted by dogs. I know it sounds stupid, but it kind of creeped me out. However, the rest of the stories were pretty predictable--they might have scared you if ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21646708">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Despite my disappointment with a few of the selections, overall, I found this to be a good, entertaining -- even occasionally enlightening -- read.  Wharton's narrative is generally unclouded, direct.  Her dialogue is so-so, psychological insights neither prolific nor particularly poignant, though i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61229124">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Other than &quot;The Eyes,&quot; it didn't really grab me until the last several stories, but perfect for the rainy weather.  This quote from the introduction was actually the part that scared me most, and reminded me of Mark Slouka's essay, &quot;Listening for Silence.&quot;<br/><br/>&quot;What t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40180862">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Clive Barker, Stephen King, the unending parade of Halloween movies pass for &quot;horror&quot; but are usually just graphic &quot;ewwww&quot;.  Wharton's stories will creep into your consciousness and unexpectedly wake you in the night with dreams of unease and dread.  Any opportunity to watch the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71446221">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Brain candy after Christmas. These are seriously frightening stories-- I read two at 10:30 in bed and had some trouble getting to sleep afterwards. Report to come. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[If you like creepy victorian ghost stories this fits the bill.  The writting is superb &amp; the stories are complex.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I only read the first two short stories in this anthology of Edith Wharton's ghost stories. They were so much fun. I want to save the others to read next October, my homage to Halloween. Such a fun treat!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Good, interesting, but none of the stories were scary. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The work of a master, and as chilling as ever. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Edith Wharton's writing style in this book of ghost stories (a great October read, by the way) reminded me somewhat of the &quot;dark&quot; tales written by Louisa May Alcott.  The stories were all well-written and creepy, which is what was intended, I'm sure by Ms. Wharton.  One or two of them left...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35069987">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I just read Kerfol as it is the basis for the Ghosts of Kerfol.  Love creepy stories, and this one was about creepy dogs.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[exactly what you'd expect from a great novel writer out of her element in theme and scope.  a couple of these were good; others were too similar to each other or plain trite and boring.  the endings need work across the board.  i'm not sure who the proper audience would be:  if you're a fan of hers,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10328663">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It was a fun read but sometimes I would finish the story and think, &quot;that was it?&quot; I wouldn't really call most of the stories ghost stories because then end was a ldrop off, meaning you were left to decide if it was really a ghost. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Seductive and haunting.  Never imagined that a wealthy New York socialite could be this complex.]]></body>
    
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