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35 ratings, 3.29 average rating, 13 reviews
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published
August 1st 2004
by Llewellyn Publications
binding
Paperback, 264 pages
isbn
0738705330
(isbn13: 9780738705330)
description
2005 Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR) 2nd Runner Up for Biographical/Self Help category!
In 1971, the author and her family moved into a hi...more
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Read in September, 2007
i love ghosts stories and can usually put up with mediocre writing if the story is spooky enough. this is not one of those cases. the author is a terrible writer, often saying the same thing 20 different ways in multiple paragraphs. she constantly belittles herself and adds details you wish she hadn't- i don't need to know every little detail of her husband's physique or the contents of her son's diaper. not sure if i'll get all the way through this one...
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!!! scary Really scary. But its a happy/sad ending book! it really makes one want to belive in ghosts spirits
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Read in May, 2008
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Ghost story lovers!
I ran across Don’t Call Them Ghosts: The Spirit Children of Fontaine Manse on accident at the library tonight, and decided that it looked interesting enough to preview on my 15 minute break. I was instantly hooked. It was almost physically painful to close the book after 15 minutes...Click here to continue
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everyone who likes ghosts stories.
Wow!!! I loved this book. It was awesome and sooo interesting. =] I have to admit that i cried at the end a little because it was so emotional and it had a great ending. Its about this woman and her family move into what seems a great home. Until she starts to realize ghosts are sharing the house wit her in the attic. Theyre not the "spooky" kind though. This is truley a great ghost story!
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Read in January, 2006
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NO ONE!!!!!
The author's writing style was insufferable! She writes like a middle aged, mealy mouthed, housewife talking to a three year old child. She had no clue how to build up suspense. She included way too many details about EVERY LITTLE THING, whether it's relevant or not.I couldn't finish this book, it was horrible, just horrible. I don't understand how this got published.
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Perfect read for a spooky, true, ghost story. No macabe death scenes here.
Takes place in Ky. The author is not a good writer. That is part of the charm of this story. You can tell she wrote her own story.
Interesting epilogue includes addtional information and accounts about others that lived with her when the haunting occurred.
Takes place in Ky. The author is not a good writer. That is part of the charm of this story. You can tell she wrote her own story.
Interesting epilogue includes addtional information and accounts about others that lived with her when the haunting occurred.
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Read in July, 2008
Great story of a true haunting. I was frustrated by the fact that the author never gives us any information about who the children actually were; I infer that she chose not to share that information, as she asserts, towards the end, that they "were never laid to rest", so there's more she doesn't tell.
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Read in May, 2006
If this book really is true, that is one amazing story.
I slept with my lights on for a couple of nights after reading it (but I'm kind of a chicken). I would love for one of my Goodreads Friends to read this and tell me what you think.
I slept with my lights on for a couple of nights after reading it (but I'm kind of a chicken). I would love for one of my Goodreads Friends to read this and tell me what you think.
Read in January, 2006
Somewhat "preachy" at times, but overall this was a good book about a haunted house in Louisville.
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Read in January, 2006
The perfect, non threatening story of the spirits of children haunting an old victorian era home.
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Read in February, 2008
Baca yang terbitan Indonya. Terjemahannya jelek banget, jadi ga enak dibaca. Hiks....
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Read in October, 2006
A true story and well written. I found it to be quite believeable
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Read in October, 2007
too much un-important information. not really as attractive as the title.
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