false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176020172m/584843.jpg 37034 23 2127172 book 1983 The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story total:386|5:115|4:153|3:91|2:24|1:3| 386 1511 686 95 37034 1567921892 9781567921892 305 64 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168765619m/37034.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37034.The_Woman_in_Black_A_Ghost_Story 3 1 false Mon Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 20:05:23 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 11:40:29 -0800 2008 The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story. Why the book, originally published in 1983, was on the list at all is likely the greatest mystery of all.

Lawyer Arthur Kipps is sorting through a deceased client�...more...]]> 37034 1567921892 9781567921892 305 64 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168765619m/37034.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37034.The_Woman_in_Black_A_Ghost_Story 5 1 false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 17:44:33 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 17:46:08 -0700 2009 once more...]]> 2029379 0099511649 9780099511649 20 10 3.91 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2029379.The_Woman_in_Black 3 0 false Wed Nov 04 10:44:43 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 10:50:15 -0800 2009 This whole thing with children dying is quite a typical spooky story. Apart from anything else there are COUNTLESS hints in the book as to why this woman is so feared.
From the beginning at the f...more...]]> 37034 1567921892 9781567921892 305 64 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168765619m/37034.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37034.The_Woman_in_Black_A_Ghost_Story 5 0 false Fri May 15 11:08:35 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 11:20:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 37034 1567921892 9781567921892 305 64 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168765619m/37034.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37034.The_Woman_in_Black_A_Ghost_Story 5 1 false Wed Jan 07 02:07:41 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 02:32:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2029379 0099511649 9780099511649 20 10 3.91 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2029379.The_Woman_in_Black 4 0 false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 14:01:33 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 05:27:55 -0700 2009
I'm glad I decided to continue. I actually couldn't put the bo...more...]]> 584843 0099288478 9780099288473 46 16 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176020172m/584843.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/584843.The_Woman_in_Black 3 0 false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 04:23:33 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 11:36:37 -0700 2009
I enjoyed the 'plot', although I don't feel that...more...]]> 37034 1567921892 9781567921892 305 64 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168765619m/37034.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37034.The_Woman_in_Black_A_Ghost_Story 3 0 false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 18:33:46 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 18:47:57 -0700 2009 Slaves of Golconda. The ghost story is thematic for October. The book isn't long, about 160 pages, and I appreciated the careful attention to the genre. I didn't really feel horrified though, and the book is definitely not haunting me. P...more...]]> 584843 0099288478 9780099288473 46 16 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176020172m/584843.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/584843.The_Woman_in_Black 5 0 false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 19 15:44:28 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 09 19:59:53 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 37034 1567921892 9781567921892 305 64 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168765619m/37034.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37034.The_Woman_in_Black_A_Ghost_Story 2 0 false Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 16:46:18 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 11:33:11 -0700 2009
I really love a good ghost story, but this just didn't do it for me. I found the writing to be mannered to...more...]]> 2029379 0099511649 9780099511649 20 10 3.91 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2029379.The_Woman_in_Black 3 1 false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 09:07:32 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 12:50:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 37034 1567921892 9781567921892 305 64 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168765619m/37034.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37034.The_Woman_in_Black_A_Ghost_Story 4 2 false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 17:47:40 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 17:06:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 584843 0099288478 9780099288473 46 16 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176020172m/584843.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/584843.The_Woman_in_Black 5 1 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 23:17:43 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 08:17:02 -0700 2009
One of its strengths is its sense of timelessness. I noted the summary above from the publisher's website and a few reviews cited it as being set in Victorian times. However, the presence of motor vehicles, i...more...]]> 584843 0099288478 9780099288473 46 16 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176020172m/584843.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/584843.The_Woman_in_Black 4 0 false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 13 05:22:43 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 19 11:02:12 -0800 2009 This was read by a friend and I thought it sounded good, and it was. ...more...]]> 584843 0099288478 9780099288473 46 16 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176020172m/584843.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/584843.The_Woman_in_Black 4 0 false Wed Apr 08 13:19:10 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 14:57:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 584843 0099288478 9780099288473 46 16 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176020172m/584843.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/584843.The_Woman_in_Black 4 1 false Sat Nov 22 08:30:12 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 10:56:40 -0800 2008 37034 1567921892 9781567921892 305 64 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168765619m/37034.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37034.The_Woman_in_Black_A_Ghost_Story 3 0 false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 10:15:57 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 08:45:05 -0700 2009
The story is well paced, the words well chosen, the author creates vivid images of the landscape of the...more...]]> 584843 0099288478 9780099288473 46 16 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176020172m/584843.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/584843.The_Woman_in_Black 5 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 05 18:49:01 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 19:16:56 -0700 2008
As a young man, he was sent to a small town to att...more...]]> 37034 1567921892 9781567921892 305 64 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168765619m/37034.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37034.The_Woman_in_Black_A_Ghost_Story 5 0 false Fri May 30 13:31:38 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 15 13:03:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1171611 1902421132 9781902421131 2 1 3.91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181616623m/1171611.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1171611.The_Woman_in_Black 4 0 false Tue Dec 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 10:16:34 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 17:59:33 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=584843