Shannon's review
Ghostwalk
by Rebecca Stott
Shannon's review
Ghostwalk by Rebecca Stott
Shannon's review
rating:
a thoroughly fine read. the interposition of elements was ambitious: pseudo-modern researchers, spiritualists a la madame sosostris, 17th century ghosts, and historical (non-)fiction on the life and works of isaac newton. in the end, it's all handled quite well...the kind of book you don't want to put down but know that you should in order to make the enjoyment last longer. the conclusion, though not typically "what the reader expects" or even remotely satisfying, is most appropriate. it ends how it ought, not how the reader or main characters quite want. there's a great deal left unexplained, but that's ok, too. we don't want to be beaten over the head by things, do we?
