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A Daily Dose of Ghosts
This is 30 short, short stories for ages 10 years and up. Here are funny, eerie, weird, and absolutely not too gory stories fun for bedtime, a quick read on the way to school or work or just relaxing! The ghosts themselves have a tale or two to tell!
Let the daily dose of ghosts begin!
Let the daily dose of ghosts begin!
152 pages, Paperback
First published March 18, 2014
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About the author
D.L. Kaiser
1 book4 followersD.L. Kaiser began telling stories to children in her neighborhood at age 12, which has culminated in her blogs and now an anthology of ghost stories in one of four volumes to come!
Currently she resides in Central Pennsylvania. She enjoys snorkeling in the Bahamas, and traveling all over the world. Her favorite places are Freeport, Grand Bahamas and Malta.
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June 21, 2021
It's fun. I'm writing this review because I believe in supporting independent artists who are doing their own thing. These stories are lighthearted reads for when you need something lighthearted.
I recently wrote a series of erasure poems based on this book, so thanks so much, Kaiser, for giving me some poetic inspiration!
I recently wrote a series of erasure poems based on this book, so thanks so much, Kaiser, for giving me some poetic inspiration!
March 8, 2016
Note: I received this book through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.
A Daily Dose of Ghosts is a book of short stories involving ghosts and the paranormal. They are not all necessarily scary stories, though some are a bit creepy. This book seems to be aimed more towards a younger audience, with simplistic writing and pretty tame themes. I tried to read this book through the eyes of a young child, rather than a college graduate in love with Stephen King books. This helped in understanding why the author did certain things the way they had been done, but I still was unable to really get into this book.
Only a couple of the stories were interesting to me, and the one I enjoyed most, "Windy Heights," would be a great idea for a fully fleshed-out novel. I wanted more detail to that story, and so it seemed rushed. A lot of the stories concluded quite quickly and the endings to most of them were anti-climatic and uninteresting. I wanted to like this book, since I love paranormal books so much, but I just could not get myself to really care about it.
There are quite a few things that could be changed to improve this book and the stories within. There are a good number of misspellings and punctuation errors, which bothered me personally as they distracted from the writing itself. With abrupt and seemingly thrown-together endings, the stories seem half-developed, as if they are drafts of the final versions. Many of the stories just didn't make much sense, and I had to reread lines or paragraphs because I thought I had missed something. There were elements to stories that felt familiar, possibly being borrowed from older fairytales or campfire-type stories, and many of them had an obvious moral or message to the reader.
Overall, the book was a fast read that wasn't completely horrendous, but personally I just didn't enjoy it like I wanted to. If I read this ten years ago, I might feel differently about it. The stories are good for a younger audience, with tame elements and simple writing and messages, but as an adult reader, it just didn't appeal to me.
Review can also be viewed at my blog: swimmingthroughliterature.wordpress.com
A Daily Dose of Ghosts is a book of short stories involving ghosts and the paranormal. They are not all necessarily scary stories, though some are a bit creepy. This book seems to be aimed more towards a younger audience, with simplistic writing and pretty tame themes. I tried to read this book through the eyes of a young child, rather than a college graduate in love with Stephen King books. This helped in understanding why the author did certain things the way they had been done, but I still was unable to really get into this book.
Only a couple of the stories were interesting to me, and the one I enjoyed most, "Windy Heights," would be a great idea for a fully fleshed-out novel. I wanted more detail to that story, and so it seemed rushed. A lot of the stories concluded quite quickly and the endings to most of them were anti-climatic and uninteresting. I wanted to like this book, since I love paranormal books so much, but I just could not get myself to really care about it.
There are quite a few things that could be changed to improve this book and the stories within. There are a good number of misspellings and punctuation errors, which bothered me personally as they distracted from the writing itself. With abrupt and seemingly thrown-together endings, the stories seem half-developed, as if they are drafts of the final versions. Many of the stories just didn't make much sense, and I had to reread lines or paragraphs because I thought I had missed something. There were elements to stories that felt familiar, possibly being borrowed from older fairytales or campfire-type stories, and many of them had an obvious moral or message to the reader.
Overall, the book was a fast read that wasn't completely horrendous, but personally I just didn't enjoy it like I wanted to. If I read this ten years ago, I might feel differently about it. The stories are good for a younger audience, with tame elements and simple writing and messages, but as an adult reader, it just didn't appeal to me.
Review can also be viewed at my blog: swimmingthroughliterature.wordpress.com
September 5, 2014
I was so excited when I won a signed copy of `A Daily Dose of Ghosts' in a giveaway!
Some stories such as `The Knight of Justice' were very predictable. A few such as 'Party House' had more details than needed, and in my opinion, actually distracted from the story.
Overall, I really liked the book, and am looking forward to the next volume. Not scary as I had hoped it would be. But a great read when you have only a few minutes to read. A 15 year old friend of my son's picked it up off my table and read a story and he loved it and can't wait to read more. He said he will have to read at least one every time he's here!
My favorite story was `Terror'. It really speaKS to our time of desensitization and spoiled youth.
Thank
Thank you again for choosing me! This is a book, I will keep close at hand and re-read anytime I have a minute free!
Some stories such as `The Knight of Justice' were very predictable. A few such as 'Party House' had more details than needed, and in my opinion, actually distracted from the story.
Overall, I really liked the book, and am looking forward to the next volume. Not scary as I had hoped it would be. But a great read when you have only a few minutes to read. A 15 year old friend of my son's picked it up off my table and read a story and he loved it and can't wait to read more. He said he will have to read at least one every time he's here!
My favorite story was `Terror'. It really speaKS to our time of desensitization and spoiled youth.
Thank
Thank you again for choosing me! This is a book, I will keep close at hand and re-read anytime I have a minute free!
September 15, 2015
I won this from Goodreads First Reads giveaways.
I'm sorry - I can't finish this book. As a winner of a free copy and a fan of self-published authors, I was committed to reading, finishing, & reviewing this book. I got about 1/3 through it, & I just can't justify spending any more time on it. It's just not good. Self-published works are always a challenge, but I'm usually won over by the story, at the very least, & can make it past errors to see what the author is really trying to do. This time, I just can't.
I'm sorry - I can't finish this book. As a winner of a free copy and a fan of self-published authors, I was committed to reading, finishing, & reviewing this book. I got about 1/3 through it, & I just can't justify spending any more time on it. It's just not good. Self-published works are always a challenge, but I'm usually won over by the story, at the very least, & can make it past errors to see what the author is really trying to do. This time, I just can't.
August 20, 2014
I got this book in a giveaway, it's a goodreads first read and I said I'd give an honest review of it. I admit at times I was slightly entertained but for the most part this book was amateur with it's weak stories, bad grammatical and spelling errors, and sentence structures. I often thought that this book must have been self published because these problems I encountered with this book would surely have been picked up by an editor. All in all I gave it 2 stars.
August 12, 2014
I WON THIS BOOK FROM GOODREADS FIRST READS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay so first off I hated the way the paragraphs were set up. There was this funky extra large pace in between them. This I believed caused a break in the flow as well. With that been said the concepts were very original and unlike anything I have ever read and not quite what I as expecting. Also as I always say with anthologies they are great for busy moms and dads.
Okay so first off I hated the way the paragraphs were set up. There was this funky extra large pace in between them. This I believed caused a break in the flow as well. With that been said the concepts were very original and unlike anything I have ever read and not quite what I as expecting. Also as I always say with anthologies they are great for busy moms and dads.
August 7, 2014
Won this on Goodreads. Great fun little read ! My 10 year old daughter has already started reading it ,now that I am finished !
August 4, 2014
I won a free copy from the Goodreads First Reads Giveaway Program and think that it interesting. I would recommend it to everyone.
June 12, 2015
A very entertaining book of short stories, most only a few pages long. While ghost stories, they are not overly scarey. Most were sort of humorous. The book is OK for kids 10 and up.
August 10, 2014
I won this book thru Goodreads giveaways. It was an interesting read and I would definitely recommend it to people!
February 15, 2015
Not scary but very entertaining! Fun and enjoyable to read.
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