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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Washington Irving

Start date: July 1, 2026

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Discussion: The Horror of it All

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The Horror of it All

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Oct 07, 2016 Sara rated it really liked it

Shelves: american-classics, the-author-cards-list

Many a year since I had read this one and I found I liked it better than I had remembered. Who wouldn't appreciate the descriptive powers of Washington Irving:

On all sides he beheld vast store of apples; some hanging in oppressive opulence on the trees; some gathered into baskets and barrels for the market; others heaped up in rich piles for the cider-press. Father on he beheld great fields of Indian corn, with its golden ears peeping from their leafy coverts, and holding out the promise of cake ...more

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Sep 13, 2016 Christine PNW rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

2023:

Fall being here, I decided to listen - again - to this wonderful tale, which brought me back to my review from 2014. I don't have much to say, except that the young man - from my original review - with whom my daughter was smitten is now my much loved son-in-law, and they will celebrate their 4th anniversary next week.

2020

I'm doing my yearly listen to this wonderful narration of Irving's classic tale of humor and horror.

“He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms a ...more

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Oct 14, 2019 Carey rated it did not like it

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This was just not a book for me, in somehow all aspects of reading. I think the biggest hindrance was that I hated the writing style. It was way too much description and felt like there was no real point to the story, until the last 5 pages...Perhaps this would have been better as a short story? I also could not stand Ichabod Crane - who is the only character given any depth - he was greedy, malicious, and also pretty creepy. Overall, a total disappointment!

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