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Jun 16, 2009
Tressa
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
horror,
ghost-stories
The Little Stranger is a ghost story—or is it?—and a story about one knowing his and her place in society. There are many frightening scenes and the build up is slow and steady with big pay offs. It deals with class and isolation much like Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Highly recommended.
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Very traditional ghost story a la Henry James. I loved the relationship between the doctor and Caroline, and I was genuinely creeped out at times. Is it wrong that I really wanted a twist ending?
I don't know how to recommend this. Do you want to read a long, lushly described examination of changes that befell the landed gentry in post WWII Britain, and what the transitions were like for both the striving middle and lower classes? No? Well...how about if it's also a ghost story? And a psychological thriller?
It's very good, if a little overlong. The writing is a pleasure to read. The main character is sympathetic, although not too self-aware. The tension mounts nicely. And the manor hous ...more
It's very good, if a little overlong. The writing is a pleasure to read. The main character is sympathetic, although not too self-aware. The tension mounts nicely. And the manor hous ...more
The book itself might have been more a four star book, but the audio performance was definitely five stars. There's a bit of an unreliable narrator thing going on here, and Simon Vance captures the doctor's precise account and judgement with perfect clarity. He does voices for each character without sounding cartoony or going falsetto. It's really amazing.
The book promises a ghost story, but that's really the second half of the book. Really, it's about the end of a way of life; it's Downton Abbe ...more
The book promises a ghost story, but that's really the second half of the book. Really, it's about the end of a way of life; it's Downton Abbe ...more
I liked this book, although it was definitely "up and down" on the interest level for me. Still, an overall good read.
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so far I'm, halfway through this reeeealllly long and slow-reading book, and a lot of things have happened, but mostly they seem inconsequential. So unless it's leading up to something bigger, I'll be annoyed that this woman didn't have a better editor.
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Feb 16, 2012
Wiltshire Hermit
marked it as to-read
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fiction,
booker-books
Apr 27, 2016
Lisa
marked it as to-read
Oct 05, 2017
Punk
marked it as find-and-read
May 30, 2018
Cristella
marked it as to-read
