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i think this is the kind of book v.s. naipaul is railing against whenever he talks shit about female novelists. and it's not that this is a terrible book, it is just not...accomplished. it is clumsy in its exposition, it is not particularly scary, for a ghost story, and the characters are pretty poorly realized. it's a fine escapist book for people who don't really want to be challenged while they half-read on their lawn chairs, sipping afternoon chardonnay while they make sure their kids don't
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There are some nice, creepy gothic elements to The Tale of Halcyon Crane, but a lot of people will see many of the plot wrap-ups coming from a mile away; even if you're like me and pretty much oblivious to the obvious plot denouements of most movies and books.
I enjoyed the story-within-a-story whenever Iris was at the house and telling Halcyon about the house and her family's history; and I enjoyed the haunting elements of the story when the ghosts came out to play. But the modern-day part of th ...more
I enjoyed the story-within-a-story whenever Iris was at the house and telling Halcyon about the house and her family's history; and I enjoyed the haunting elements of the story when the ghosts came out to play. But the modern-day part of th ...more
This was really good, much better than I expected for a semi-mystery type book. It totally sucked me in, even if I could kind of tell what was going to happen with some things. It was a fun read.
Not sure where I heard about this - the premise sounded good but it was really a bit silly and predictable. A non-taxing "sick" read though, so there's that.
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Apr 29, 2010
ScottK
marked it as to-read
May 23, 2010
Michelle
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May 31, 2010
Lisa Vegan
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Soren
marked it as to-read
