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Dark Matter: A Ghost Story

Michelle Paver

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Nov 06, 2014 Sem rated it really liked it

Shelves: uncanny

I came very close to giving this 5 stars because just when I'd begun to feel that the art of the traditional ghost story had been lost - well, here it is again with all its subtlety and restraint and control of the subject matter. I'd suggest that if you can't find much of interest in this book and you feel that nothing happens then you've missed most of it. Truly excellent. I've held back from giving it that extra star because Jack's unwillingness to leave Gruhuken - implausible on the surface ...more

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Nov 14, 2012 Christine H rated it it was amazing

Shelves: horror, halloween

This was an excellent spooky tale which successfully melded a poignant personal story with the wilderness-awe style of horror seen in classics like The Wendigo and The Willows. The journal narration is effective, and Paver goes beyond using it simply as a first-person view. Jack's uses his journal to buck himself up, ventilate stress, explore his thoughts, and disclose secrets he can't otherwise admit to himself.

I listened to the audio book, and Jeremy Northam does an amazing job. It was a plea ...more

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