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The Woman in Black

Susan Hill

Start date: April 15, 2015

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Sep 24, 2009 Gaijinmama rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction

A nice quick , creepy read which gets even creepier after you turn the last page, put the book down, and start thinking about it...I was genuinely spooked, which doesn't happen much with the wealth of werewolf and vampire and forensic/suspense/exploding heads/rotting corpse books I read for fun these days! This is one pissed-off ghost, who has every reason to be pissed off. She's out for revenge and it makes her not the least bit of nevermind whether her chosen victims deserve it or not.
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Aug 02, 2007 Kay rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, haunted-strange-macabre

Who says they can't make them like they used to? This is a terrific tale, among the best in the genre. I'd compare it to some of Edith Wharton's ghost stories, with a dollop of Daphne du Maurier on the side.

Unfortunately, I can't say a lot about the story without giving it away, but I will say it's an engrossing read. At about 150 pages, it's the perfect book for a cold winter's night. Build a fire, turn down the lights, curl up on the couch, and prepare to enter a dark world. ...more

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Oct 25, 2019 Brenda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A great story. Very creepy

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Oct 02, 2011 mstan rated it liked it

Shelves: british, src-winter-2011-12

I can imagine this being really scary when acted on stage - I remember narrowly missing the production/musical version of this in London. As a story, though, it is rather unsatisfying. It is almost wholly an atmospheric novel, depending heavily on the oppressiveness of the marshes and mysterious shrieks and creaks for the horror factor. The plot is rather thin, and I'm quite sure I'll forget the reason for the hauntings a few months later.

On another note, I hadn't known that this is the same Sus ...more

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Aug 01, 2017 Susan rated it it was ok · review of another edition

This is a short story which apparently the author wanted to make into a book - so much description of scenery, thoughts, feelings, trivia, etc., were added that it was hard to stay focused. An OK story, but not a novel.

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Nov 02, 2011 Jayme Pendergraft rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011

Spooky, quick read. It was easy to figure out, but was well written and had a bit of a surprise ending. I recommend for a bit of a scare!

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Oct 23, 2021 Ann rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Listened to the audiobook narrated by Paul Ansdell who did it so well, the gothic atmosphere was intensified. I see what they're trying to do by calling this an Austen-style ghost story but Austen didn't write as fast-paced as this. For a classic, it can hold itself well next to contemporary thrillers that compete against social media for our attention. I was listening to this while dozing off but one part jolted me awake, the part about him feeling a presence, so I stopped listening to it in th ...more

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Feb 16, 2017 Andy Plonka rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: src

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Sep 23, 2009 Jennifer rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mysteries, 2019

Came upon this one in the library's recommended shelf. It was really scary! Good book for this time of year. It's a really quick read, but don't read it when you're home alone! ...more

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