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Sera
Aug 19, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
This book is a perfect October read. It's scary, complex, creative, and it made me think beyond the customary ghouls and demons that readers find in horror books these days. I am amazed by what the author was able to accomplish through multiple layers of his storytelling about a house that has a room like no other, and how that house effects the family who lives in it, and the people who follow, who wish to understand both the house and that family's experience.

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