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The Thirteenth Tale

Diane Setterfield

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Dec 22, 2013 Becky rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: hist-fiction, in-my-house, drama, spooky, family

Similar in tone to Larkswood, that I read earlier in the year, this manages to be a genuinely spooky book despite not having any actual ghosts. The whole concept of twisted twins is bound to create some chilling situations, and with murder, suicide and a deeply messed up family life too this is one to read on long winter evenings. The story itself is never firmly placed within a time period, which adds to the feeling of uncertainty about the whole story. It really does strongly remind me of the ...more

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Feb 12, 2013 Monika rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-english

Can´t wait for a movie (made by Tim Burton would be perfect!). VERY good, I really enjoyed it.

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Mar 22, 2019 Amani Haak rated it did not like it

I don't even feel like writing a review, the book doesn't worth it. In short- the 13th tale is boring, there is nothing special in it. Sometimes it felt like the author wasn't sure what story she wanted to tell, herself.

And it's nothing like Jane Eyre, I really don't see how some people compare the two.

I would never recommend this to a friend.
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