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jenpaul13's review against another edition
4.0
Monsters and horrors are sometimes easy to spot and at other times they come in inconspicuous forms in Erik Hofstatter's Amaranthine and Other Stories.
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This collection of short stories is comprised of tales that are primarily creepy though still have humorous moments that easily capture your attention over the course of their brief page counts. From narratives that are plain disturbing or disgusting to ones that are more psychological, the writing was easy and quick to read. The stories varied in length and subject matter, but they lacked an element of depth and development, due in large part to the short story genre, yet they all managed to entertain and provide eerie concepts to ponder further from the broad scaffolding provided. Going into the Halloween season, these nine stories are a good way to get into the proper holiday spirit of horror.
Overall, I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars.
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
This collection of short stories is comprised of tales that are primarily creepy though still have humorous moments that easily capture your attention over the course of their brief page counts. From narratives that are plain disturbing or disgusting to ones that are more psychological, the writing was easy and quick to read. The stories varied in length and subject matter, but they lacked an element of depth and development, due in large part to the short story genre, yet they all managed to entertain and provide eerie concepts to ponder further from the broad scaffolding provided. Going into the Halloween season, these nine stories are a good way to get into the proper holiday spirit of horror.
Overall, I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars.
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