giannacolo's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
zeddee's review against another edition
1.0
Unreadable by modern standards. The sentences ran so long that I forgot what they were about in the first place.
caidyn's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I enjoyed these stories more a second time. Definitely have to be in the mood for these.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
alexisreading23's review against another edition
4.0
The ambiguity of it all made the imagination come up with its own little horrors and I appreciated the creeping dread that slowly encroached as I read along.
James’s use of the two young children played upon a subtle but prevailing fear that children and childhood belong to some world that adults have left behind and are unable to get back - this can cause some consternation, and when used appropriately as has been done here - no small amount of fear and disquiet.
The ending did shock me a little because I wasn’t expecting it but I think it intensified the horror - both at the prospect that the narrator has to explain her situation and the events leading up to death to a presumably incredulous audience, but also at the prospect that with his death her own delusions (?) might be exposed…
James’s use of the two young children played upon a subtle but prevailing fear that children and childhood belong to some world that adults have left behind and are unable to get back - this can cause some consternation, and when used appropriately as has been done here - no small amount of fear and disquiet.
The ending did shock me a little because I wasn’t expecting it but I think it intensified the horror - both at the prospect that the narrator has to explain her situation and the events leading up to death to a presumably incredulous audience, but also at the prospect that with his death her own delusions (?) might be exposed…
chaotiqe's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
19:55 pm
esquizofrenia paranoide
esquizofrenia paranoide
tschanayna's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
faloneran's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
avabookworm's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This is a gothic classic that is timeless and will go down in history. It has a spooky but not scary atmosphere.
charlie_knots's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5