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The Canterville Ghost: Short Story by Oscar Wilde

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sanitakacuba's review against another edition

2.0

I picked up the tale in B&B while on vacation. Read in one evening but must say that this is rather for much, much younger audience.

himangshu8_'s review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

A funny ghost story by Oscar Wilde. The story is as simple as that. It’s not a story that will terrify you, but it certainly is a story that will make you laugh.

As the title of the book suggests, it is about a ghost that haunts Canterville Chase which is an English country house. An American family named The Otis moved and bought the house for dirt cheap, because of the rumors of being haunted. But they don’t believe any of it.

After moving into the house they realize that there is indeed some ghost that haunts the house. But they are not afraid of it like the other people. They do some hilarious things when they come across the Ghosts, which are really funny.

I listened to this book as an audiobook in Audible, and I loved it. The funny voice of the narrator with a Spooky sound in the background makes it amazing to listen to.
It is a very short book, anyone can finish it in just one day. And if you want to listen to its audiobook you can finish that in about an hour.

RATING: 3/5
I rated it 3 stars because it was a very simple story and a very short one. Although I will rate the Audibook a 4 star (primarily because of the narrator) as a book it is a very simple funny story, and you can have a good time enjoying this book.

ziraff's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

katewhite77's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A Funny Ghost Story

A Ghost story which pokes gentle fun at 19th century cultural differences and the obsession with the super natural. This story also pokes fun at the Ghost story form itself. I already feel in danger of giving spoilers so I shall stop now.

kelliruss's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

marianaarguellogalvez's review against another edition

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4.0

Puntuación 4/5

Está vez si disfrute bastante este relato.

El tono irónico con que se plantea a este fantasma sobresaltando y asustando a los moradores de Canterville.

Cómo se plantea el choque cultural entre la mentalidad de los norteaméricanos y los ingleses. Este contraste en dónde los ingleses muestran su interés en el pasado y de cierta manera mantener las costumbres. Los norteaméricanos son todo lo contrario son incapaces de asustarse del fantasma por el simple hecho de que no lo toman como una amenaza. Este choque se nota más marcado con el cofre de joyas que así como representa una gran fortuna para los ingleses, para los norteaméricanos no son más que chucherías.

Ahora sí entendí la figura del fantasma de canterville, el se encuentra más sorprendido por su nueva situación con esta familia. Que su propósito de asustar y sobresaltar a los mortales no hace efecto con esta familia.