manwithanagenda's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A collection of Victorian and Edwardian ghost stories, each with an illustration by the ever-pleasing Edward Gorey. All of the stories fit into Gorey's peculiar aesthetic, and several such as Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Body-Snatcher" and W.W. Jacobs's "The Monkey's Paw" have become ubiquitous without losing their power. There were one or two stories that failed to do anything for me.
I'm looking at you "The Thirteenth Tree".
R.H. Malden's story of a man's vision at a friend's country estate has an eerie quality, but it doesn't have the flair of horror and unease that the other stories possessed. But I will give him credit for the unusual subject.
E. Nesbit's "Man-Size in Marble" bothered me far too much, but I enjoyed it immensely. And "August Heat" by W.F. Harvey...whaaat?
This was the perfect book to keep next to the bed through October, on those nights I couldn't spare a long evening to reading, but needed a quick chill to take under the covers with me.
I'm looking at you "The Thirteenth Tree".
R.H. Malden's story of a man's vision at a friend's country estate has an eerie quality, but it doesn't have the flair of horror and unease that the other stories possessed. But I will give him credit for the unusual subject.
E. Nesbit's "Man-Size in Marble" bothered me far too much, but I enjoyed it immensely. And "August Heat" by W.F. Harvey...whaaat?
This was the perfect book to keep next to the bed through October, on those nights I couldn't spare a long evening to reading, but needed a quick chill to take under the covers with me.
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