A review by lasamviela
Haunted Legends by Ellen Datlow, Nick Mamatas
3.0
I don't really know what I think of this book. I guess I had expected more thrill. There is too much emphasis on the HAUNTED in the title. While it weakens the actual theme LEGENDS. There comes the disappointment. The stories (re)tell legends which sometimes are about haunting.
After reading first three or four stories I had enough. Didn't I get the stories? Were they too short, too hurried and jerky?
But I finished the book and came across a couple of good ones, My favorites from this book: "That Girl", "Tin Cans", "LaLlorona", "Face Like a Monkey", "For those in Perli of the Sea" and "The Redfield Girls". My most favorite is "Following Double-Face Woman" which ironically is not about a haunting at all.
The least favorite ones I won't mention. Just read it yourselfs and enjoy!
After reading first three or four stories I had enough. Didn't I get the stories? Were they too short, too hurried and jerky?
But I finished the book and came across a couple of good ones, My favorites from this book: "That Girl", "Tin Cans", "LaLlorona", "Face Like a Monkey", "For those in Perli of the Sea" and "The Redfield Girls". My most favorite is "Following Double-Face Woman" which ironically is not about a haunting at all.
The least favorite ones I won't mention. Just read it yourselfs and enjoy!