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A review by darthval
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
2.0
Not really what I was expecting.
Based on the length and the sketches, it appears to have been written for a youth audience, and yet it is written in a very formal style and language that I can see appealing to the youth reader.
I felt like the books spent so much time describing scenery and details of the main character's travels that it did not invest enough time in building the chill of the ghost story.
I did think that the few actual encounter scenes were well written. I just wish there had been more. I also felt the ending was a bit abrupt.
I am looking forward to seeing the movie. The previews already seem way creepier than the actual book.
Based on the length and the sketches, it appears to have been written for a youth audience, and yet it is written in a very formal style and language that I can see appealing to the youth reader.
I felt like the books spent so much time describing scenery and details of the main character's travels that it did not invest enough time in building the chill of the ghost story.
I did think that the few actual encounter scenes were well written. I just wish there had been more. I also felt the ending was a bit abrupt.
I am looking forward to seeing the movie. The previews already seem way creepier than the actual book.