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A review by bgg616
Nothing On Earth by Conor O'Callaghan
5.0
Is this a ghost story? Well the setting is a ghost estate somewhere outside of Dublin, Ireland.
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The book begins with the appearance of a panicked 12-year-old girl. Her appearance at this particular house brings heaps of problems for the man who tries to help her. Who is her family? What happened to them?
It's hard to describe the appeal of this book. One thing I can say with confidence is that O'Callaghan creates a description of the lives of those who live in these half abandoned estates that captures their haunted horror. It also reinforces my impression that Tana French's attempt to write about ghost estates in [b:Broken Harbor|13123877|Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, #4)|Tana French|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1330675374s/13123877.jpg|15718578]was feeble, with a ridiculous premise, as well as being very insulting with stereotypes of working class families. I haven't read French again (and won't). On the other hand O'Callahan displays a deft touch with this topic and weaves a haunting story.
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The book begins with the appearance of a panicked 12-year-old girl. Her appearance at this particular house brings heaps of problems for the man who tries to help her. Who is her family? What happened to them?
It's hard to describe the appeal of this book. One thing I can say with confidence is that O'Callaghan creates a description of the lives of those who live in these half abandoned estates that captures their haunted horror. It also reinforces my impression that Tana French's attempt to write about ghost estates in [b:Broken Harbor|13123877|Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, #4)|Tana French|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1330675374s/13123877.jpg|15718578]was feeble, with a ridiculous premise, as well as being very insulting with stereotypes of working class families. I haven't read French again (and won't). On the other hand O'Callahan displays a deft touch with this topic and weaves a haunting story.