BrokenTune 7 years ago

LoL. I love that quote. It describes my reading experience of this, too. Great review, tho, so there was some good come of it.

The better to see you, my dear 7 years ago

When the protagonist started ranting about going over the old lady's papers, my thinking "man! I feel you!" was so hard, I had to save it for reference. I think my own ranting over being bored was as much fun as I got from this.

BrokenTune 7 years ago

LoL. Sometimes I feel like we should give more credit to bad books simply because they can lead to fun reviews. :)

Linda Hilton 7 years ago

^^^^^This!!!!!

The better to see you, my dear 7 years ago

Yeap. I have lots of fun reading others rant reviews. And not just because they help me steer from problematic reads. And indulging in them is so cathartic.

Ani's Book Abyss 7 years ago

Reading rant reviews is sometimes a highlight of my day. The snark and the sarcasm! lol And yes, it helps you steer clear of books you probably don't want to read.

Linda Hilton 7 years ago

I wondered if it was some kind of play on Collins's "The Woman in White," which is so quintessentially the Victorian sensationalist novel.

The better to see you, my dear 7 years ago

Have it on my tbr still. But the only thing that would have worked was for this to either be a BRILLIANT take, or a well done parody. It is neither.

BrokenTune 7 years ago

It's not really a take on The Woman in White, other than the obvious tribute in the title and her attempt at writing gothicky atmosphere.

Linda Hilton 7 years ago

I wondered, because WiW isn't a ghost story at all.

7 years ago

Thank you! I often feel as if I'm the only person in the world that was disappointed in this book.

The better to see you, my dear 7 years ago

It certainly didn't live up to the hype. And anyway, what's the hype about? How did it come around, do you happen to know?

BrokenTune 7 years ago

@Char: There are at least three of us...

Linda Hilton 7 years ago

@Char -- the nice thing about BL is that there are a lot of us who march to our own drummers. And it's a good thing!

7 years ago

Yes-it certainly is much better than the same old same old. :)

Ani's Book Abyss 7 years ago

Re: the hype--wasn't this book made into a movie or something, with Daniel Radcliffe, and there were ads all over the place?

BrokenTune 7 years ago

There is a relatively recent film with Daniel Radcliffe, but it has also been a West End theatre "hit" for some years. The theatre production is quite fun actually, but all the costume and screaming sound effects (I remember screams anyway) cannot mask the underlying predictability of the story.

Maybe it is one of those where people transfer their memory of enjoying the play etc. to the book that adds to the books popularity?

The better to see you, my dear 7 years ago

Oh, that movie. Right, haven't watched it yet :D

I would make an easy transition to play, yes. You went to see it?

BrokenTune 7 years ago

Yes, I did. It was ok, but it wasn't my kind of thing. I like theatre a lot (and I mean A LOT), but I prefer productions and plays that demand that an audience engages with themes and the settings and the content and the language. This one was fine, but it seemed to thrive of trying to shock the audience more than anything.

Abandoned by Booklikes 7 years ago

I actually liked this one which always makes me feel out of step with everyone else cause I totally agree with all of your comments.

The better to see you, my dear 7 years ago

Lol, it happens. I'm thankful it does, actually. How boring if everyone liked the exactly same things. And it appears we are the out-of-step ones, given the noise this book seems to be making

Kaethe 7 years ago

Also out-of-step. It was a great rant, even if I had a different reading experience. Certainly, it is easy to see that what was a great atmosphere of fear for me would be boring to the next woman.

Person Of Interest 7 years ago

How perfect is that for summing things up. Hilarious! :D

Ani's Book Abyss 7 years ago

I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't really get much out of this book. I read it a few years back and got so bored with it that I went to find other things to do, while avoiding it. It's so short, though, that I felt bad not finishing it. But when looking at other reviewers, it has gotten an all-around positive critique, so I thought that maybe I just didn't really understand it or something.

I'm a weenie when it comes to horror, but this book bored me more than scared me.

Linda Hilton 7 years ago

I'm also a weenie. That's the only thing I don't like about Halloween Bingo.

Ani's Book Abyss 7 years ago

Same here. That's why I love that the bingo squares are so open to interpretation, and that we get to choose less horror squares if desired.

Linda Hilton 7 years ago

Yes! And that this year we get to opt out of those we really don't want to read.

BrokenTune 7 years ago

Such a great twist to this years bingo! :)