by Beth Gutcheon
I wasn't impressed. I felt that Gutcheon underwhelming researched the time periods for the novel. For the subjects she obviously loved and knew about, such as sailing and boating, the description was rich, and drew me in. However, I had a hard time imagining the setting around both of the perspectiv...
This was not at all what I expected but very good; it made it to my 5 star list!
Again, a story of ghosts and their interaction with the living in a small New England town. The present and the past wrap into a story of parallel lives as the reader discovers the family tree of the characters and why the haunting takes place. It is interwoven with a story of young love, an unsolve...
Reading a ghost story is my favourite way to get scared. Reading a literary ghost story is the best: because the characters are emotionally complex, the prose is smooth, the plot is well-timed, and the themes are multi-faceted (and go beyond "Be scared!"). The scary scenes in this book freaked me ou...
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