Nocturnes
by:
John Connolly (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B0049MPHJY
Pages no: 496
Edition language: English
A really good collection of short stories that I read in the beginning of 2014. Usually the quality of short stories varies very much, but I think this is one of the best collections of short stories I have ever read. Then again, this is John Connolly, writer of the excellent Charlie Parker series. ...
A wonderful selection of short stories from Mr Connolly, including one featuring Charlie Parker (The Reflecting Eye) , I re-read these one a night over the last little while and once again was enthralled and delighted by each of them. There is a great mix here – my favourite being “The Underbury W...
Really Scary! Make sure that the windows are closed or the lights are on or whatever else makes you feel safer. This book is a drop into a very dark wonderland. Single-author short story collections can be tedious reading but John Connolly manages to hold your attention with some elegant writing t...
Okay, fine, UNCLE. I don't want to finish this one, at all, and every time I think about picking it up I pick up a magazine or the internets instead, so I'm setting it aside. I've read reviews of Nocturnes on Goodreads and a lot of people seem to think there are stronger stories than the opening sto...
Gruselig fand ich an dem Buch gar nichts, aber auch die allseits "beliebte" erste Geschichte (gemessen an den Reviews auf verschiedenen Portalen) ließ mich nicht vor Ekel erschüttern. ;) Teilweise haben mich die Kurzgeschichten doch stark an die Gänsehaut-Bücher von R. L. Stine, die ich als Kind gel...