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Randolph "Dilda" Carter
Randolph "Dilda" Carter rated it 9 years ago
I wasn't overly impressed with this collection of stories. Don't Look Now and The Birds were pretty good but having seen the films many times certainly took much away some of the suspense. No fault of the author. I thought that The Birds was better, more menacing, than the Hitchcock film of the same...
Bark at the Ghouls
Bark at the Ghouls rated it 10 years ago
**I just unearthed this 5 year old review which didn't make the GR transition properly. This has been sitting on the bottom of a huge pile of books in my bedroom that topples over every time one of my dogs flops down for a nap. I'm getting sick of picking them up and will read them from the bottom...
Jessica (HDB)
Jessica (HDB) rated it 10 years ago
I don't really have the energy to go too far in depth on this book, but I will say this: Sir Ian McKellen is the reason that I picked this up. Oh sure, Asylum has been on my reading list for ages. It's a book that seems to be either loved, or loathed, by consumers of Gothic fiction. I'm fairly certa...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 10 years ago
bookshelves: autumn-2014, halloween-2014, gothic, boo-scary, published-1989, under-1000-ratings, amusing, arch, britain-england, casual-violence, doo-lally, families, execution, games-people-play, legal-courtcase, lifestyles-deathstyles, look-behind-you, mystery-thriller, newtome-author, period-pie...
Kinga's Books
Kinga's Books rated it 11 years ago
Hi Patrick McGrath, thanks for phoning this foetus of a novel in!Was this written on a napkin during a barbecue on a long weekend? Because this is what it felt like. There was a good idea or two in it, but everything, including the writing, felt so stunted.My friend suggested that maybe ‘Constance’ ...
pedestrienne
pedestrienne rated it 11 years ago
so good!
pedestrienne
pedestrienne rated it 11 years ago
so good!
lisa's reviews
lisa's reviews rated it 11 years ago
At times this was tiresome, but on the whole an interesting, layered story.
Laine Cunningham
Laine Cunningham rated it 12 years ago
I picked this up after watching the movie. I wanted to go deeper into the character's head and wasn't disappointed. This is really a unique experience for any reader.
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 12 years ago
Film only
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