by Daphne du Maurier
There are six stories in this volume and they all work on that eerie maybe-normal-maybe-fantastical/grothesque/horror line. The Birds is excellent at suspense and the daily made unnerving. And it leaves you there. Monte Veritá reads almost like one of those non-Cthulthu's Lovecraftian tales. I r...
Birds are gathering, in the sea, in the trees, in the countryside and in the cities. Then they begin to attack, murders of crows, swarms of starlings, a gunning down by gulls. Why are birds attacking and what can be done to stop them? A conclave high in the mountains is said to offer immortality but...
Nope, nope, nope. Nope. How many nopes is that? Anyway, nope. Seriously though, you have to hand to Daphne du Maurier, she definitely knows how to tell a story. And in this case, several stories. I read another one of her anthologies this year, and thought what a great weaver of tales she was. There...
The Birds and Other Stories is the first short story collection I have read by Daphne Du Maurier and it won´t be my last. I really enjoyed these stories and Du Mauriers atmospheric writing. Some of the stories I enjoyed more than the others and The Birds has been my favorite in this collection. Th...
I recently read The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier. If you are someone who wants to broaden your horizons and take a break from the teen fiction then this is the book for you. Also it’s a novella so takes next to no time to read. The book is set in a small seaside town and follows a farmhand Nat Hocke...
Why THE BIRDS is really about the Blitz in London.
Please read my full review here: http://mwgerard.com/accent-the-birds-and-other-stories/
It never really occurred to me that Daphne du Maurier would have written anything of particular interest to me but then I heard about this collection of "chilling" stories, I thought I should give it a go. And I'm very glad I did.It is a long time since I saw Hitchcock's "The Birds" but, judging by ...
My favourite story from this collection is "The Apple Tree". The stories are, each in its own way, deliciously creepy.But deliciously creepy, with a slightly bitter note. Yes, there are enjoyable elements to every one. (The Old Man was my next favourite, but then I get nervous about choosing favouri...
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