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The Frangipani Hotel: Fiction - Violet Kupersmith
The Frangipani Hotel: Fiction
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3.50 15
Format: ebook
ISBN: 9780679645146 (0679645144)
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
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Folding Paper & Spilling Ink
Folding Paper & Spilling Ink rated it
3.5 The Frangipani Hotel: Or Vietnamese Ghost Stories Galore
I'm never quite sure how to review short story collections, so bear with me. These stories all share a sense of unease and creeping dread, which is something I enjoy in my ghost stories. There are plenty of spooky ghosts, unsettling scenarios, and narratives that leave your skin crawling. They have ...
Memories From Books on Booklikes
Memories From Books on Booklikes rated it
3.0 The Frangipani Hotel
In the Frangipani Hotel, Violet Kupersmith brings to life nine tales of her native Vietnam. The stories are ghost stories based on old Vietnamese folk tales and legends. This book reinterprets the stories into a more modern world – the one after the Vietnam War and incorporating the Vietnamese immig...
Khanh the Killjoy
Khanh the Killjoy rated it
3.0 Not bad, just not scary
I'm Vietnamese. I speak, write, and read the language. I was born there, I know people who were served in the Vietnam War (hi, dad), I know people who came over to Europe, the US, Australia as boat people. So needless to say, if this book claims to be a book of Vietnamese stories, I'm going to be ex...
Jolene
Jolene rated it
3.5 The Frangipani Hotel: Stories by Violet Kupersmith
**Thank you to Random House and Netgalley for providing this copy in exchange for an honest review** I don't usually rate a book of short stories this high. For me, short stories lack the space needed to fully develop a story. There isn't enough time for adequate world building. Just when the charac...
Chris Blocker
Chris Blocker rated it
3.0 The Frangipani Hotel
Violet Kupersmith's debut collection, The Frangipani Hotel, has some wonderful stories. All with a touch of Vietnam, these ghost stories often blend the war era with modern times. Many are startling and creepy, but what's most impressive is the variety from one story to the next. Overall, this colle...
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