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ipanzica's review against another edition
2.0
It had some great suspense and mystery. Though the end did not deliver and it was very anti-climatic
lfro2013's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Not bad, I've been perusing Gutenberg's mystery fiction offerings and thought this one looked interesting. A very pulp fiction vibe, I enjoyed the occult themes even though parts of it felt very much like they were lifted from Bram Stoker's Dracula. The ending was a bit anticlimactic, seems odd to have such an important series of events just glossed over so quickly, but I still enjoyed it.
bertturtel's review against another edition
4.0
Suspenseful over the top tale. Reminds me of the old black and white 'B' movies on TV late at night. Loved it! The narration sold the entire experience.
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bertturtel's review against another edition
4.0
Suspenseful over the top tale. Reminds me of the old black and white 'B' movies on TV late at night. Loved it! The narration sold the entire experience.
Listened using Chirpbooks.com.
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bertturtel's review against another edition
4.0
Suspenseful over the top tale. Reminds me of the old black and white 'B' movies on TV late at night. Loved it! The narration sold the entire experience.
Listened using Chirpbooks.com.
Listened using Chirpbooks.com.
bertturtel's review against another edition
4.0
Suspenseful over the top tale. Reminds me of the old black and white 'B' movies on TV late at night. Loved it! The narration sold the entire experience.
Listened using Chirpbooks.com.
Listened using Chirpbooks.com.
bertturtel's review against another edition
4.0
Suspenseful over the top tale. Reminds me of the old black and white 'B' movies on TV late at night. Loved it! The narration sold the entire experience.
Listened using Chirpbooks.com.
Listened using Chirpbooks.com.
waden34's review against another edition
2.0
Fairly interesting story. Not nearly up to horror standards of today, but it had its moments. Due to this being written in London in the early 1900s, the language can be difficult to follow at times.
I would have given this 3 stars, but the ending was like a Steven King ending - no idea how it should really end so just do something stupid.
I would have given this 3 stars, but the ending was like a Steven King ending - no idea how it should really end so just do something stupid.
iasa's review against another edition
3.0
While I never expect a masterpiece from Sax Rohmer, this was a little lacking.
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