Reviews

Stonewords: A Ghost Story by Pam Conrad

tabbycat_3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

voldo's review against another edition

3.0

Scared the crap out of me in 3rd grade.

conspystery's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I read this book when I was very young, probably younger than I should’ve been to be reading it at all— upon rereading it now, I found it a lot more frightening than I remembered. This is a ghost story, alright, and it does not pull its punches at all. For all the beauty of the setting (and the prose! It’s a lovely writing style!) there’s this creeping unease and sense of dread in the book that really sets up the perfect atmosphere for a story like this. I also found the plot to be genuinely interesting. A bit intense for a kids’ book, and I’m still not sure how I feel about the ending, but if you’re looking for a story about ghosts, families, and the past, this is a great one to read. 

acedragonrider1's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

macbean221b's review against another edition

5.0

I was completely obsessed with this book when I was about 8-10 years old. I read my copy to pieces. Recently I wondered what I'd think of it now, almost twenty years later, so I got my hands on another copy. I was delighted to find that I still thoroughly enjoyed the story. I was also surprised to discover how heavily it influenced my writing.

antlersantlers's review against another edition

4.0

In elementary school one of my teachers read this to us in class and I remember really being into it.

corncobwebs's review against another edition

Lovely writing with enough creepiness to satisfy a horror nut like myself. I didn't quite buy Zoe's acceptance of her mother at the end, maybe because that subplot seemed underdeveloped to me. And the voice didn't ring true for an eleven-year-old -- it was pretty flowery and poetic. I enjoyed it as an adult, and I think certain [read: brainy] young readers would enjoy it...but it's pretty literary, so I wouldn't hand it to the kid looking for "Goosebumps" read-alikes. :P

mandy_reads's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

kermittuesday's review against another edition

2.0

Didn't care for this one.

katewrites's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5