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evaga's review against another edition
4.0
Me ha gustado bastante. Ha sido entretenido y con giros que no esperaba. Sin embargo me molesta un poco ese final abierto... ¿la pillan? ¿se muere Mario? ¿entierra también el nuevo cadáver?
Tampoco me ha gustado nada que hayan liado a los niños. Dejando a un lado la diferencia de edad (13 a 16), me pega bien poco que Rynn se pille románticamente del otro. Deberían haberlos dejado como amigos y punto. No aportaba nada a la trama esa relación, muchísimo menos la insinuación que se hace sobre mantener relaciones sexuales. En cosas así se sabe que está escrito por un hombre...
Por supuesto, me alegro muchísimo de ese final, de que se cargue al cabrón pedófilo y arrogante como bien se merecía !!!!
Por lo demás, un personaje bastante críptico y una trama que engancha bastante.
Tampoco me ha gustado nada que hayan liado a los niños. Dejando a un lado la diferencia de edad (13 a 16), me pega bien poco que Rynn se pille románticamente del otro. Deberían haberlos dejado como amigos y punto. No aportaba nada a la trama esa relación, muchísimo menos la insinuación que se hace sobre mantener relaciones sexuales. En cosas así se sabe que está escrito por un hombre...
Por supuesto, me alegro muchísimo de ese final, de que se cargue al cabrón pedófilo y arrogante como bien se merecía !!!!
Por lo demás, un personaje bastante críptico y una trama que engancha bastante.
carolinadlc's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
epicmel's review against another edition
4.0
Saw the movie first. The girl in this book is WAY creepier than the one in the movie, and that's all I'll say about it.
bonzopoe's review against another edition
4.0
Buen libro, mejor de lo que esperaba, pero siento que daba para más. La protagonista es muy interesante, y su coprotagonista también, pero a otros personajes les falta desarrollo, se sienten unidimensionales. Sin embargo el libro vale la pena y se disfruta bastante.
sandirose's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Because this was mentioned in the book, Deadly Animals, I was inspired to read The Little Girl… and also watch the movie. Recommended for readers who like Rosemary’s Baby.
saragalisteo's review against another edition
4.0
Un libro de terror bastante peculiar que se lee en un suspiro. Rynn es una chica de lo más extraño y su situación llama la atención desde el principio. No voy a decir nada más de la trama porque creo que es mejor acercarse a la historia sin saber mucho.
devannm's review against another edition
4.0
actual rating: 3.5
This reminded me a lot of Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, although I liked this one a lot more. It's still a little bit dated and heavy handed at times, but it has a much better sense of pacing and makes you want to keep reading even though you more or less know what is going to happen right from the start. I haven't seen the movie but it's definitely a good quick book.
This reminded me a lot of Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, although I liked this one a lot more. It's still a little bit dated and heavy handed at times, but it has a much better sense of pacing and makes you want to keep reading even though you more or less know what is going to happen right from the start. I haven't seen the movie but it's definitely a good quick book.
dee9401's review against another edition
5.0
A really fun book to read, in a dark way. The writing is effortless and I easily read through pages and chapters with nary a cognitive stumble. The author creates a dark and lonely setting that invites the reader to sit closer and listen, almost like Rynn and Mario sitting close to the hearth, illuminated only by the fire.
Rynn's love of books and bookstores is dear to my heart. Her love of her father's poetry, especially his published book that she keeps on the mantle is wonderful drawn. Koenig writes "She loved the way he held the book: He made it clear he had respect; he realized it was something precious." Not just the physical book, but the ideas it contained. A writer and a character after my own heart.
The story is wonderfully dark and makes me want to search put other books from this period to see if the feeling permeated the culture or only the mind of the author. I must admit I saw the film first, starring Jodie Foster and Martin Sheen. I loved the film and recently sought out the book. The film follows the book pretty closely. The book expands certain parts and includes plot threads that were excluded from the film.
My first five star book of 2013!
Rynn's love of books and bookstores is dear to my heart. Her love of her father's poetry, especially his published book that she keeps on the mantle is wonderful drawn. Koenig writes "She loved the way he held the book: He made it clear he had respect; he realized it was something precious." Not just the physical book, but the ideas it contained. A writer and a character after my own heart.
The story is wonderfully dark and makes me want to search put other books from this period to see if the feeling permeated the culture or only the mind of the author. I must admit I saw the film first, starring Jodie Foster and Martin Sheen. I loved the film and recently sought out the book. The film follows the book pretty closely. The book expands certain parts and includes plot threads that were excluded from the film.
My first five star book of 2013!
nanudavid's review against another edition
4.0
Me encantó porque me enganché muy rápido y a mi entender mantiene la intriga o tensión todo el tiempo, que es lo que busco de este género.