hannahws's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Chilling! I read it in less than an hour, I was riveted - couldn’t put it down
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Animal death
Moderate: Gore, Body horror, and Blood
mariebrunelm's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Well, that is one unsettling story. I was looking for a short story to read with one of my English student after Roald Dalh's Lamb to the Slaughter (a great one) and remembered that Du Maurier's piece had inspired Hitchcock's movie (which I watched a long time ago). Her writing is to-the-point, which is nice for people who aren't perfectly fluent in English, but it has that eery atmosphere that makes the skin crawl. From what I remember, the movie is quite different in terms of characters and pacing. The short story starts really fast with horrifying images, but it manages to keep the tension until the end and I highly recommend it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, and Death
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