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demon_queen13's review
1.0
When I review a book, I try not to tear it apart, but this one left much to be desired.
Facts and info were frequently repeated (at least once, to the point it was driving me nuts), & when they weren't being repeated they were added in at points (sometimes unnecessarily) that threw off the rhythm of the stories. Addresses were often mentioned, along with at least a few phone numbers, & I feel that adding a location guide (Address, number, etc if it's someplace that is open to the public) at the back of the book might be a good idea since the author obviously wants us, the readers, to know where these places are. Plus, at intervals, it sounded like obnoxious advertisements.
Another thing is that this is more history and stories than actual ghost stories. Admittedly, I was expecting something more in the style of Dan Asfar (Ghost Stories of the Old West as an example), but each story was pretty much a fairly short back story (and even those left out details I would have liked followed up on since certain things were mentioned, & irritatingly, I was left hanging) with a paragraph at the end or a sentence here and there about the supposed hauntings. In other words: minimal details about the actual hauntings in a book that is supposed to be about ghost stories!!
Overall, the entire book is a bit of a mess, & the writing needs work. None of the stories drew me in, & I frequently found my mind drifting while I was reading it. It got to the point where I considered not finishing the entire thing, but not finishing a book is a pet peeve of mine so I just bit the bullet.
Facts and info were frequently repeated (at least once, to the point it was driving me nuts), & when they weren't being repeated they were added in at points (sometimes unnecessarily) that threw off the rhythm of the stories. Addresses were often mentioned, along with at least a few phone numbers, & I feel that adding a location guide (Address, number, etc if it's someplace that is open to the public) at the back of the book might be a good idea since the author obviously wants us, the readers, to know where these places are. Plus, at intervals, it sounded like obnoxious advertisements.
Another thing is that this is more history and stories than actual ghost stories. Admittedly, I was expecting something more in the style of Dan Asfar (Ghost Stories of the Old West as an example), but each story was pretty much a fairly short back story (and even those left out details I would have liked followed up on since certain things were mentioned, & irritatingly, I was left hanging) with a paragraph at the end or a sentence here and there about the supposed hauntings. In other words: minimal details about the actual hauntings in a book that is supposed to be about ghost stories!!
Overall, the entire book is a bit of a mess, & the writing needs work. None of the stories drew me in, & I frequently found my mind drifting while I was reading it. It got to the point where I considered not finishing the entire thing, but not finishing a book is a pet peeve of mine so I just bit the bullet.
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