Reviews

Among the Dolls by William Sleator

rjdenney's review against another edition

5.0

this book scared me a bit lol
a young girl buys an old dollhouse at a thrift store, takes it home and wakes up IN THE DOLLHOUSE. OMFG. It was a quick read being 96 pages but it was suspenseful and awesome. If you love books about scary dolls, pick this up NOW!.

- R.D.

laurenliz28's review

mysterious fast-paced

3.75

darkcornerofthelibrary's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

charlestonmes's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars. Creepy. I will never look at dollhouses the same.

zarco_j's review

2.0

I was really looking forward to reading this but.... I'm so disappointed. I felt it could have been so much more.

luis10's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

adreini26's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

jayfr's review against another edition

2.0

I was really looking forward to reading this but.... I'm so disappointed. I felt it could have been so much more.

emperorcupcake's review

3.75

I can't believe it took me this long to read something else by William Sleator, who wrote my favourite book <i>Into the Dream</i>. I doubt anything will ever live up to that, but this was a quick and creepy little read. Ganglia!! I wish I'd read this as a kid, but I still really enjoyed it and I look forward to finally checking out more by this author!

elspethm's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

2023 re-read: 

This book was even scarier now.  I'm annoyed with the parents for buying her an *antique* dollhouse rather than a bike. Then after all the action happens they don't just burn it to the ground, they sell it to another family with a daughter.  I'm so happy I never had a dollhouse. 

Also, do not read this in the same year as How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix.  Boy together are they even scarier!!!