Reviews

The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs

stompingbooks's review against another edition

fast-paced

kylieiskool's review against another edition

5.0

Wow this is an interesting short story, sad but so intriguing and suspenseful all in 3 chapters. dont read at night

katelynelizabeth's review against another edition

5.0

Great parable and warning you should be careful what you wish for...

supercoolbookguy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

zetarose's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

thequeenreads's review against another edition

3.0

That's crazy

riakul's review against another edition

5.0

Something I read during school and I don't think I fully appreciated it back then. Of I would have I would have started reading seriously much sooner. :P

ivyinthepages's review against another edition

1.0

Rating: 1.75 leaves out of 5
Characters: 2.5/5
Cover: 0/5
Story: .5/5
Writing: 4/5
Genre: Horror/Short Story
Type: Audiobook
Worth?: No

I was highly disappointed in this short story. A lot of hype for it and it fell super flat.

fmrc123's review against another edition

5.0

I'm on a short story binge atm. This was a chillingly atmospheric Gothic tale.

Anyone else remember that Treehouse of Horror episode where Homer gets given the paw and Lisa wishes for world peace?
It was great to finally get round to reading the original story anyway!

olliesbooknook2_0's review against another edition

4.0

An excellent short story although I would've loved a novel with this tone. There is much to explore with this idea.