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avalydia's review
3.0
Creepier than I had been expecting! Monte Verita and The Birds are the standouts; The Apple Tree and The Little Photographer are also good; Kiss Me Again, Stranger and The Old Man are forgettable.
flybyreader's review
5.0
“Looking from the window at the fantastic light and color of my glittering fairy-world of fact that holds no tenderness, no quietude, I long suddenly for peace, for understanding.”
It’s impossible for me to be objective when it comes to Daphne du Maurier. I became a huge dorky fan after reading Rebecca and I can devour anything she writes with perfect satisfaction. She is the queen of tension and nervous expectations. The characters she creates attach themselves to the reader either with love or hatred. Her narration and verbal dexterity is unique and she is a connoisseur when it comes to storytelling.
The Apple Tree consists of 7 remarkable short stories, each with a special atmosphere and singular characters. I especially enjoyed Monte Verita: The strange story of a mountain and a secret sect that lives at the peak with a ghost-like existence in a stone monastery with impassible walls. The educated, well-read friends try to figure out the mystery behind the cult when the odd female protagonist goes missing. “Victor” is the sequence to this story. The heart of the book: The Apple Tree was also an incredibly suspenseful, tense story of descent into madness; a man’s evolution after losing his wife. The Birds was seriously creepy and gave me the chills. The Little Photographer was intoxicating: an unparalleled female figure with two children, who decides to dive into adventure and have an affair.
I loved each and every story in this book and felt the instant pull as soon as I turned page one. Definitely recommended!
It’s impossible for me to be objective when it comes to Daphne du Maurier. I became a huge dorky fan after reading Rebecca and I can devour anything she writes with perfect satisfaction. She is the queen of tension and nervous expectations. The characters she creates attach themselves to the reader either with love or hatred. Her narration and verbal dexterity is unique and she is a connoisseur when it comes to storytelling.
The Apple Tree consists of 7 remarkable short stories, each with a special atmosphere and singular characters. I especially enjoyed Monte Verita: The strange story of a mountain and a secret sect that lives at the peak with a ghost-like existence in a stone monastery with impassible walls. The educated, well-read friends try to figure out the mystery behind the cult when the odd female protagonist goes missing. “Victor” is the sequence to this story. The heart of the book: The Apple Tree was also an incredibly suspenseful, tense story of descent into madness; a man’s evolution after losing his wife. The Birds was seriously creepy and gave me the chills. The Little Photographer was intoxicating: an unparalleled female figure with two children, who decides to dive into adventure and have an affair.
I loved each and every story in this book and felt the instant pull as soon as I turned page one. Definitely recommended!
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