Reviews with content warning for Death - The Woman in Black

3.5 this book is a fast read with a good old school ghost tale. I feel it is very much of its time through the way it is written. I did enjoy it and all the events describing the woman however there aren't that many moment with her, small glimpses but never chilling. That is untill the end. The 2012 film is better as a whole however the book's ending while similar gave me a chill. Was tempted to give 4 stars however I feel it was lacking

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aisclaradm's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Amazing and terrifying. I had seen and loved the film and thought that maybe knowing the story would make the experience of reading it less enjoyable, but the slight differences in the story to the film and the way the suspense is written made it as spooky and fascinating as it could possibly be. Everything made sense, and every action by the protagonist was rational — I felt utterly engrossed in the story, and felt truly chilled as I read it.

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crow_ley's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is my favourite book of all time, just read it after 4 years again and loved it. this is such a classic, gothic ghost story and it really sucks you in to the world, i felt like it was all happening to me which made it so much more terrifying. i struggled to put this book down, it is amazingly well-written, i would strongly recommend!!!

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charlottemarston's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

It was spooky and gave just enough suspense. Everything that I was looking for in a book that describes itself as the classic English ghost story. Loved spider, he just added a bit of fun. Did not see the ending coming and found it shocking. Honestly the last 10 pages were my favourite part.

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