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stuffhanreads's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars for The Woman in Black by Susan Hill! First off I’d like to point out that I have read a significant amount of this book before, as a child in school we read a segment for a literature exam. I didn’t find it very enjoyable back then, more boring really. I think as an adult I’ve come to enjoy the classics a lot more than I ever could’ve as a child.
It’s definitely very classical, a ghost story more than anything else. I wouldn’t call it particularly scary, more it gives a feeling of unease. Specifically the Nursery chapter, that was very uneasy. I was glad about the pace of the story. It wasn’t too slow or too fast, just right. I found the woman in black’s story to be a tale of revenge and grief. You feel bad for her, but also unforgiving.
I have never enjoyed a classic as much as I enjoyed The Woman in Black. If I’m being honest I think it’s due to my newfound interest in all things horror.
It’s definitely very classical, a ghost story more than anything else. I wouldn’t call it particularly scary, more it gives a feeling of unease. Specifically the Nursery chapter, that was very uneasy. I was glad about the pace of the story. It wasn’t too slow or too fast, just right. I found the woman in black’s story to be a tale of revenge and grief. You feel bad for her, but also unforgiving.
I have never enjoyed a classic as much as I enjoyed The Woman in Black. If I’m being honest I think it’s due to my newfound interest in all things horror.
bibliophile27's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars
I had to read this for school and I really don’t like the horror / thriller genre in books or films . I don’t find it enjoyable to be scared although this didn’t really scare me it’s just a bit creepy and boring at times . Bland narrator aswell.
I had to read this for school and I really don’t like the horror / thriller genre in books or films . I don’t find it enjoyable to be scared although this didn’t really scare me it’s just a bit creepy and boring at times . Bland narrator aswell.
chigby22's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ageekybibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
Such a good book, I couldn't put it down... Read it alone and it gave me that eerie feeling. Recommend the everyone as its awesome :)
emmalin's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my god this book is SOOOO good I love a vintage horror. Heartbreaking and an easy read
deanna_rigney's review against another edition
3.0
Eerie little Victorian tale of a spooky place on a marsh that you can only get to by a causeway at low tide...extreme spooksville. Christmas Eve in England is the time for families to gather and tell ghost stories by the fire in the sitting room, apparently a time-honored tradition I am intrigued by and might have to make a part of my own family's Christmas Eves, but I digress. So old step-dad has to get out and "take a turn" in the night air because the tale he has haunts him to this day. And so begins his account of his youthful lawyer days and the settling of the estate (i.e. spooksville) of one Mrs. Drablow. This is definitely "things that go bump in the night" kind of stuff, and very Victorian with everyone mysteriously avoiding to meet each others eyes and not speaking their dark words in front of the fairer sex.
whisper447's review against another edition
2.0
This was really disappointing, it was a whole lot of Arthur walking around and walking some more.