Reviews

The Monkey's Paw (Oxford Bookworms) by W.W. Jacobs, Diane Mowat

alysian_fields's review

dark tense medium-paced

3.5

edmundsson's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

srkennedy1218's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

channah's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

triceratopper's review

dark sad slow-paced

3.0

liesforneweyes's review

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

3.75

heypretty52's review

4.0

I've not read this story for ten years, but it's story rushed back to me as I began to read. Jacobs idea of horror frightens me so much more than simple tales of gore- for Jacobs weaves a web of relateable truths. What family has not mourned a loss? Who does not feel that they would do anything to recompense that loss? "The Monkey's Paw" terrorizes with possibility.

cnohero's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Grief