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floorflawless's review against another edition
3.0
I liked A trap for the unwary and The Adventures of the Christmas pudding the most
jriya2807's review against another edition
4.0
Absorbing and interesting short stories with afterwords. I especially loved 'The House of Dreams' and 'While the light lasts'. A very good read.
eososray's review against another edition
3.0
While no doubt affected by the fact that several of these stories are rewrites of others and thus entirely predictable (Christmas Adventure, The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest) and several are not so good (The House of Dreams, The Lonely God, Manx Gold, While the Light Lasts). There are a few quite good stories (The Actress, The Edge, Within a Wall) so I had to give this a middling rating.
whattaylorreads's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-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
3.0
madsmreads's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
monicatdwyer's review against another edition
3.0
A sweet collection of short stories, most haven’t been republished since the 1920’s!
charmedrose's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
henrywintermigraines's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75