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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
Douglas Clegg's Isis is a supremely creepy novella, with a fascinating Gothic aftertaste. According to my research, this novella is meant to provide a back story for a series of novels by Douglas Clegg. I will definitely be putting his other works on my lengthy tbr list! Isis is deliciously eerie and captivating. Iris is a well-written and sympathetic character and the setting and auxiliary characters are fantastic. I thoroughly expect the story to haunt my dreams tonight!
Isis is thrilling and chilling - a truly satisfying tale of the world of the supernatural, told using the backdrop of the mythos of Isis and Osiris. Unique and interesting, Isis is also a quick and effortless read, easily conquered in just a couple hours time. I recommend it for any fan of classic horror. The spooky atmosphere Clegg has conjured in Isis will be well worth your time.
Isis is thrilling and chilling - a truly satisfying tale of the world of the supernatural, told using the backdrop of the mythos of Isis and Osiris. Unique and interesting, Isis is also a quick and effortless read, easily conquered in just a couple hours time. I recommend it for any fan of classic horror. The spooky atmosphere Clegg has conjured in Isis will be well worth your time.
It smelled of mold and earth.
Yup, just like this used edition I bought from amazon marketplace - talking about creepy. *lol*
I could have read this on the Kindle but I wanted this little hardcover edition because of the wonderful illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne.
This is the story of a girl named Isis, of family tragedy (both actively created by members and passively lived through as events that occur naturally). It is also about old tales of gods, ghosts and the cycle of life and death. Even R.L. Stine read it and said he knew this story would stay with him in his dreams for a long time!
This little book manages on very few pages to haunt the reader with a vivid but grey world one is immediately transported to. It deals with mental illness, love between siblings, the outcome of an absentee father, isolation, heartbreak, ... and all of it shrouded in the mysterious weather or Cornwall.
The only thing I did not like was the final take on the Isis myth because that is an old Christian interpretation and wrong if compared to ancient texts.
The author delivers this story with a writing style so heartbreakingly beautiful that it gave me shudders.
I will not say any more because speaking about certain characters would give too much away. But I do hope many here will read the story.
Yup, just like this used edition I bought from amazon marketplace - talking about creepy. *lol*
I could have read this on the Kindle but I wanted this little hardcover edition because of the wonderful illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne.
This is the story of a girl named Isis, of family tragedy (both actively created by members and passively lived through as events that occur naturally). It is also about old tales of gods, ghosts and the cycle of life and death. Even R.L. Stine read it and said he knew this story would stay with him in his dreams for a long time!
This little book manages on very few pages to haunt the reader with a vivid but grey world one is immediately transported to. It deals with mental illness, love between siblings, the outcome of an absentee father, isolation, heartbreak, ... and all of it shrouded in the mysterious weather or Cornwall.
The only thing I did not like was the final take on the Isis myth because that is an old Christian interpretation and wrong if compared to ancient texts.
The author delivers this story with a writing style so heartbreakingly beautiful that it gave me shudders.
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I would never forgive myself for my part in this, for if I had only fallen free from Edyth's grasp, Harvey would never have cradled me to his death.I will not say any more because speaking about certain characters would give too much away. But I do hope many here will read the story.
I only have one negative to say about Isis, and that is that it was far too short.
I had missed that it was a short story and while I think that it ended very well (in a manner of speaking), I feel as if there was potential for a longer story.
This being the only thing of Douglas Clegg that I've so far read, I think it's too soon to add him to my 'favorite author'-tag, but I definitely think there's potential for it!
I had missed that it was a short story and while I think that it ended very well (in a manner of speaking), I feel as if there was potential for a longer story.
This being the only thing of Douglas Clegg that I've so far read, I think it's too soon to add him to my 'favorite author'-tag, but I definitely think there's potential for it!
Posted at Shelf Inflicted
At only 113 pages, this short story packs a lot of emotion into its pages. Iris Catherine Villiers is a lonely girl with an absent father and a depressed mother, and three older brothers, one of whom she is very close to. Very loosely based on the myth of Isis and Osiris, this is a sad and chilling story that explores love, loss and grief. After a fatal accident involving her favorite brother, Iris discovers that she possesses a special ability to speak to the dead.
The Cornwall setting, with its magnificent cliffs and rocky shoreline, the dysfunctional family complete with a mad grandfather and a cruel governess, and the beautiful illustrations, all make this a superbly haunting little tale that is perfect for Halloween.
At only 113 pages, this short story packs a lot of emotion into its pages. Iris Catherine Villiers is a lonely girl with an absent father and a depressed mother, and three older brothers, one of whom she is very close to. Very loosely based on the myth of Isis and Osiris, this is a sad and chilling story that explores love, loss and grief. After a fatal accident involving her favorite brother, Iris discovers that she possesses a special ability to speak to the dead.
The Cornwall setting, with its magnificent cliffs and rocky shoreline, the dysfunctional family complete with a mad grandfather and a cruel governess, and the beautiful illustrations, all make this a superbly haunting little tale that is perfect for Halloween.