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crowyhead 's review for:
The Asylum
by John Harwood
This was a page-turner, but it feels a bit slight. Some of the issues are things I associate with the Gothic genre -- people tend to fit "types" and the characterization is a little bit lacking, for example. However, a large part of the problem is that the plotting just isn't very good. Plot elements are either foreshadowed heavy-handedly, or just dropped in without warning. There's a lot that's genuinely creepy here, and the book is entertaining, but I didn't feel it quite lived up to its promise.