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A review by atomic_tourist
Echoes from the Macabre: Selected Stories by Fiction › GeneralFiction / GeneralFiction / HorrorFiction / Short Stories (single author)
dark
mysterious
tense
Daphne du Maurier I ♥ you so much!!!!!
Some hits and some misses (which happens in every single short story collection). The opening and closing stories in this book are the two most famous stories included: "Don't Look Now" and "The Birds", both of which gained infamy through their renowned film adaptations. I adored both stories, especially the latter. du Maurier is a master of crafting foreboding atmospheres, and these works are a testament to that. All hail!!!!
Some honorable mentions: "The Pool" and "The Blue Lenses"
Some of the misses: "Kiss Me Again, Stranger" (idk why people like this one? One of du Maurier's few flops), "The Chamois" (ugh), and "The Old Man" (not worthy of inclusion in the collection imo).
Some hits and some misses (which happens in every single short story collection). The opening and closing stories in this book are the two most famous stories included: "Don't Look Now" and "The Birds", both of which gained infamy through their renowned film adaptations. I adored both stories, especially the latter. du Maurier is a master of crafting foreboding atmospheres, and these works are a testament to that. All hail!!!!
Some honorable mentions: "The Pool" and "The Blue Lenses"
Some of the misses: "Kiss Me Again, Stranger" (idk why people like this one? One of du Maurier's few flops), "The Chamois" (ugh), and "The Old Man" (not worthy of inclusion in the collection imo).