A review by kingofspain93
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead by Barbara Comyns

4.0

this belongs in the same sinister literary corner as The Sundial or Picnic at Hanging Rock. while it tends to stray closer to Jackson’s sense of the macabre it has none of her insufferable whiny bitterness, and though it treats its central phenomena coolly it doesn’t have the universal mystery of Davis’ book. they’re kin, each showing sorrow, cruelty, and human relationships in slightly different qualities of light. Comyns is smart and interesting. she reads like a feminist. the girlies are always telling stories about mass hysteria; what’s up with that?