A review by fraeyalise
Ghost Story by Peter Straub

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Super slow start, but by the end I was pretty hooked. This book isn't going to make me a fan of Peter Straub, but I'm glad I read it. 

I was super bored at first, but once I realized it was written in 1976 and set in "present day" everything started to make sense. 

Poor Ricky.


Edit: rounding up to 4 stars from 3.75 because it's been days since I finished this and I still think about the characters and plot, and I haven't been able to start another book yet.
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