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jayalex_8's Reviews (103)

Call for the Dead

John le Carré

3.5

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Dark Tales

Shirley Jackson

3.5

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

I loved Shirley Jackson’s “We have always lived in the Castle”, so, I thought I would give Dark Tales a try. It is a collection of (very) short tales, and organised in the same way as a Bradbury anthology. Whilst Tales had a similar dark, mysterious air to that of Castle, the stories were too short for it to gain a higher star rating for me. I enjoyed some of the tales immensely - yet when i kept turning the pages, they ended all too abruptly. If I was the Editor, I would have loved to have added just one or two extra pages of depth to each Tale. Otherwise, it’s a great short collection of stories and makes a good ‘in between’ read between other larger or more dense books!