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First published January 1, 1879
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Wilkie Collins
2,293听books2,793听followersWilkie Collins was an English novelist and playwright, best known for The Woman in White (1860), an early sensation novel, and The Moonstone (1868), a pioneering work of detective fiction. Born to landscape painter William Collins and Harriet Geddes, he spent part of his childhood in Italy and France, learning both languages. Initially working as a tea merchant, he later studied law, though he never practiced. His literary career began with Antonina (1850), and a meeting with Charles Dickens in 1851 proved pivotal. The two became close friends and collaborators, with Collins contributing to Dickens' journals and co-writing dramatic works.
Collins' success peaked in the 1860s with novels that combined suspense with social critique, including No Name (1862), Armadale (1864), and The Moonstone, which established key elements of the modern detective story. His personal life was unconventional鈥攈e openly opposed marriage and lived with Caroline Graves and her daughter for much of his life, while also maintaining a separate relationship with Martha Rudd, with whom he had three children.
Plagued by gout, Collins became addicted to laudanum, which affected both his health and later works. Despite declining quality in his writing, he remained a respected figure, mentoring younger authors and advocating for writers' rights. He died in 1889 and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery. His legacy endures through his influential novels, which laid the groundwork for both sensation fiction and detective literature.
Collins' success peaked in the 1860s with novels that combined suspense with social critique, including No Name (1862), Armadale (1864), and The Moonstone, which established key elements of the modern detective story. His personal life was unconventional鈥攈e openly opposed marriage and lived with Caroline Graves and her daughter for much of his life, while also maintaining a separate relationship with Martha Rudd, with whom he had three children.
Plagued by gout, Collins became addicted to laudanum, which affected both his health and later works. Despite declining quality in his writing, he remained a respected figure, mentoring younger authors and advocating for writers' rights. He died in 1889 and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery. His legacy endures through his influential novels, which laid the groundwork for both sensation fiction and detective literature.
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July 21, 2016
Intriguing opening chapters dreadfully dull middle, and suspenseful and exciting horror towards the end. In some ways the writing feels very dated, in others, it still manages to shock and titillate.
I really like Serial Reader, though! It's a new free app that delivers a new "issue," or section of a classic, to your phone every day, with the idea that it allows you to read books in short increments of no more than 20 minutes. Clean, pleasurable interface and reading experience, and it definitely makes tackling old classics you've been meaning to read feel less daunting and more manageable. Small selection so far, but they've just gotten started.
I downloaded the app because I posted a photo of to Litsy, and a couple of people told me they were reading it via SR. I love the idea of people doing that, since Dickens (and Wilkie Collins too) was so well known for having stories published via serials in newspapers. It's a modern day Victorian reading app!
I really like Serial Reader, though! It's a new free app that delivers a new "issue," or section of a classic, to your phone every day, with the idea that it allows you to read books in short increments of no more than 20 minutes. Clean, pleasurable interface and reading experience, and it definitely makes tackling old classics you've been meaning to read feel less daunting and more manageable. Small selection so far, but they've just gotten started.
I downloaded the app because I posted a photo of to Litsy, and a couple of people told me they were reading it via SR. I love the idea of people doing that, since Dickens (and Wilkie Collins too) was so well known for having stories published via serials in newspapers. It's a modern day Victorian reading app!
February 14, 2024
Wilkie Collins was an important Victorian mystery author. He contributed heavily toward the mystery genre becoming an indispensable author of the genre. Centuries later, he is still mostly noted for his association with the mystery genre. The Haunted Hotel is yet another proof to justify the linking of Collins with the genre.
Fusing drama, supernatural, and borrowed characteristics from gothic mystery, Collins creates a modern mystery of a haunted hotel. A ghost of a late English Lord haunts a newly opened hotel in Venice. When his family members come to stay there while holidaying in Venice he seems to be appealing to them for retribution. A suspicious finger is raised at his widow and her brother. Is it all conjecture or has the late Lord been truly murdered? This is the story of The Haunted Hotel.
It is a good mystery, methodically narrated, clearing up the puzzle step by step. The ending is indistinct, and that gives an overall mystifying effect. The story is presented dramatically with a touch of melodrama, reminding us of his love for theatre. There were a few strong characters to hold the reader's attention. The only problem I could find was the want of atmosphere. Collins has staged the story through the characters neglecting the atmosphere. It would have been more effective if he had created the ambiance of the haunted hotel and balanced the scale.
Overall it was an entertaining read, and I had quite a fun time reading it. As was said above the ending is indistinct, but I thought it suited this story (and this is coming from a person who favours decided endings :)). The Haunted Hotel is not the best work by Collins but it has enough merit to be worth your precious reading time.
Fusing drama, supernatural, and borrowed characteristics from gothic mystery, Collins creates a modern mystery of a haunted hotel. A ghost of a late English Lord haunts a newly opened hotel in Venice. When his family members come to stay there while holidaying in Venice he seems to be appealing to them for retribution. A suspicious finger is raised at his widow and her brother. Is it all conjecture or has the late Lord been truly murdered? This is the story of The Haunted Hotel.
It is a good mystery, methodically narrated, clearing up the puzzle step by step. The ending is indistinct, and that gives an overall mystifying effect. The story is presented dramatically with a touch of melodrama, reminding us of his love for theatre. There were a few strong characters to hold the reader's attention. The only problem I could find was the want of atmosphere. Collins has staged the story through the characters neglecting the atmosphere. It would have been more effective if he had created the ambiance of the haunted hotel and balanced the scale.
Overall it was an entertaining read, and I had quite a fun time reading it. As was said above the ending is indistinct, but I thought it suited this story (and this is coming from a person who favours decided endings :)). The Haunted Hotel is not the best work by Collins but it has enough merit to be worth your precious reading time.
October 14, 2020
Misterio! Eso es lo que pens茅 al leer la sinopsis de este libro. Y, misterio hay, solo que a mi parecer a tardado mucho en aparecer. Creo que hubiera sido perfecto de ser m谩s corto, m谩s compacto, por decir algo; uno de esos libros que mantienen al lector pegado a las p谩ginas solo por saber qu茅 pasar谩 a continuaci贸n.
May 6, 2016
This is my third Wilkie Collins novel and I loved it just as much as the other two.
We follow the story of a family who have been told of their relative's death whilst on his honeymoon in Italy. None of them want to believe the letters confirming his death and they all begin to feel rather suspicious of his new wife; especially as rumours are spread around London regarding her past. They decide to set out to Italy themselves to uncover the mystery behind his death. On reaching the hotel each family member experiences something of the paranormal and they begin to question whether their relative really died in the innocent ways that have been described to them - the mystery deepens. What happened to their relative in the hotel? What will they uncover whilst sleeping under the roof where he died?
A brilliantly written and enjoyable read! I would highly recommend Collins to any lover of Agatha Christie!
We follow the story of a family who have been told of their relative's death whilst on his honeymoon in Italy. None of them want to believe the letters confirming his death and they all begin to feel rather suspicious of his new wife; especially as rumours are spread around London regarding her past. They decide to set out to Italy themselves to uncover the mystery behind his death. On reaching the hotel each family member experiences something of the paranormal and they begin to question whether their relative really died in the innocent ways that have been described to them - the mystery deepens. What happened to their relative in the hotel? What will they uncover whilst sleeping under the roof where he died?
A brilliantly written and enjoyable read! I would highly recommend Collins to any lover of Agatha Christie!
May 30, 2021
鈥淭he Countess now occupies the stage alone, and indulges in a soliloquy which develops her character.鈥�
Wilkie Collins has always been a writer for me whose female characters 鈥� both the nice ones and the cunning ones 鈥� generally arouse deep interest within the reader. If I have ever fallen in love with a character from a novel, I have fallen in love with Collins鈥檚 Lydia Gwilt, who had an overwhelming presence in a novel I did not particularly like. In The Haunted Hotel, a rather short novel, we have two central female characters: Shed all over in the brightest light of virtue and virtually dripping with the milk of human kindness (but also the camomile tea of boredom) we find Agnes Lockwood, and in the other corner, there is the infamous Countess Narona, a woman around whom dark rumours entwine and who has a cruel sparkle in her eyes (at least, at times). Between these two women, there is Lord Montbarry, who eventually jilts Agnes for the Countess and thereby signs his own death warrant.
In this short novel, Collins skilfully blends elements of horror with elements of mystery and has us witness a very intricate murder plot which seems to be inspired as much by circumstance as by the antagonist鈥檚 propensity for evil. Let us listen once more to the Countess describing her own character:
Not only does this show that Collins avoids the use of one-dimensional scoundrels in favour of psychologically more interesting characters, but the Countess鈥檚 self-description is also remarkably typical of what a wrong-doer would say of himself: If only circumstances had been more favourable and I had been treated better by others, I would never have stooped to doing the things I eventually did. There may be a lot of truth in it, but it is also the common reasoning of most people 鈥� my bad actions are attributable to society, whereas my good ones are entirely my own merit. What is deplorable, however, is that, all in all, the Countess does not get a lot of time in the novel, and so we hardly have the opportunity to see her good inclinations wrestle with the darker sides of her soul. Maybe, to have stuck with the Countess more would have ruined the mystery plot to a certain degree, and that is why Collins decided against it.
Thinking about the writer鈥檚 decisions, one may say that the blend of mystery and the supernatural works well 鈥� although it has some deus ex machina effect and brings about poetical justice 鈥� but that the story does has some few lengths, which can mainly be put down to Collins鈥檚 having made the Lord鈥檚 family too large and having all sorts of minor characters 鈥� Montbarry family members and those linked to them by marriage 鈥� parade the stage and make matters unnecessarily complicated without really adding to the mystery. The last few chapters, however, will surely cast a spell on the reader and acquaint him with a murder plan that must have been extremely shocking to Collins鈥檚 contemporaries. Therefore, this little book is really worth taking a plunge.
Wilkie Collins has always been a writer for me whose female characters 鈥� both the nice ones and the cunning ones 鈥� generally arouse deep interest within the reader. If I have ever fallen in love with a character from a novel, I have fallen in love with Collins鈥檚 Lydia Gwilt, who had an overwhelming presence in a novel I did not particularly like. In The Haunted Hotel, a rather short novel, we have two central female characters: Shed all over in the brightest light of virtue and virtually dripping with the milk of human kindness (but also the camomile tea of boredom) we find Agnes Lockwood, and in the other corner, there is the infamous Countess Narona, a woman around whom dark rumours entwine and who has a cruel sparkle in her eyes (at least, at times). Between these two women, there is Lord Montbarry, who eventually jilts Agnes for the Countess and thereby signs his own death warrant.
In this short novel, Collins skilfully blends elements of horror with elements of mystery and has us witness a very intricate murder plot which seems to be inspired as much by circumstance as by the antagonist鈥檚 propensity for evil. Let us listen once more to the Countess describing her own character:
鈥滻t is at once a dangerous and attractive character. Immense capacities for good are implanted in her nature, side by side with equally remarkable capacities for evil. It rests with circumstances to develop either the one or the other.鈥�
Not only does this show that Collins avoids the use of one-dimensional scoundrels in favour of psychologically more interesting characters, but the Countess鈥檚 self-description is also remarkably typical of what a wrong-doer would say of himself: If only circumstances had been more favourable and I had been treated better by others, I would never have stooped to doing the things I eventually did. There may be a lot of truth in it, but it is also the common reasoning of most people 鈥� my bad actions are attributable to society, whereas my good ones are entirely my own merit. What is deplorable, however, is that, all in all, the Countess does not get a lot of time in the novel, and so we hardly have the opportunity to see her good inclinations wrestle with the darker sides of her soul. Maybe, to have stuck with the Countess more would have ruined the mystery plot to a certain degree, and that is why Collins decided against it.
Thinking about the writer鈥檚 decisions, one may say that the blend of mystery and the supernatural works well 鈥� although it has some deus ex machina effect and brings about poetical justice 鈥� but that the story does has some few lengths, which can mainly be put down to Collins鈥檚 having made the Lord鈥檚 family too large and having all sorts of minor characters 鈥� Montbarry family members and those linked to them by marriage 鈥� parade the stage and make matters unnecessarily complicated without really adding to the mystery. The last few chapters, however, will surely cast a spell on the reader and acquaint him with a murder plan that must have been extremely shocking to Collins鈥檚 contemporaries. Therefore, this little book is really worth taking a plunge.
January 12, 2023
Enjoyed it more than The Moonstone, but it still was slow and plodding at times. A real gothic feel doesn't creep into the story into about 2/3 of the way into the reading, which then moves this from 2 stars to 3. This novella doesn't develop most of the characters fully, there are a few holes in the plot line which together leaves one not fully satisfied. A few surprises but most mystery aficionados will figure out most of what went on before the reveal. I suspect it was quite novel in its day. I did find the literary device used for a confession unique.
This was a catching up with the classics group read.
This was a catching up with the classics group read.
October 23, 2017
Ehhhhhhhhh not sure about this one!
Very slow on the suspense and intrigue and creepiness, but I was definitely suckered in by the foreshadowing. Absolutely fascinating characters, and I quite enjoyed the way the Countess was introduced, as it garnered instant sympathy for her and her troubled spirit.
Agnes was pretty bland, considering how much hinged on her, but it was balanced by the enigmatic Henry through his devotion to her.
The characters were all introduced in different contexts which really enhanced that idea that nothing was as it seemed. I liked that I questioned everyone's motives, and each different tale. It was cleverly written, that's for sure.
I guess what I didn't like was that it all felt like a bit of an anti-climax to me. It's called 'The Haunted Hotel' but the hotel doesn't even exist until well over halfway through the story. The opening chapter was superb, but the rest was really dragged out. There just wasn't any horror, and aside from there wasn't a great deal of mystery, either.
That ending though, wow! that really hooked me.
Overall, a decent expression of atmosphere and an okay tale of intrigue. If you're looking for horror or major chills, though, I'd probably look elsewhere.
Very slow on the suspense and intrigue and creepiness, but I was definitely suckered in by the foreshadowing. Absolutely fascinating characters, and I quite enjoyed the way the Countess was introduced, as it garnered instant sympathy for her and her troubled spirit.
Agnes was pretty bland, considering how much hinged on her, but it was balanced by the enigmatic Henry through his devotion to her.
The characters were all introduced in different contexts which really enhanced that idea that nothing was as it seemed. I liked that I questioned everyone's motives, and each different tale. It was cleverly written, that's for sure.
I guess what I didn't like was that it all felt like a bit of an anti-climax to me. It's called 'The Haunted Hotel' but the hotel doesn't even exist until well over halfway through the story. The opening chapter was superb, but the rest was really dragged out. There just wasn't any horror, and aside from there wasn't a great deal of mystery, either.
That ending though, wow! that really hooked me.
Overall, a decent expression of atmosphere and an okay tale of intrigue. If you're looking for horror or major chills, though, I'd probably look elsewhere.
January 18, 2023
I actually quite enjoyed reading this weird horror story although it was constructed in a way that made the conclusion less effective. Most of the characters are unlikeable (including Agnes, for me anyway, the good woman of the story) and the most interesting character鈥檚 behaviour (the bad woman, Countess Narona) is never really fully explored. Some parts are atmospheric and it ended up a fun read.
January 7, 2015
3.5
The last chapters transform this story from decent to pretty good. The title promises ghosts, but the way that is handled is subtle and never in your face. The supernatural element is there, but it never gets the attention you'd expect in a story like this.
I found some of the characters beyond annoying though.
The Haunted House is also a murder mystery. You are left questioning what you've read in the end.
The last chapters transform this story from decent to pretty good. The title promises ghosts, but the way that is handled is subtle and never in your face. The supernatural element is there, but it never gets the attention you'd expect in a story like this.
I found some of the characters beyond annoying though.
The Haunted House is also a murder mystery. You are left questioning what you've read in the end.
November 14, 2020
Este libro de misterio ha sido mi lectura de Halloween de este a帽o. Se trata de un libro no tan conocido de Wilkie Collins, pero a mi parecer, entretenido y bien escrito.
En la primera parte del libro, el autor nos presenta a los personajes, nos sit煤a en la historia y en el momento en el acontece (茅poca victoriana). Nos da a conocer a Agnes, una mujer joven, cuya vida ha cambiado dr谩sticamente al verse abandonada por su prometido (Lord Montbarry). 脡ste ha conocido a la condesa Narona, y de forma improvisada, ha decidido casarse con ella.
La pareja decide viajar a Venecia, donde se aloja en un antiguo palacio. Lentamente, Lord Montbarry empieza a encontrarse enfermo, y finalmente, fallece.
Pero todo resulta extra帽o: la desaparici贸n de un ayudante del lord, el oscuro hermano de la condesa, la vida disoluta de la condesa..... No es hasta que Agnes, junto a la familia de Lord Montbarry, deciden viajar a Venicia y alojarse en el palacio (ahora reconvertido en hotel), cuando empiecen a acontecer sucesos extra帽os, grotescas apariciones y sensaciones ag贸nicas.
En la primera parte del libro, el autor nos presenta a los personajes, nos sit煤a en la historia y en el momento en el acontece (茅poca victoriana). Nos da a conocer a Agnes, una mujer joven, cuya vida ha cambiado dr谩sticamente al verse abandonada por su prometido (Lord Montbarry). 脡ste ha conocido a la condesa Narona, y de forma improvisada, ha decidido casarse con ella.
La pareja decide viajar a Venecia, donde se aloja en un antiguo palacio. Lentamente, Lord Montbarry empieza a encontrarse enfermo, y finalmente, fallece.
Pero todo resulta extra帽o: la desaparici贸n de un ayudante del lord, el oscuro hermano de la condesa, la vida disoluta de la condesa..... No es hasta que Agnes, junto a la familia de Lord Montbarry, deciden viajar a Venicia y alojarse en el palacio (ahora reconvertido en hotel), cuando empiecen a acontecer sucesos extra帽os, grotescas apariciones y sensaciones ag贸nicas.
August 23, 2019
Charming short novel by dear Wilkie Collins, full of drama, mystery, ghost story, social critique and good humour. Great page-turner with lovely language and very carefully structured to satisfy the reader with a well-deserved climactic ending. I absolutely love Collins for his ability to combine styles, themes and techniques in his books and cannot get enough of his excellent, very enjoyable writing.
April 1, 2018
螖蔚蠉蟿蔚蟻慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿慰蠀 螕慰蠀委位魏喂 螝蠈位喂谓蟼 蟺慰蠀 未喂伪尾维味蠅, 渭蔚蟿维 蟿畏谓 伪蟿渭慰蟽蠁伪喂蟻喂魏萎 伪位位维 渭维位位慰谓 渭苇蟿蟻喂伪 谓慰蠀尾苇位伪 "螣 味蠅谓蟿伪谓蠈蟼 谓蔚魏蟻蠈蟼" 蟺慰蠀 未喂维尾伪蟽伪 蟺蔚蟻委蟺慰蠀 蟿苇蟿慰喂伪 蔚蟺慰蠂萎 蟺蟻喂谓 伪蟺蠈 蟺苇谓蟿蔚 慰位蠈魏位畏蟻伪 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪. 韦蠋蟻伪 苇蠂慰蠀渭蔚 谓伪 魏维谓慰蠀渭蔚 渭蔚 苇谓伪 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 魏伪位慰纬蟻伪渭渭苇谓慰 伪位位维 蟺伪位喂慰渭慰未委蟿喂魏慰 渭蔚位蠈未蟻伪渭伪 渭蠀蟽蟿畏蟻委慰蠀 渭蔚 蠀蟺蠈谓慰喂蔚蟼 蠀蟺蔚蟻蠁蠀蟽喂魏慰蠉 蟿蟻蠈渭慰蠀, 蟿慰 慰蟺慰委慰 蠀蟺蠈 蟺蟻慰蠇蟺慰胃苇蟽蔚喂蟼 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 蟽蠀纬魏喂谓萎蟽蔚喂 魏伪喂 谓伪 伪纬纬委尉蔚喂 蟿慰谓 蟽蠉纬蠂蟻慰谓慰 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏. 螚 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 魏蠀位维蔚喂 渭蔚 伪蟻纬慰蠉蟼 魏伪喂 蟽蟿伪胃蔚蟻慰蠉蟼 蟻蠀胃渭慰蠉蟼, 慰喂 蠈蟺慰喂蔚蟼 蔚尉维蟻蟽蔚喂蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 蟽蠂蔚蟿喂魏维 位委纬蔚蟼 魏伪喂 未慰蟽渭苇谓蔚蟼 渭蔚位慰未蟻伪渭伪蟿喂魏维, 纬蔚谓喂魏维 渭维位位慰谓 未蠉蟽魏慰位伪 慰 蟽蠉纬蠂蟻慰谓慰蟼 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏蟼 胃伪 蔚魏蟺位伪纬蔚委 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 未喂维蠁慰蟻蔚蟼 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠉蠄蔚喂蟼 蟺慰蠀 纬委谓慰谓蟿伪喂. 螒蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 维位位畏, 畏 蠈位畏 伪蟺慰蟿蠉蟺蠅蟽畏 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼 魏伪蟿维 蟿畏谓 慰蟺慰委伪 未喂伪未蟻伪渭伪蟿委味蔚蟿伪喂 畏 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺慰位蠉 蟻蔚伪位喂蟽蟿喂魏萎 魏伪喂 未委谓蔚喂 蟿畏谓 蔚蠀魏伪喂蟻委伪 蟽蟿慰谓 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏 谓伪 蟺维蔚喂 (蟺慰位蠉) 蟺委蟽蠅 蟽蟿慰谓 蠂蟻蠈谓慰 魏伪喂 谓伪 纬谓蠅蟻委蟽蔚喂 苇谓伪谓 维位位慰 魏蠈蟽渭慰, 蔚谓蠋 魏伪喂 畏 伪蟿渭蠈蟽蠁伪喂蟻伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟽伪蠁蠋蟼 蔚尉伪喂蟻蔚蟿喂魏萎. 螚 纬蟻伪蠁萎 未蔚委蠂谓蔚喂 蟽蔚 蟺慰位蠉 渭蔚纬维位慰 尾伪胃渭蠈 蟿伪 (蟽蠂蔚未蠈谓) 蔚魏伪蟿蠈谓 蟿蟻喂维谓蟿伪 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪 蟿畏蟼, 蠈渭蠅蟼 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟺蠅 蠈蟿喂 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚: 螘未蠋 蟺慰蠀 蟿伪 位苇渭蔚, 纬蔚谓喂魏维 伪蟺慰位伪渭尾维谓蠅 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 魏维蟺蠅蟼 蟺伪位喂慰渭慰未委蟿喂魏畏 纬蟻伪蠁萎 蟿蠅谓 螔喂魏蟿蠅蟻喂伪谓蠋谓 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇蠅谓 (伪谓 魏伪喂 未蔚谓 苇蠂蠅 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚喂 蠈蟽慰蠀蟼 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 萎 胃伪 萎胃蔚位伪 谓伪 未喂伪尾维蟽蠅 - 胃伪 纬委谓蔚喂 魏伪喂 伪蠀蟿蠈, 蠈渭蠅蟼!). 螕蔚谓喂魏维, 蟺蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿伪喂 纬喂伪 苇谓伪 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 魏伪喂 蟽蠀渭蟺伪胃畏蟿喂魏蠈 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽渭伪, 蟿慰 慰蟺慰委慰 蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠉蠅 蠈蟿喂 蔚委谓伪喂 魏伪喂 渭喂伪 魏伪位萎 蔚蠀魏伪喂蟻委伪 纬喂伪 谓伪 纬谓蠅蟻委蟽蔚喂 魏伪谓蔚委蟼 蟿慰谓 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪.
July 21, 2015
Really 2 and 1/2 stars. This felt more like an outline of a novel, as the characters were not well-developed nor very interesting. The two main female characters (Agnes and The Countess) were pretty annoying at times. There was a big "info dump" at the end that seemed like lazy writing on the author's part. Not as well-written as some of the author's earlier books, and not as much fun to read. Don't start with this book, if you are new to Wilkie Collins. He does write some good novels - this book just isn't one of them.
October 20, 2024
"The Haunted Hotel" by Wilkie Collins is a perfect little gem of a supernatural thriller of the Victorian Period. Collins knew how to create suspense, gradually building up the pace of this neat and proper murder mystery with a wonderfully creepy ghost story thrown in for fun. It's short, almost a novella, and one that could be read in a sitting.
June 1, 2022
Copious quantities of creepy and overwrought Victorian shenanigans make this a fun read, even if it鈥檚 not Collins鈥檚 best work.
Desiccated heads for the win!
Desiccated heads for the win!
November 5, 2018
螠畏 渭蔚 伪蠁萎谓蔚喂蟼 渭蠈谓畏 围苇谓蟻喂! 螖蔚 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 蟺维蠅 魏维蟿蠅, 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 蠂伪蟻慰蠉渭蔚谓慰蠀蟼 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺慰蠀蟼
韦慰 危蟿慰喂蠂蔚喂蠅渭苇谓慰 螢蔚谓慰未慰蠂蔚委慰 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿慰 渭慰谓伪未喂魏蠈 维位位慰 苇蟻纬慰 蟿慰蠀 螕慰蠀委位魏喂 蟽蟿慰 慰蟺慰委慰 蠂蟻畏蟽喂渭慰蟺慰喂蔚委蟿伪喂 蟽蠀渭尾伪蟿喂魏萎 蔚尉喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏蟽畏, 蠈蟺蠅蟼 蟽蠀渭尾伪委谓蔚喂 魏伪喂 渭蔚 蟿慰 谓蔚蠋蟿蔚蟻慰 魏伪蟿维 6 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪 螁蟻渭伪谓蟿苇喂位. 螒蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪蟻蠂萎 苇魏伪谓伪 蟿畏 蟽魏苇蠄畏 蟺蠅蟼 蠀蟺萎蟻蠂伪谓 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委伪 慰渭慰喂蠈蟿畏蟿伪蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟺位畏蟽委伪味伪谓 蟿慰 渭蔚蟿伪蠁蠀蟽喂魏蠈 魏伪喂 渭慰蠀 苇未喂谓伪谓 蟿畏谓 蔚谓蟿蠉蟺蠅蟽畏 魏维蟺慰喂伪蟼 蟽蠀纬纬蔚谓萎蟼 蠁蠉蟽畏蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰 螡蟿委魏蔚谓蟼, 魏维蟿喂 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蠀蟿慰谓蠈畏蟿慰 蔚蟺蔚喂未萎 萎蟿伪谓 蠁委位慰喂. 危蔚 魏伪谓苇谓伪 维位位慰 苇蟻纬慰 蟿慰蠀 螕慰蠀委位魏喂 未蔚谓 苇蠂蠅 未蔚喂 魏维蟿喂 蟿苇蟿慰喂慰, 蔚谓蠋 渭喂伪 蟿维蟽畏 谓伪 渭慰喂维味蔚喂 蟽蔚 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀 蠁伪委谓蔚蟿伪喂 谓伪 伪魏慰位慰蠀胃蔚委 慰 螡蟿委魏蔚谓蟼. 螆蠂蠅 伪未喂伪蠁慰蟻萎蟽蔚喂 蟽蔚 魏伪蠁蔚蟿苇蟻喂伪 纬喂伪 蟿畏 未蠀蟽蠁慰蟻委伪 蟺慰蠀 蟺蟻慰魏伪位蔚委 伪蠀蟿萎 畏 维蟺慰蠄畏 渭慰蠀 蟽蔚 蠈蟽慰蠀蟼 胃蔚蠅蟻慰蠉谓 蟿慰 螡蟿委魏蔚谓蟼 魏位伪蟽喂魏蠈 维蟻伪 魏伪喂 维纬纬喂蠂蟿慰, 蟺蠈蟽慰 渭维位喂蟽蟿伪 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 蟺蟻慰蟽蠅蟺喂魏萎 伪尉喂慰位蠈纬畏蟽畏 蟺慰蠀 魏维谓蠅. 螘谓 蟺维蟽畏 蟺蔚蟻喂蟺蟿蠋蟽蔚喂, 蟽蔚 蟺慰位位维 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 位慰喂蟺蠈谓, 蔚委蠂伪 蟿畏谓 伪委蟽胃畏蟽畏 蟺蠅蟼 魏维蟿喂 蟽蟿畏谓 蠈位畏 伪蟿渭蠈蟽蠁伪喂蟻伪 渭慰蠀 胃蠉渭喂味蔚 蟿畏 蟽蠀位位慰纬萎 未喂畏纬畏渭维蟿蠅谓 蟿慰蠀 螡蟿委魏蔚谓蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟺蔚蟻喂蔚委蠂蔚 蟿畏 螖委魏畏 魏伪喂 维位位蔚蟼 蟿蠉蟺慰蠀 谓慰蠀维蟻 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼. 螖蔚 胃蠀渭维渭伪喂 蟿慰谓 蟿委蟿位慰. 螆蟺蟻蔚蟺蔚 谓伪 蠁蟿维蟽蠅 蟽蟿畏 蟽蔚位委未伪 345 纬喂伪 谓伪 纬魏慰蠀纬魏位维蟻蠅 蟿慰蠀 螕慰蠀委位魏喂, 纬喂伪蟿委 畏 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺蠅蟼 慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰蟼 蟿委蟿位慰蟼 未蔚 渭慰蠀 苇位蔚纬蔚 魏维蟿喂, 蔚谓蠋 纬蔚谓喂魏维 纬谓蠅蟻委味蠅 蟿畏谓 蔚蟻纬慰纬蟻伪蠁委伪 蟿慰蠀 螕慰蠉喂位魏喂. 危蠉渭蠁蠅谓伪 渭蔚 蟿畏 Wiki 位慰喂蟺蠈谓, 蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰 伪蠀蟿蠈 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蟺慰蟿苇位蔚蟽渭伪 蟽蠀谓蔚蟻纬伪蟽委伪蟼 蟿慰蠀 螝蠈位位喂谓蟼, 渭蔚 蟿慰 螡蟿委魏蔚谓蟼, 蟿畏 螕魏维蟽魏蔚位 魏伪喂 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓慰蠀蟼 维位位慰蠀蟼.
危蠉渭蠁蠅谓伪 渭蔚 蟿伪 蟺伪蟻伪蟺维谓蠅 位慰喂蟺蠈谓 魏伪蟿伪位伪尾伪委谓慰蠀渭蔚 蟺蠅蟼 蟽蟿慰 蟺伪蟻蠈谓 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 蠁位蔚蟻蟿维蟻喂蟽渭伪 渭蔚 蟿慰 渭蔚蟿伪蠁蠀蟽喂魏蠈. 螛伪 渭慰蠀 蔚蟺喂蟿蟻伪蟺蔚委 谓伪 伪蟺慰蠁蠉纬蠅 蟿慰谓 蠈蟻慰 蠀蟺蔚蟻蠁蠀蟽喂魏蠈 魏伪喂 谓慰渭委味蠅 蟺蠅蟼 蠈蟺慰喂慰蟼 蟿慰 苇蠂蔚喂 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚喂, 萎 胃伪 蟿慰 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚喂, 胃伪 魏伪蟿伪谓慰萎蟽蔚喂 纬喂伪蟿委 蔚渭渭苇谓蠅 蟽鈥� 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 维蟺慰蠄畏. 螒蠀蟿蠈 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 蟽蠀谓畏胃喂蟽渭苇谓慰 蟽蟿慰 螕慰蠀委位魏喂. 螘蟺委蟽畏蟼, 蟽蔚 蟽蠀谓苇蠂蔚喂伪 渭蔚 蟿伪 蟺伪蟻伪蟺维谓蠅, 蔚未蠋 未蔚 胃伪 尾蟻慰蠉渭蔚 蔚尉喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏蟽畏 蟺慰位位蠋谓 蟺蟻慰蟽蠋蟺蠅谓 蠈蟺慰蠀 胃伪 渭伪蟼 伪谓伪蟿蟻喂蠂喂维味蔚喂 慰 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 纬委谓蔚蟿伪喂 ( 渭蔚 渭蔚纬维位畏 苇渭蠁伪蟽畏 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 蟻萎渭伪 蟺伪蟻伪魏伪位蠋 ) 慰 魏维胃蔚 蟻蠈位慰蟼 纬喂伪 谓伪 未慰蠉渭蔚 蟿伪 蠈蟽伪 纬谓蠅蟻委味蔚喂 伪蟺鈥� 蟿伪 渭维蟿喂伪 蟿慰蠀. 违蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 渭喂伪 蠁蠅谓萎 伪蠁萎纬畏蟽畏蟼 魏伪喂 魏蠀位喂蠈渭蔚谓伪 伪蟻魏蔚蟿慰委 未喂维位慰纬慰喂, 蠈蟺慰蠀 畏 蟽魏喂伪纬蟻维蠁畏蟽畏 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 魏伪位萎, 苇蠅蟼 维蟻喂蟽蟿畏 纬喂伪 魏维蟺慰喂慰蠀蟼 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蔚蟼. 螘谓蠋 纬喂伪 维位位慰蠀蟼, 蠈蠂喂 魏伪喂 蟿蠈蟽慰. 螁蟻伪 伪渭苇蟽蠅蟼 鈥� 伪渭苇蟽蠅蟼 伪蠀蟿萎 畏 渭蔚纬维位畏 伪蟻蔚蟿萎 蟿慰蠀 螝蠈位位喂谓蟼 谓伪 纬委谓蔚蟿伪喂 魏伪喂 维谓蟿蟻伪蟼 魏伪喂 纬蠀谓伪委魏伪 魏伪喂 蟺伪喂未委 魏伪喂 谓苇慰蟼 魏伪喂 纬蟻喂维 伪蟺慰蠀蟽喂维味蔚喂. 韦慰谓 伪喂蟽胃维谓慰渭伪喂 谓伪 尾蟻委蟽魏蔚蟿伪喂 渭苇蟽伪 蟽蟿畏谓 螝蠈渭喂蟽蟽伪 蟽蔚 魏维蟺慰喂慰蠀蟼 未喂伪位蠈纬慰蠀蟼, 伪位位维 魏伪喂 蟺维位喂 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 喂未苇伪 渭慰蠀.
韦慰 螁蟻渭伪谓蟿苇蠆位 蔚委谓伪喂 魏伪魏蠈 苇蟻纬慰 位慰喂蟺蠈谓 蟺慰蠀 伪魏慰位慰蠀胃蔚委蟿伪喂 蟽蠀渭尾伪蟿喂魏萎 蔚尉喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏蟽畏; 螌蠂喂 尾苇尾伪喂伪! 螒蟺蠈 蟿慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 苇蟻纬慰 蠈渭蠅蟼 未蔚谓 伪蟺慰蠀蟽喂维味蔚喂 蟿慰 蟺谓蔚蠉渭伪 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪 蟽蟿畏 蠁蠉蟽畏 魏维胃蔚 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻伪 魏伪喂 蔚蟺委蟽畏蟼 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 苇蟻纬慰 渭蠀蟽蟿畏蟻委慰蠀, 蠈蟽慰 魏喂 伪谓 伪蟺慰蟿蔚位蔚委 渭蠀蟽蟿萎蟻喂慰 蟺慰位位苇蟼 蠁慰蟻苇蟼 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 维谓蟿蟻伪, 畏 纬蠀谓伪委魏伪 魏伪喂 纬喂伪 蟿畏 纬蠀谓伪委魏伪, 慰 维谓蟿蟻伪蟼. 螕喂伪 谓伪 纬蠀蟻委蟽蠅 蠈渭蠅蟼 蟽蟿慰 危蟿慰喂蠂蔚喂蠅渭苇谓慰 螢蔚谓慰未慰蠂蔚委慰, 蟺萎蟻伪 渭蠀蟽蟿畏蟻委慰蠀 蟿慰蠀 螝蠈位位喂谓蟼, 纬喂伪 谓伪 未喂伪尾维蟽蠅 螝蠈位位喂谓蟼 魏伪喂 伪蟺鈥� 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 维蟺慰蠄畏 未蔚谓 喂魏伪谓慰蟺慰喂萎胃畏魏伪.
韦伪 尾伪蟽喂魏维 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 蟺慰蠀 魏蠀谓畏纬维蔚喂 蟿慰 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 胃蠀渭伪蟿慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏 萎 伪纬喂慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓蠅谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓 蟺慰蠀 尾伪蟽委味蔚蟿伪喂 蟽蟿畏谓 鈥樷€櫸毕嵪佄扁€欌€� 蟿畏蟼 蟺蟻蠋蟿畏蟼 蔚谓蟿蠉蟺蠅蟽畏蟼, 蔚委蟿蔚 伪蟻谓畏蟿喂魏维, 蔚委蟿蔚 胃蔚蟿喂魏维 魏伪喂 蟽蔚 伪蠀蟿蠈 蔚蟺喂蟿蠀纬蠂维谓蔚喂 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 苇蟻纬慰 魏位伪蟽喂魏蠈, 蠈蟽慰 魏伪喂 蟽蠉纬蠂蟻慰谓慰, 委蟽蠅蟼 蟺慰位蠉 渭慰谓蟿苇蟻谓慰 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蔚蟺慰蠂萎 蟿慰蠀. 螁位位慰 味萎蟿畏渭伪 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 伪蠉蟻伪 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓蠅谓 蠂蠋蟻蠅谓 萎 蟿蠈蟺蠅谓 魏伪喂 蟿慰 蟺蠋蟼 渭伪蟼 蟺蟻慰魏伪蟿伪尾维位位慰蠀谓 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿维 伪蟺鈥� 蠈位伪 伪蠀蟿维 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 渭喂伪 位蠀蟽蟽伪位苇伪 渭维蠂畏 伪谓 蟿蔚位喂魏维 蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰 胃伪 纬蔚委蟻蔚喂 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟿慰 渭蔚蟿伪蠁蠀蟽喂魏蠈 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委慰 萎 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟿慰 蟻蔚伪位喂蟽蟿喂魏蠈. 螘委谓伪喂 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 蟿慰 蟺伪喂蠂谓委未喂蟽渭伪 伪蠀蟿蠈, 慰蠀蟽喂伪蟽蟿喂魏维 蟺蟻慰蟽蠁苇蟻蔚喂 渭喂伪 未喂伪未蟻伪蟽蟿喂魏萎 胃苇蟽畏 蟽蟿慰谓 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏. 螒蠀蟿蠈 胃伪 渭慰蠀 蔚蟺喂蟿蟻苇蠄蔚蟿蔚 谓伪 尉苇蟻蠅 蠈蟿喂 蟽委纬慰蠀蟻伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺蟻慰蟽蠁慰蟻维 蟿慰蠀 螝蠈位位喂谓蟼 蟽蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰. 螕蔚谓喂魏维 蟿慰蠀 伪蟻苇蟽蔚喂 谓伪 蠁位蔚蟻蟿维蟻蔚喂 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏 魏伪喂 谓伪 蟿慰谓 蟽蠀渭蟺蔚蟻喂位伪渭尾维谓蔚喂.
螆蠂蔚蟿蔚 伪魏慰蠉蟽蔚喂 蟺慰蟿苇 纬喂' 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟺慰蠀 位苇谓蔚 纬慰畏蟿蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀 蟿蟻蠈渭慰蠀; 螆位魏慰渭伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蔚蟽维蟼, 伪蟺蠈 渭喂伪 纬慰畏蟿蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀 蟿蟻蠈渭慰蠀. 螖蔚谓 苇蠂蠅 蟿慰 未喂魏伪委蠅渭伪 谓伪 蟽伪蟼 蔚蟺喂蟽魏苇蟺蟿慰渭伪喂, 未蔚谓 蔚蟺喂胃蠀渭蠋 谓伪 蟽伪蟼 蔚蟺喂蟽魏苇蟺蟿慰渭伪喂: 蔚委蟽蟿蔚 蔚蠂胃蟻维 渭慰蠀. 螕喂伪 蟺蟻蠋蟿畏 蠁慰蟻维 蟽蟿畏 味蠅萎 渭慰蠀, 蔚谓维谓蟿喂伪 蟽蟿畏 胃苇位畏蟽畏 渭慰蠀, 蠀蟺慰蟿维蟽蟽慰渭伪喂 蟽蟿畏谓 蔚蠂胃蟻蠈 渭慰蠀. 螔位苇蟺蔚蟿蔚! 螤蔚蟻喂渭苇谓蠅, 蔚蟺蔚喂未萎 渭慰蠀 蔚委蟺伪蟿蔚 谓伪 蟺蔚蟻喂渭苇谓蠅 - 魏伪喂 慰 蠁蠈尾慰蟼 渭慰蠀 纬喂伪 蟽伪蟼 ( 蟿慰 慰蟻魏委味慰渭伪喂! ) 苇蟻蟺蔚喂 渭苇蟽伪 渭慰蠀, 蠈蟽慰 蟽蟿苇魏慰渭伪喂 蔚未蠋. 惟, 渭畏 渭慰蠀 蔚蟺喂蟿蟻苇蠄蔚蟿蔚 谓伪 蟽伪蟼 魏喂谓萎蟽蠅 蟿畏谓 蟺蔚蟻喂苇蟻纬蔚喂伪, 萎 蟿慰谓 慰委魏蟿慰! 螡伪 蔚委蟽蟿蔚 蟽魏位畏蟻萎 魏伪喂 伪未蠀蟽蠋蟺畏蟿畏, 魏伪喂 渭谓畏蟽委魏伪魏畏, 蟽伪谓 伪蠀蟿蠈谓. 螝维谓蟿蔚 渭慰蠀 蟿畏 蠂维蟻畏, 谓伪 渭' 蔚位蔚蠀胃蔚蟻蠋蟽蔚蟿蔚. 螤蔚委蟿蔚 渭慰蠀 谓伪 蠁蠉纬蠅
螒谓 未喂伪蟽魏苇未伪蟽伪; 螝伪蟿伪未喂伪蟽魏苇未伪蟽伪! 螤慰位蠉 纬蟻萎纬慰蟻慰, 伪蟿渭慰蟽蠁伪喂蟻喂魏蠈, 味蠅谓蟿伪谓蠈 渭蔚 渭蔚纬维位畏 蔚谓维蟻纬蔚喂伪 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺伪蟻慰蠀蟽委伪蟽畏 蟿蠅谓 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蠅谓. 螝维蟺慰喂慰喂 伪蟺鈥� 蟿慰蠀蟼 慰蟺慰委慰蠀蟼 渭慰蠀 萎蟿伪谓 蟺慰位蠉 伪纬伪蟺畏蟿慰委. 螒位位维 未蔚谓 蔚委蠂蔚 尾维胃慰蟼. 螝伪喂 蟽蔚 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 渭慰喂维味蔚喂 蟽蠀纬魏蔚蠂蠀渭苇谓慰. 螛委纬蔚喂 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓伪 胃苇渭伪蟿伪, 蠈蟺蠅蟼 蟿伪委蟻喂伪味蔚 维位位蠅蟽蟿蔚 魏伪喂 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 未蠀慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁蔚委蟼, 蟺慰蠀 慰蟻喂慰胃蔚蟿慰蠉谓蟿伪喂 魏伪喂 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻维蠁慰谓蟿伪喂 渭蔚 魏慰蠁蟿蔚蟻萎 伪魏蟻委尾蔚喂伪, 伪位位维 蟿伪 胃苇渭伪蟿伪 伪位位维味慰蠀谓 蟽伪谓 蟿慰 魏伪位蔚喂未慰蟽魏蠈蟺喂慰, 蟽伪谓 蔚喂魏蠈谓蔚蟼 未畏位伪未萎 蟺慰蠀 蠁蔚蠉纬慰蠀谓, 魏维谓慰蠀谓 魏蠉魏位慰 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿维 蟿喂蟼 尉伪谓伪尾位苇蟺蔚喂蟼 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蟽蟿喂纬渭萎 魏喂 委蟽蠅蟼 谓伪 未蔚喂 魏伪喂 魏维蟿喂 维位位慰. 螕喂伪蟿委 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 尾蟻蔚喂蟼 谓蟿蔚 魏伪喂 魏伪位维 魏伪喂 魏维蟿喂 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰, 胃伪 伪谓伪蟻蠅蟿畏胃蔚委 魏维蟺慰喂慰蟼, 畏 伪蟺维谓蟿畏蟽畏 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺蠅蟼 蠈蟿伪谓 渭蟺伪委谓慰蠀谓 魏维蟺慰喂伪 慰谓蠈渭伪蟿伪 蟽蟿慰谓 蟿委蟿位慰, 蔚纬蠋 苇蠂蠅 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓蔚蟼 伪蟺伪喂蟿萎蟽蔚喂蟼 未喂蠈蟿喂 渭蔚 魏伪位蠈渭伪胃伪谓 慰喂 委未喂慰喂.
韦苇位慰蟼, 畏 蔚蟺喂渭苇位蔚喂伪 蟿蠅谓 蔚魏未. 螘蟻伪蟿蠋 萎蟿伪谓 蟺维蟻伪 蟺慰位蠉 魏伪位萎 魏伪喂 慰喂 蟽畏渭蔚喂蠋蟽蔚喂蟼 蠀蟺苇蟻伪蟻魏蔚蟿苇蟼.
螝锟斤拷蟿维 蟿伪 位慰喂蟺维, 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 蠅蟻伪委慰 蔚蟻纬维魏喂 蟺慰蠀 魏维谓蔚喂 魏伪位萎 蟺伪蟻苇伪 魏伪喂 蟽蔚 蟺维蔚喂 蠈蟺慰蠀 胃蔚蟼 谓伪 蟺伪蟼.
韦慰 危蟿慰喂蠂蔚喂蠅渭苇谓慰 螢蔚谓慰未慰蠂蔚委慰 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿慰 渭慰谓伪未喂魏蠈 维位位慰 苇蟻纬慰 蟿慰蠀 螕慰蠀委位魏喂 蟽蟿慰 慰蟺慰委慰 蠂蟻畏蟽喂渭慰蟺慰喂蔚委蟿伪喂 蟽蠀渭尾伪蟿喂魏萎 蔚尉喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏蟽畏, 蠈蟺蠅蟼 蟽蠀渭尾伪委谓蔚喂 魏伪喂 渭蔚 蟿慰 谓蔚蠋蟿蔚蟻慰 魏伪蟿维 6 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪 螁蟻渭伪谓蟿苇喂位. 螒蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪蟻蠂萎 苇魏伪谓伪 蟿畏 蟽魏苇蠄畏 蟺蠅蟼 蠀蟺萎蟻蠂伪谓 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委伪 慰渭慰喂蠈蟿畏蟿伪蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟺位畏蟽委伪味伪谓 蟿慰 渭蔚蟿伪蠁蠀蟽喂魏蠈 魏伪喂 渭慰蠀 苇未喂谓伪谓 蟿畏谓 蔚谓蟿蠉蟺蠅蟽畏 魏维蟺慰喂伪蟼 蟽蠀纬纬蔚谓萎蟼 蠁蠉蟽畏蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰 螡蟿委魏蔚谓蟼, 魏维蟿喂 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蠀蟿慰谓蠈畏蟿慰 蔚蟺蔚喂未萎 萎蟿伪谓 蠁委位慰喂. 危蔚 魏伪谓苇谓伪 维位位慰 苇蟻纬慰 蟿慰蠀 螕慰蠀委位魏喂 未蔚谓 苇蠂蠅 未蔚喂 魏维蟿喂 蟿苇蟿慰喂慰, 蔚谓蠋 渭喂伪 蟿维蟽畏 谓伪 渭慰喂维味蔚喂 蟽蔚 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀 蠁伪委谓蔚蟿伪喂 谓伪 伪魏慰位慰蠀胃蔚委 慰 螡蟿委魏蔚谓蟼. 螆蠂蠅 伪未喂伪蠁慰蟻萎蟽蔚喂 蟽蔚 魏伪蠁蔚蟿苇蟻喂伪 纬喂伪 蟿畏 未蠀蟽蠁慰蟻委伪 蟺慰蠀 蟺蟻慰魏伪位蔚委 伪蠀蟿萎 畏 维蟺慰蠄畏 渭慰蠀 蟽蔚 蠈蟽慰蠀蟼 胃蔚蠅蟻慰蠉谓 蟿慰 螡蟿委魏蔚谓蟼 魏位伪蟽喂魏蠈 维蟻伪 魏伪喂 维纬纬喂蠂蟿慰, 蟺蠈蟽慰 渭维位喂蟽蟿伪 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 蟺蟻慰蟽蠅蟺喂魏萎 伪尉喂慰位蠈纬畏蟽畏 蟺慰蠀 魏维谓蠅. 螘谓 蟺维蟽畏 蟺蔚蟻喂蟺蟿蠋蟽蔚喂, 蟽蔚 蟺慰位位维 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 位慰喂蟺蠈谓, 蔚委蠂伪 蟿畏谓 伪委蟽胃畏蟽畏 蟺蠅蟼 魏维蟿喂 蟽蟿畏谓 蠈位畏 伪蟿渭蠈蟽蠁伪喂蟻伪 渭慰蠀 胃蠉渭喂味蔚 蟿畏 蟽蠀位位慰纬萎 未喂畏纬畏渭维蟿蠅谓 蟿慰蠀 螡蟿委魏蔚谓蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟺蔚蟻喂蔚委蠂蔚 蟿畏 螖委魏畏 魏伪喂 维位位蔚蟼 蟿蠉蟺慰蠀 谓慰蠀维蟻 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼. 螖蔚 胃蠀渭维渭伪喂 蟿慰谓 蟿委蟿位慰. 螆蟺蟻蔚蟺蔚 谓伪 蠁蟿维蟽蠅 蟽蟿畏 蟽蔚位委未伪 345 纬喂伪 谓伪 纬魏慰蠀纬魏位维蟻蠅 蟿慰蠀 螕慰蠀委位魏喂, 纬喂伪蟿委 畏 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺蠅蟼 慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰蟼 蟿委蟿位慰蟼 未蔚 渭慰蠀 苇位蔚纬蔚 魏维蟿喂, 蔚谓蠋 纬蔚谓喂魏维 纬谓蠅蟻委味蠅 蟿畏谓 蔚蟻纬慰纬蟻伪蠁委伪 蟿慰蠀 螕慰蠉喂位魏喂. 危蠉渭蠁蠅谓伪 渭蔚 蟿畏 Wiki 位慰喂蟺蠈谓, 蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰 伪蠀蟿蠈 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蟺慰蟿苇位蔚蟽渭伪 蟽蠀谓蔚蟻纬伪蟽委伪蟼 蟿慰蠀 螝蠈位位喂谓蟼, 渭蔚 蟿慰 螡蟿委魏蔚谓蟼, 蟿畏 螕魏维蟽魏蔚位 魏伪喂 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓慰蠀蟼 维位位慰蠀蟼.
危蠉渭蠁蠅谓伪 渭蔚 蟿伪 蟺伪蟻伪蟺维谓蠅 位慰喂蟺蠈谓 魏伪蟿伪位伪尾伪委谓慰蠀渭蔚 蟺蠅蟼 蟽蟿慰 蟺伪蟻蠈谓 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 蠁位蔚蟻蟿维蟻喂蟽渭伪 渭蔚 蟿慰 渭蔚蟿伪蠁蠀蟽喂魏蠈. 螛伪 渭慰蠀 蔚蟺喂蟿蟻伪蟺蔚委 谓伪 伪蟺慰蠁蠉纬蠅 蟿慰谓 蠈蟻慰 蠀蟺蔚蟻蠁蠀蟽喂魏蠈 魏伪喂 谓慰渭委味蠅 蟺蠅蟼 蠈蟺慰喂慰蟼 蟿慰 苇蠂蔚喂 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚喂, 萎 胃伪 蟿慰 未喂伪尾维蟽蔚喂, 胃伪 魏伪蟿伪谓慰萎蟽蔚喂 纬喂伪蟿委 蔚渭渭苇谓蠅 蟽鈥� 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 维蟺慰蠄畏. 螒蠀蟿蠈 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 蟽蠀谓畏胃喂蟽渭苇谓慰 蟽蟿慰 螕慰蠀委位魏喂. 螘蟺委蟽畏蟼, 蟽蔚 蟽蠀谓苇蠂蔚喂伪 渭蔚 蟿伪 蟺伪蟻伪蟺维谓蠅, 蔚未蠋 未蔚 胃伪 尾蟻慰蠉渭蔚 蔚尉喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏蟽畏 蟺慰位位蠋谓 蟺蟻慰蟽蠋蟺蠅谓 蠈蟺慰蠀 胃伪 渭伪蟼 伪谓伪蟿蟻喂蠂喂维味蔚喂 慰 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 纬委谓蔚蟿伪喂 ( 渭蔚 渭蔚纬维位畏 苇渭蠁伪蟽畏 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 蟻萎渭伪 蟺伪蟻伪魏伪位蠋 ) 慰 魏维胃蔚 蟻蠈位慰蟼 纬喂伪 谓伪 未慰蠉渭蔚 蟿伪 蠈蟽伪 纬谓蠅蟻委味蔚喂 伪蟺鈥� 蟿伪 渭维蟿喂伪 蟿慰蠀. 违蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 渭喂伪 蠁蠅谓萎 伪蠁萎纬畏蟽畏蟼 魏伪喂 魏蠀位喂蠈渭蔚谓伪 伪蟻魏蔚蟿慰委 未喂维位慰纬慰喂, 蠈蟺慰蠀 畏 蟽魏喂伪纬蟻维蠁畏蟽畏 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 魏伪位萎, 苇蠅蟼 维蟻喂蟽蟿畏 纬喂伪 魏维蟺慰喂慰蠀蟼 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蔚蟼. 螘谓蠋 纬喂伪 维位位慰蠀蟼, 蠈蠂喂 魏伪喂 蟿蠈蟽慰. 螁蟻伪 伪渭苇蟽蠅蟼 鈥� 伪渭苇蟽蠅蟼 伪蠀蟿萎 畏 渭蔚纬维位畏 伪蟻蔚蟿萎 蟿慰蠀 螝蠈位位喂谓蟼 谓伪 纬委谓蔚蟿伪喂 魏伪喂 维谓蟿蟻伪蟼 魏伪喂 纬蠀谓伪委魏伪 魏伪喂 蟺伪喂未委 魏伪喂 谓苇慰蟼 魏伪喂 纬蟻喂维 伪蟺慰蠀蟽喂维味蔚喂. 韦慰谓 伪喂蟽胃维谓慰渭伪喂 谓伪 尾蟻委蟽魏蔚蟿伪喂 渭苇蟽伪 蟽蟿畏谓 螝蠈渭喂蟽蟽伪 蟽蔚 魏维蟺慰喂慰蠀蟼 未喂伪位蠈纬慰蠀蟼, 伪位位维 魏伪喂 蟺维位喂 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 喂未苇伪 渭慰蠀.
韦慰 螁蟻渭伪谓蟿苇蠆位 蔚委谓伪喂 魏伪魏蠈 苇蟻纬慰 位慰喂蟺蠈谓 蟺慰蠀 伪魏慰位慰蠀胃蔚委蟿伪喂 蟽蠀渭尾伪蟿喂魏萎 蔚尉喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏蟽畏; 螌蠂喂 尾苇尾伪喂伪! 螒蟺蠈 蟿慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 苇蟻纬慰 蠈渭蠅蟼 未蔚谓 伪蟺慰蠀蟽喂维味蔚喂 蟿慰 蟺谓蔚蠉渭伪 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪 蟽蟿畏 蠁蠉蟽畏 魏维胃蔚 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻伪 魏伪喂 蔚蟺委蟽畏蟼 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 苇蟻纬慰 渭蠀蟽蟿畏蟻委慰蠀, 蠈蟽慰 魏喂 伪谓 伪蟺慰蟿蔚位蔚委 渭蠀蟽蟿萎蟻喂慰 蟺慰位位苇蟼 蠁慰蟻苇蟼 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 维谓蟿蟻伪, 畏 纬蠀谓伪委魏伪 魏伪喂 纬喂伪 蟿畏 纬蠀谓伪委魏伪, 慰 维谓蟿蟻伪蟼. 螕喂伪 谓伪 纬蠀蟻委蟽蠅 蠈渭蠅蟼 蟽蟿慰 危蟿慰喂蠂蔚喂蠅渭苇谓慰 螢蔚谓慰未慰蠂蔚委慰, 蟺萎蟻伪 渭蠀蟽蟿畏蟻委慰蠀 蟿慰蠀 螝蠈位位喂谓蟼, 纬喂伪 谓伪 未喂伪尾维蟽蠅 螝蠈位位喂谓蟼 魏伪喂 伪蟺鈥� 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 维蟺慰蠄畏 未蔚谓 喂魏伪谓慰蟺慰喂萎胃畏魏伪.
韦伪 尾伪蟽喂魏维 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 蟺慰蠀 魏蠀谓畏纬维蔚喂 蟿慰 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 胃蠀渭伪蟿慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏 萎 伪纬喂慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓蠅谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓 蟺慰蠀 尾伪蟽委味蔚蟿伪喂 蟽蟿畏谓 鈥樷€櫸毕嵪佄扁€欌€� 蟿畏蟼 蟺蟻蠋蟿畏蟼 蔚谓蟿蠉蟺蠅蟽畏蟼, 蔚委蟿蔚 伪蟻谓畏蟿喂魏维, 蔚委蟿蔚 胃蔚蟿喂魏维 魏伪喂 蟽蔚 伪蠀蟿蠈 蔚蟺喂蟿蠀纬蠂维谓蔚喂 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 苇蟻纬慰 魏位伪蟽喂魏蠈, 蠈蟽慰 魏伪喂 蟽蠉纬蠂蟻慰谓慰, 委蟽蠅蟼 蟺慰位蠉 渭慰谓蟿苇蟻谓慰 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蔚蟺慰蠂萎 蟿慰蠀. 螁位位慰 味萎蟿畏渭伪 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 伪蠉蟻伪 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓蠅谓 蠂蠋蟻蠅谓 萎 蟿蠈蟺蠅谓 魏伪喂 蟿慰 蟺蠋蟼 渭伪蟼 蟺蟻慰魏伪蟿伪尾维位位慰蠀谓 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿维 伪蟺鈥� 蠈位伪 伪蠀蟿维 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 渭喂伪 位蠀蟽蟽伪位苇伪 渭维蠂畏 伪谓 蟿蔚位喂魏维 蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰 胃伪 纬蔚委蟻蔚喂 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟿慰 渭蔚蟿伪蠁蠀蟽喂魏蠈 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委慰 萎 蟺蟻慰蟼 蟿慰 蟻蔚伪位喂蟽蟿喂魏蠈. 螘委谓伪喂 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 蟿慰 蟺伪喂蠂谓委未喂蟽渭伪 伪蠀蟿蠈, 慰蠀蟽喂伪蟽蟿喂魏维 蟺蟻慰蟽蠁苇蟻蔚喂 渭喂伪 未喂伪未蟻伪蟽蟿喂魏萎 胃苇蟽畏 蟽蟿慰谓 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏. 螒蠀蟿蠈 胃伪 渭慰蠀 蔚蟺喂蟿蟻苇蠄蔚蟿蔚 谓伪 尉苇蟻蠅 蠈蟿喂 蟽委纬慰蠀蟻伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺蟻慰蟽蠁慰蟻维 蟿慰蠀 螝蠈位位喂谓蟼 蟽蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰. 螕蔚谓喂魏维 蟿慰蠀 伪蟻苇蟽蔚喂 谓伪 蠁位蔚蟻蟿维蟻蔚喂 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏 魏伪喂 谓伪 蟿慰谓 蟽蠀渭蟺蔚蟻喂位伪渭尾维谓蔚喂.
螆蠂蔚蟿蔚 伪魏慰蠉蟽蔚喂 蟺慰蟿苇 纬喂' 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟺慰蠀 位苇谓蔚 纬慰畏蟿蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀 蟿蟻蠈渭慰蠀; 螆位魏慰渭伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蔚蟽维蟼, 伪蟺蠈 渭喂伪 纬慰畏蟿蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀 蟿蟻蠈渭慰蠀. 螖蔚谓 苇蠂蠅 蟿慰 未喂魏伪委蠅渭伪 谓伪 蟽伪蟼 蔚蟺喂蟽魏苇蟺蟿慰渭伪喂, 未蔚谓 蔚蟺喂胃蠀渭蠋 谓伪 蟽伪蟼 蔚蟺喂蟽魏苇蟺蟿慰渭伪喂: 蔚委蟽蟿蔚 蔚蠂胃蟻维 渭慰蠀. 螕喂伪 蟺蟻蠋蟿畏 蠁慰蟻维 蟽蟿畏 味蠅萎 渭慰蠀, 蔚谓维谓蟿喂伪 蟽蟿畏 胃苇位畏蟽畏 渭慰蠀, 蠀蟺慰蟿维蟽蟽慰渭伪喂 蟽蟿畏谓 蔚蠂胃蟻蠈 渭慰蠀. 螔位苇蟺蔚蟿蔚! 螤蔚蟻喂渭苇谓蠅, 蔚蟺蔚喂未萎 渭慰蠀 蔚委蟺伪蟿蔚 谓伪 蟺蔚蟻喂渭苇谓蠅 - 魏伪喂 慰 蠁蠈尾慰蟼 渭慰蠀 纬喂伪 蟽伪蟼 ( 蟿慰 慰蟻魏委味慰渭伪喂! ) 苇蟻蟺蔚喂 渭苇蟽伪 渭慰蠀, 蠈蟽慰 蟽蟿苇魏慰渭伪喂 蔚未蠋. 惟, 渭畏 渭慰蠀 蔚蟺喂蟿蟻苇蠄蔚蟿蔚 谓伪 蟽伪蟼 魏喂谓萎蟽蠅 蟿畏谓 蟺蔚蟻喂苇蟻纬蔚喂伪, 萎 蟿慰谓 慰委魏蟿慰! 螡伪 蔚委蟽蟿蔚 蟽魏位畏蟻萎 魏伪喂 伪未蠀蟽蠋蟺畏蟿畏, 魏伪喂 渭谓畏蟽委魏伪魏畏, 蟽伪谓 伪蠀蟿蠈谓. 螝维谓蟿蔚 渭慰蠀 蟿畏 蠂维蟻畏, 谓伪 渭' 蔚位蔚蠀胃蔚蟻蠋蟽蔚蟿蔚. 螤蔚委蟿蔚 渭慰蠀 谓伪 蠁蠉纬蠅
螒谓 未喂伪蟽魏苇未伪蟽伪; 螝伪蟿伪未喂伪蟽魏苇未伪蟽伪! 螤慰位蠉 纬蟻萎纬慰蟻慰, 伪蟿渭慰蟽蠁伪喂蟻喂魏蠈, 味蠅谓蟿伪谓蠈 渭蔚 渭蔚纬维位畏 蔚谓维蟻纬蔚喂伪 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺伪蟻慰蠀蟽委伪蟽畏 蟿蠅谓 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻蠅谓. 螝维蟺慰喂慰喂 伪蟺鈥� 蟿慰蠀蟼 慰蟺慰委慰蠀蟼 渭慰蠀 萎蟿伪谓 蟺慰位蠉 伪纬伪蟺畏蟿慰委. 螒位位维 未蔚谓 蔚委蠂蔚 尾维胃慰蟼. 螝伪喂 蟽蔚 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蟽畏渭蔚委伪 渭慰喂维味蔚喂 蟽蠀纬魏蔚蠂蠀渭苇谓慰. 螛委纬蔚喂 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓伪 胃苇渭伪蟿伪, 蠈蟺蠅蟼 蟿伪委蟻喂伪味蔚 维位位蠅蟽蟿蔚 魏伪喂 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 未蠀慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁蔚委蟼, 蟺慰蠀 慰蟻喂慰胃蔚蟿慰蠉谓蟿伪喂 魏伪喂 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻维蠁慰谓蟿伪喂 渭蔚 魏慰蠁蟿蔚蟻萎 伪魏蟻委尾蔚喂伪, 伪位位维 蟿伪 胃苇渭伪蟿伪 伪位位维味慰蠀谓 蟽伪谓 蟿慰 魏伪位蔚喂未慰蟽魏蠈蟺喂慰, 蟽伪谓 蔚喂魏蠈谓蔚蟼 未畏位伪未萎 蟺慰蠀 蠁蔚蠉纬慰蠀谓, 魏维谓慰蠀谓 魏蠉魏位慰 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿维 蟿喂蟼 尉伪谓伪尾位苇蟺蔚喂蟼 魏维蟺慰喂伪 蟽蟿喂纬渭萎 魏喂 委蟽蠅蟼 谓伪 未蔚喂 魏伪喂 魏维蟿喂 维位位慰. 螕喂伪蟿委 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 尾蟻蔚喂蟼 谓蟿蔚 魏伪喂 魏伪位维 魏伪喂 魏维蟿喂 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻慰, 胃伪 伪谓伪蟻蠅蟿畏胃蔚委 魏维蟺慰喂慰蟼, 畏 伪蟺维谓蟿畏蟽畏 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺蠅蟼 蠈蟿伪谓 渭蟺伪委谓慰蠀谓 魏维蟺慰喂伪 慰谓蠈渭伪蟿伪 蟽蟿慰谓 蟿委蟿位慰, 蔚纬蠋 苇蠂蠅 慰蟻喂蟽渭苇谓蔚蟼 伪蟺伪喂蟿萎蟽蔚喂蟼 未喂蠈蟿喂 渭蔚 魏伪位蠈渭伪胃伪谓 慰喂 委未喂慰喂.
韦苇位慰蟼, 畏 蔚蟺喂渭苇位蔚喂伪 蟿蠅谓 蔚魏未. 螘蟻伪蟿蠋 萎蟿伪谓 蟺维蟻伪 蟺慰位蠉 魏伪位萎 魏伪喂 慰喂 蟽畏渭蔚喂蠋蟽蔚喂蟼 蠀蟺苇蟻伪蟻魏蔚蟿苇蟼.
螝锟斤拷蟿维 蟿伪 位慰喂蟺维, 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 蠅蟻伪委慰 蔚蟻纬维魏喂 蟺慰蠀 魏维谓蔚喂 魏伪位萎 蟺伪蟻苇伪 魏伪喂 蟽蔚 蟺维蔚喂 蠈蟺慰蠀 胃蔚蟼 谓伪 蟺伪蟼.
September 7, 2018
Bueno, la narraci贸n de la historia me ha gustado, es muy f谩cil y r谩pido de leer, los personajes est谩n bien logrados, para m铆 fue un libro de suspenso m谩s que de miedo o de fantasmas , creo que era predecible lo que iba a suceder.
October 9, 2018
0,4 estrellas
Es una novela g贸tica y fiel a su 茅poca. Me record贸 mucho a "Mi prima Rachel" de Daphne Du Maurier. Tienen mucho en com煤n; Sin olvidar que esta fue escrita en 1878 y la de Du Maurier en 1951.
De lectura 谩gil, su desenlace no defrauda como muchas de su tiempo.
La recomiendo!
Es una novela g贸tica y fiel a su 茅poca. Me record贸 mucho a "Mi prima Rachel" de Daphne Du Maurier. Tienen mucho en com煤n; Sin olvidar que esta fue escrita en 1878 y la de Du Maurier en 1951.
De lectura 谩gil, su desenlace no defrauda como muchas de su tiempo.
La recomiendo!
February 7, 2021
Enjoyed this cozy mystery book a lot, it was such a fun read and it felt very cozy curling up in bed with this book and a cup of tea. Will definitely reread Woman in white and give his other books a go after this!
December 27, 2020
Una curiosidad entretenida, ideal para alternar lecturas pesadas.
Recomendable.
Recomendable.
January 22, 2020
"The Haunted Hotel" is a novel by Wilkie Collins was serialised from June to November 1878. The full title of the novel is "The Haunted Hotel: A Story of Modern Venice." I'm not sure what was so modern about Venice, knowing almost nothing about it, and I'm also not sure if a book of only 200 pages or so is called a novel or a novella, but I'm calling it a novel, so far anyway. I suppose it would be called a mystery, it certainly was mysterious, or perhaps it is considered a ghost story, after all there is a haunted hotel. Perhaps it is a gothic novel, there is a ghost after all, and a creepy castle that unfortunately gets turned into a hotel, I suppose that would be considered modern, Some people disappear and others mysteriously die (or do they?), so I suppose it is gothic.
But for me it was mostly mysterious, and the most mysterious thing about it was the book itself. The pages of the book I mean. Every other page was different. By that I mean that one page would be typed out just like you would expect in a book, but the other one would be an obvious copy from a different book. It looked something like this:
I was confused about this the entire book. On the "copied" page the words are smaller and you can see the line down the page where the spine of the book would be, and part of the other page. I don't really care if it was copied or not, but why would you only copy every other page? It seems like it would have been easier to either type both pages or copy both pages, but that's not how it was done and the entire 200 pages were like this. Mystery number one.
My second mystery was the missing words. Sentences such as "Not one of the five...." was really "N t one of th five...." and because it bothered me I would carefully write in the missing letters. This also went on for the entire book. My husband asked me what I was doing and when I told him he looked at me like I was crazy, but he often does that.
OK, not clearing up the two first mysteries I'll move on to the story. In the first chapter one of our main characters "Countess Narona" goes to see a doctor because she thinks she is going mad. Now this doctor is just one of your regular physicians ( sorry to all the doctors out there I just called regular) he treats colds, sore throats, broken bones, that sort of thing. So I'm wondering why she would go to this type of doctor if she thinks she is going mad, but she does and he listens to her heart, and feels her pulse and asks her questions and finds nothing the matter with her, so she leaves very unsatisfied. I can't figure out why she went there at all, if I start going mad, or thinking I am, calling the doctor who gives me my high cholesterol medicine and migraine medicine wouldn't occur to me. Until now that is.
Anyway, now we have met the Countess and the doctor fades away from the story back to seeing his other patients I suppose. The Countess is about to be married to Lord Montbarry and no one wants this marriage to take place. As near as I can tell everyone in this novel hates the Countess and for most of the book I can't figure out why. She is going to marry a man who was engaged to another woman, a cousin of his, who as near as I can tell everyone loves. The Countess had no idea that Lord Montbarry was engaged when she agreed to marry him and as she says:
"I have innocently robbed her of her lover, and destroyed her prospects in life."
After finding out the truth the Countess tries to break the engagement:
"I implored him to release me from my promise. He refused. I declared I would break my engagement. He showed me letters from his sisters, his brothers and his dear friends - all entreating him to think again before he made me his wife; all repeating reports of me in Paris, Vienna, and London, which are so many vile lies. "If you refuse to marry me," he said, "you admit that these reports are true - you admit that you are afraid to face society in the character of my wife." What could I answer? There was no contradicting him - he was plainly right; if I persisted in my refusal, the utter destruction of my reputation would be the result. I consented to let the wedding take as we had arranged - "
Now everyone in the novel involved in any of this admits that the Countess knew nothing of his engagement, so why in the world do they all hate her? If they are going to be mad at someone then go be mad at the awful Lord. I'm also not sure what our good, sweet, much loved heroine loved about Lord Montbarry in the first place. The countess is called all sorts of awful names before they even have a reason to call her anything in my opinion. She is:
"that awful woman", "wicked", "False", "superstitious", "inveterately cruel" all sorts of things before anyone knows anything bad about her. Except she is crazy enough to marry into this family.
But now the Lord and the Countess are married and go off to a very old castle in Venice described as a "damp, moldy, rambling old palace", and that's where the people disappear from, or run away from, or die in, before some more people come along and make the whole thing into a hotel. I didn't want the palace turned into a hotel, I hate when old houses and mansions are turned into businesses; lawyers offices, doctors offices, dentists, I hate when that happens. Just read what happens to the poor palace:
"The outside of the building, with its fine Palladian front looking on the canal, was wisely left unaltered. Inside, as a matter of necessity, the rooms were almost rebuilt鈥攕o far at least as the size and the arrangement of them were concerned. The vast saloons were partitioned off into 'apartments' containing three or four rooms each. The broad corridors in the upper regions afforded spare space enough for rows of little bedchambers, devoted to servants and to travellers with limited means. Nothing was spared but the solid floors and the finely-carved ceilings."
However, I guess if the place wasn't turned into a hotel there wouldn't have been all the different people coming to stay there to have all the awful things happen to. Insomnia, nightmares, horrid smells, all kinds of things, even this:
"Midway between her face and the ceiling, there hovered a human head鈥攕evered at the neck, like a head struck from the body by the guillotine."
OK, that's all I'm saying, the review will soon be as long as the book was. I read it in one day, so go ahead and read it, if you hate it you haven't spent that much time on it anyway. I didn't hate it, but I know it wasn't fascinating enough for me that I'll remember the story for long. Those pages will stay with me for quite a while though.
But for me it was mostly mysterious, and the most mysterious thing about it was the book itself. The pages of the book I mean. Every other page was different. By that I mean that one page would be typed out just like you would expect in a book, but the other one would be an obvious copy from a different book. It looked something like this:
I was confused about this the entire book. On the "copied" page the words are smaller and you can see the line down the page where the spine of the book would be, and part of the other page. I don't really care if it was copied or not, but why would you only copy every other page? It seems like it would have been easier to either type both pages or copy both pages, but that's not how it was done and the entire 200 pages were like this. Mystery number one.
My second mystery was the missing words. Sentences such as "Not one of the five...." was really "N t one of th five...." and because it bothered me I would carefully write in the missing letters. This also went on for the entire book. My husband asked me what I was doing and when I told him he looked at me like I was crazy, but he often does that.
OK, not clearing up the two first mysteries I'll move on to the story. In the first chapter one of our main characters "Countess Narona" goes to see a doctor because she thinks she is going mad. Now this doctor is just one of your regular physicians ( sorry to all the doctors out there I just called regular) he treats colds, sore throats, broken bones, that sort of thing. So I'm wondering why she would go to this type of doctor if she thinks she is going mad, but she does and he listens to her heart, and feels her pulse and asks her questions and finds nothing the matter with her, so she leaves very unsatisfied. I can't figure out why she went there at all, if I start going mad, or thinking I am, calling the doctor who gives me my high cholesterol medicine and migraine medicine wouldn't occur to me. Until now that is.
Anyway, now we have met the Countess and the doctor fades away from the story back to seeing his other patients I suppose. The Countess is about to be married to Lord Montbarry and no one wants this marriage to take place. As near as I can tell everyone in this novel hates the Countess and for most of the book I can't figure out why. She is going to marry a man who was engaged to another woman, a cousin of his, who as near as I can tell everyone loves. The Countess had no idea that Lord Montbarry was engaged when she agreed to marry him and as she says:
"I have innocently robbed her of her lover, and destroyed her prospects in life."
After finding out the truth the Countess tries to break the engagement:
"I implored him to release me from my promise. He refused. I declared I would break my engagement. He showed me letters from his sisters, his brothers and his dear friends - all entreating him to think again before he made me his wife; all repeating reports of me in Paris, Vienna, and London, which are so many vile lies. "If you refuse to marry me," he said, "you admit that these reports are true - you admit that you are afraid to face society in the character of my wife." What could I answer? There was no contradicting him - he was plainly right; if I persisted in my refusal, the utter destruction of my reputation would be the result. I consented to let the wedding take as we had arranged - "
Now everyone in the novel involved in any of this admits that the Countess knew nothing of his engagement, so why in the world do they all hate her? If they are going to be mad at someone then go be mad at the awful Lord. I'm also not sure what our good, sweet, much loved heroine loved about Lord Montbarry in the first place. The countess is called all sorts of awful names before they even have a reason to call her anything in my opinion. She is:
"that awful woman", "wicked", "False", "superstitious", "inveterately cruel" all sorts of things before anyone knows anything bad about her. Except she is crazy enough to marry into this family.
But now the Lord and the Countess are married and go off to a very old castle in Venice described as a "damp, moldy, rambling old palace", and that's where the people disappear from, or run away from, or die in, before some more people come along and make the whole thing into a hotel. I didn't want the palace turned into a hotel, I hate when old houses and mansions are turned into businesses; lawyers offices, doctors offices, dentists, I hate when that happens. Just read what happens to the poor palace:
"The outside of the building, with its fine Palladian front looking on the canal, was wisely left unaltered. Inside, as a matter of necessity, the rooms were almost rebuilt鈥攕o far at least as the size and the arrangement of them were concerned. The vast saloons were partitioned off into 'apartments' containing three or four rooms each. The broad corridors in the upper regions afforded spare space enough for rows of little bedchambers, devoted to servants and to travellers with limited means. Nothing was spared but the solid floors and the finely-carved ceilings."
However, I guess if the place wasn't turned into a hotel there wouldn't have been all the different people coming to stay there to have all the awful things happen to. Insomnia, nightmares, horrid smells, all kinds of things, even this:
"Midway between her face and the ceiling, there hovered a human head鈥攕evered at the neck, like a head struck from the body by the guillotine."
OK, that's all I'm saying, the review will soon be as long as the book was. I read it in one day, so go ahead and read it, if you hate it you haven't spent that much time on it anyway. I didn't hate it, but I know it wasn't fascinating enough for me that I'll remember the story for long. Those pages will stay with me for quite a while though.
August 18, 2018
Another Wilkie Mystery
17 August 2018
For some reason, ever since I read at book club I have been somewhat drawn towards works by Wilkie Collins. Maybe it has something to do with him being a lesser known 19th Century British writer, lesser known in the sense that I had never heard of him until they decided to read him. Okay, he has been credited with writing the first detective novel, the aforementioned Moonstone, but this book also seems to come across as a mystery as well.
Basically, we have the protagonist Agnes whose fianc茅 basically leaves her for another woman, the Countess Narona. In fact the Countess, who basically stole Agnes鈥� fianc茅, comes into see a doctor to confess to him, though of course the doctor really isn鈥檛 all that interested in listening to somebody鈥檚 personal problems. I would say that he isn鈥檛 that sort of doctor, but then again I suspect that since we are still at least a quarter of a century away from Sigmund Freud, I鈥檓 not entirely sure if any of those sort of doctors actually existed, or at least counselors whose job was to basically tell their client鈥檚 that everything is all right, and as long as they aren鈥檛 actually breaking the law, then screw morality, just do what feels good.
Anyway, Agnes鈥� ex-fianc茅 suddenly dies of bronchitis, but for some reason the wife of one of their servants receives a thousand quid out of thin air. This sort of raises some questions, but then the insurance company gets involved, as they are prone to do whenever they are forced to pay out any money, and come to the conclusion that the death was legitimate and settled the policy (though I suspect that like most insurance companies, particularly life insurance companies, they will go to great lengths to not actually pay anything out).
So, the book then jumps to Venice, because as it turns out after they had finished their honeymoon they decided to stay in Venice and buy and old, run down palace (as a house in Venice is known as). A few years later, another person purchases the palace and turns it into a hotel, however it turns out that one of the rooms is haunted (or at least believed to be because, well, us rational people really don鈥檛 believe in ghosts, do we), in the sense that the people who stay in that room end up having nightmares.
Well, this book isn鈥檛 one of those Sherlock Holmes, everything has a rational explanation type of stories, though it probably isn鈥檛 as much of a mystery as those of Holmes, or more so the later detective writers where they riddled their works with clues so that the reader could attempt to work it out before the author revealed all (not that I鈥檝e ever been all that good at that, but then again I鈥檝e never been a huge fan of detective fiction anyway, other that Holmes of course, but that has a lot to do with him actually being a cocaine fiend that spends his spare time prize fighting and visiting brothels).
The other thing is that this book really doesn鈥檛 have a big reveal, or at least a big reveal by some French detective with a ridiculously long moustache that looks so bad that it completely put me off the movie. Though we are told a few things, if only because the confession is written as a play. Actually, when the play was being explained, it sort of reminded me a lot of Hamlet, where Hamlet writes a play, or at least gets the players to perform a play, that is so similar to what he believes happened to his father, that the king has a fit and storms out of the room.
Yet it makes me wonder whether such a confession would actually be accepted, you know, where the guilty person writes a story that appears to be entirely fictional, but in reality they are basically telling a story based on what they actually done. I guess it has something to do with some people really, really wanting to actually confess to their crimes. Sure, not everybody is like that, many people are so convinced that they haven鈥檛 done anything wrong that the feeling of guilt simply does not exist. Yet others get so torn with guilt that the only way that they can overcome that dreaded feeling is to actually say something. Maybe writing it out as a form of fiction is a way to confess one鈥檚 guilt without actually outright saying that they committed the crime.
Then again, the Countess certainly was the type of person who suffered from guilt, particularly since at the beginning of the play she goes and sees a doctor to confess that she is in the habit of seducing other people鈥檚 partners for her own pleasure. Yet it also makes me wonder about this idea of one constantly seeking affirmation for behaving, well, like a jerk. Maybe she wanted to confess because she wanted affirmation from somebody to tell her that what she had done was right. Well, killing somebody certainly doesn鈥檛 fall into that category, at least in the case here in this book, but the whole thing of dealing with guilt is an interesting thing, particularly where you basically seek that affirmation from your friends, or simply post it on Facebook to see how many likes you happen to get.
17 August 2018
For some reason, ever since I read at book club I have been somewhat drawn towards works by Wilkie Collins. Maybe it has something to do with him being a lesser known 19th Century British writer, lesser known in the sense that I had never heard of him until they decided to read him. Okay, he has been credited with writing the first detective novel, the aforementioned Moonstone, but this book also seems to come across as a mystery as well.
Basically, we have the protagonist Agnes whose fianc茅 basically leaves her for another woman, the Countess Narona. In fact the Countess, who basically stole Agnes鈥� fianc茅, comes into see a doctor to confess to him, though of course the doctor really isn鈥檛 all that interested in listening to somebody鈥檚 personal problems. I would say that he isn鈥檛 that sort of doctor, but then again I suspect that since we are still at least a quarter of a century away from Sigmund Freud, I鈥檓 not entirely sure if any of those sort of doctors actually existed, or at least counselors whose job was to basically tell their client鈥檚 that everything is all right, and as long as they aren鈥檛 actually breaking the law, then screw morality, just do what feels good.
Anyway, Agnes鈥� ex-fianc茅 suddenly dies of bronchitis, but for some reason the wife of one of their servants receives a thousand quid out of thin air. This sort of raises some questions, but then the insurance company gets involved, as they are prone to do whenever they are forced to pay out any money, and come to the conclusion that the death was legitimate and settled the policy (though I suspect that like most insurance companies, particularly life insurance companies, they will go to great lengths to not actually pay anything out).
So, the book then jumps to Venice, because as it turns out after they had finished their honeymoon they decided to stay in Venice and buy and old, run down palace (as a house in Venice is known as). A few years later, another person purchases the palace and turns it into a hotel, however it turns out that one of the rooms is haunted (or at least believed to be because, well, us rational people really don鈥檛 believe in ghosts, do we), in the sense that the people who stay in that room end up having nightmares.
Well, this book isn鈥檛 one of those Sherlock Holmes, everything has a rational explanation type of stories, though it probably isn鈥檛 as much of a mystery as those of Holmes, or more so the later detective writers where they riddled their works with clues so that the reader could attempt to work it out before the author revealed all (not that I鈥檝e ever been all that good at that, but then again I鈥檝e never been a huge fan of detective fiction anyway, other that Holmes of course, but that has a lot to do with him actually being a cocaine fiend that spends his spare time prize fighting and visiting brothels).
The other thing is that this book really doesn鈥檛 have a big reveal, or at least a big reveal by some French detective with a ridiculously long moustache that looks so bad that it completely put me off the movie. Though we are told a few things, if only because the confession is written as a play. Actually, when the play was being explained, it sort of reminded me a lot of Hamlet, where Hamlet writes a play, or at least gets the players to perform a play, that is so similar to what he believes happened to his father, that the king has a fit and storms out of the room.
Yet it makes me wonder whether such a confession would actually be accepted, you know, where the guilty person writes a story that appears to be entirely fictional, but in reality they are basically telling a story based on what they actually done. I guess it has something to do with some people really, really wanting to actually confess to their crimes. Sure, not everybody is like that, many people are so convinced that they haven鈥檛 done anything wrong that the feeling of guilt simply does not exist. Yet others get so torn with guilt that the only way that they can overcome that dreaded feeling is to actually say something. Maybe writing it out as a form of fiction is a way to confess one鈥檚 guilt without actually outright saying that they committed the crime.
Then again, the Countess certainly was the type of person who suffered from guilt, particularly since at the beginning of the play she goes and sees a doctor to confess that she is in the habit of seducing other people鈥檚 partners for her own pleasure. Yet it also makes me wonder about this idea of one constantly seeking affirmation for behaving, well, like a jerk. Maybe she wanted to confess because she wanted affirmation from somebody to tell her that what she had done was right. Well, killing somebody certainly doesn鈥檛 fall into that category, at least in the case here in this book, but the whole thing of dealing with guilt is an interesting thing, particularly where you basically seek that affirmation from your friends, or simply post it on Facebook to see how many likes you happen to get.
July 9, 2012
I liked this story. It was multifaceted in that it was not just a haunted house story, but also a murder mystery. Collins builds the suspense and the feeling of curiosity that keeps the reader engaged. I found the writing to be far from dated. The language was not antiquated, but felt almost modern in some ways. The print for my copy is rather small, and that's the only reason I didn't read it faster. Yesterday, I kept saying, I'll read to this point, and to that point, before I knew it, it was quite late and I had to put the book down to go to bed.
I didn't find the prose melodramatic. Instead, I found that Collins is matter of fact in describing horrors. It's merely in the reading of such things that the horror is evoked. I was quite surprised at the horrible things that had occurred, and it wasn't due to that Campy Gothic or Victorian Penny Dreadful tendency to use outlandish language to evoke a dark, sinister tone. I liked his subtle but hilarious humor, particularly in the part in which Francis Westwick goes to the room in question. I was laughing out loud on that part.
The Haunted Hotel starts out in an curious manner, with a false narrator. Which is quite brilliant. This beginning narrator never makes another appearance, and I was left to wonder how this plot thread would end up in the titular place. Further reading shows Collins' tendency to continuously introduce new point of views, leaving it up to the reader to see how it ties together. As I consider this novella, I wonder if this was not his way of revealing the intriguing character of the Countess through different eyes. So one cannot easily make up their mind about her.
Now an impatient reader will wish for Collins to get to the point, but I rather enjoyed the journey. I found the characters interesting, all of which evoking sympathy to some extent (except the Baron, who I found totally repugnant). Collins has a way of writing characters that is quite appealing to me. Even the lesser important characters come to life and earn their screen time when they come into the scenes. I enjoyed the roundabout way of presenting a story that was actually quite chilling in parts. I appreciated how intricately the mystery builds to a satisfying climax for this reader.
In the end, I was impressed with this novella by Mr. Collins. I will read more of his work because I think he has a way of writing mystery and suspense that is timeless, drawing me into his writing and not easily letting me go. His characters have impact and come to life for this reader, not sacrificed to a greater goal of evoking horror or terror, as can sometimes happen in this genre. I for one recommend this story to fans of classic/gothic horror and suspense.
Read out of .
I didn't find the prose melodramatic. Instead, I found that Collins is matter of fact in describing horrors. It's merely in the reading of such things that the horror is evoked. I was quite surprised at the horrible things that had occurred, and it wasn't due to that Campy Gothic or Victorian Penny Dreadful tendency to use outlandish language to evoke a dark, sinister tone. I liked his subtle but hilarious humor, particularly in the part in which Francis Westwick goes to the room in question. I was laughing out loud on that part.
The Haunted Hotel starts out in an curious manner, with a false narrator. Which is quite brilliant. This beginning narrator never makes another appearance, and I was left to wonder how this plot thread would end up in the titular place. Further reading shows Collins' tendency to continuously introduce new point of views, leaving it up to the reader to see how it ties together. As I consider this novella, I wonder if this was not his way of revealing the intriguing character of the Countess through different eyes. So one cannot easily make up their mind about her.
Now an impatient reader will wish for Collins to get to the point, but I rather enjoyed the journey. I found the characters interesting, all of which evoking sympathy to some extent (except the Baron, who I found totally repugnant). Collins has a way of writing characters that is quite appealing to me. Even the lesser important characters come to life and earn their screen time when they come into the scenes. I enjoyed the roundabout way of presenting a story that was actually quite chilling in parts. I appreciated how intricately the mystery builds to a satisfying climax for this reader.
In the end, I was impressed with this novella by Mr. Collins. I will read more of his work because I think he has a way of writing mystery and suspense that is timeless, drawing me into his writing and not easily letting me go. His characters have impact and come to life for this reader, not sacrificed to a greater goal of evoking horror or terror, as can sometimes happen in this genre. I for one recommend this story to fans of classic/gothic horror and suspense.
Read out of .
March 15, 2022
Wilkie Collins den okudu臒um ikinci eser . Harika bir anlat谋m ve 莽evirme olduk莽a ba艧ar谋l谋 kesinlikle. Storytelden dinledim anlat谋c谋 da 莽ok iyiydi yani hepsi ola臒an 眉st眉yd眉. 陌莽erik 莽ok s眉r眉kleyici.Merak i莽inde olsan谋zda sabredebiliyorsunuz sonuna kadar. Burda ne anlatsam az gelir ne kadar tahminlerde bulunursan谋z bulunun son daha ba艧ka bitmesi tam bir s眉rpriz.
October 6, 2018
Me declaro fan de Wilkie Collins, no se puede negar que el hombre ten铆a una mente bastante retorcida.
Si bien este libro est谩 catalogado como terror, es en un estilo muy t铆pico de su 茅poca, no puedo evitar pensar en la gente sentada alrededor de la chimenea leyendo esto para pasar el rato y luego no dormir, es inevitable admirar que Collins a m谩s de 100 a帽os de distancia nos dejara un escrito donde se disfruta esa innegable capacidad para generar un ambiente t茅trico, una enorme capacidad para generar suspense. Yo me inclinar铆a a catalogar este libro m谩s en lo g贸tico, pero eso es lo de menos, el mejor categor铆a en el que entra es en el "de los buenos libros"
En independencia de que en la actualidad este libro podr铆a resultar, incluso "ingenuo" refiri茅ndose al tiempo de terror que maneja, la realidad es que es lo que es innegable es que Collins tiene la enorme habilidad de mantener al lector pegado a la historia y sin darnos respiro.
El personaje de la condesa es tremendo, el final maravilloso y construido adem谩s de una manera magistral.
Una escritura maravillosa y muy entretenida, imposible parar de leer, una vez que comenc茅, no lo pude soltar (no s茅 si al final de mi vida voy a padecer m谩s de problemas de cuello o de vista), simplemente me he bebido este libro y lo he le铆do en una tarde, productiva en lectura e improductiva en la vida cotidiana, pero soy honesta, ha valido la pena no lavar trastes, no cenar y dejar plantada a una amiga 馃槀馃槀馃槀
Me ha gustado mucho
Si bien este libro est谩 catalogado como terror, es en un estilo muy t铆pico de su 茅poca, no puedo evitar pensar en la gente sentada alrededor de la chimenea leyendo esto para pasar el rato y luego no dormir, es inevitable admirar que Collins a m谩s de 100 a帽os de distancia nos dejara un escrito donde se disfruta esa innegable capacidad para generar un ambiente t茅trico, una enorme capacidad para generar suspense. Yo me inclinar铆a a catalogar este libro m谩s en lo g贸tico, pero eso es lo de menos, el mejor categor铆a en el que entra es en el "de los buenos libros"
En independencia de que en la actualidad este libro podr铆a resultar, incluso "ingenuo" refiri茅ndose al tiempo de terror que maneja, la realidad es que es lo que es innegable es que Collins tiene la enorme habilidad de mantener al lector pegado a la historia y sin darnos respiro.
El personaje de la condesa es tremendo, el final maravilloso y construido adem谩s de una manera magistral.
Una escritura maravillosa y muy entretenida, imposible parar de leer, una vez que comenc茅, no lo pude soltar (no s茅 si al final de mi vida voy a padecer m谩s de problemas de cuello o de vista), simplemente me he bebido este libro y lo he le铆do en una tarde, productiva en lectura e improductiva en la vida cotidiana, pero soy honesta, ha valido la pena no lavar trastes, no cenar y dejar plantada a una amiga 馃槀馃槀馃槀
Me ha gustado mucho
December 12, 2015
Not as good as The Moonstone or Woman in White, but still worth the read. I enjoy the glimpse of 19th century life, the language nuances, and the slower pacing of that era.
Club read.
Club read.
September 30, 2020
Reviewed for and for a 欧宝娱乐 readalong in the Victorians group.
It's called The haunted hotel, but the haunting doesn't appear until the second half of the book. Just saying.
In the first part, we meet Contess Narona, a rather agitated and melodramatic woman who seeks advice from a renown doctor. She feels something is going to happen but it seems to be fate, she won't be able to prevent the worse from happening. Nothing medical here. The doctor seems condescending toward women in general and her in particular.
Later, we meet Agnes, the Victorian angel de service : she's faithful, she's pure, she's true, she's "everything a woman should be" according to Victorian principles. She has a stalker - oh, forgive me : a man is in love with her but she doesn't return the love. He persists. She says no. He finally wins her. Of course, because he's in love with her the he deserves to win her !
I didn't like the way women were presented in this novel. I didn't care much about the story, way too melodramatic. It truly deserves the name of sensation novel. It felt really dated, a story where people faint and gasp and throw themselves on their knees begging for forgiveness or mercy. Not for me.
It's called The haunted hotel, but the haunting doesn't appear until the second half of the book. Just saying.
In the first part, we meet Contess Narona, a rather agitated and melodramatic woman who seeks advice from a renown doctor. She feels something is going to happen but it seems to be fate, she won't be able to prevent the worse from happening. Nothing medical here. The doctor seems condescending toward women in general and her in particular.
Later, we meet Agnes, the Victorian angel de service : she's faithful, she's pure, she's true, she's "everything a woman should be" according to Victorian principles. She has a stalker - oh, forgive me : a man is in love with her but she doesn't return the love. He persists. She says no. He finally wins her. Of course, because he's in love with her the he deserves to win her !
I didn't like the way women were presented in this novel. I didn't care much about the story, way too melodramatic. It truly deserves the name of sensation novel. It felt really dated, a story where people faint and gasp and throw themselves on their knees begging for forgiveness or mercy. Not for me.
January 29, 2012
The Haunted Hotel is a short ghost story/mystery concerning the death of Lord Montbarry and the strange occurrences that happen at his palace of residence in Venice which is converted into a hotel after his death. This novella skips a lot of the description and detail that is found in his longer and more famous works. Therefore, the story does seem to be rushed and summarized. However, this is good place to start if you want something a little more fast paced and want to get familiar with Collins鈥檚 writing style. Although it doesn鈥檛 stand up to Woman and White or the Moonstone, it was worth reading and gives some variety to Collins鈥� repertoire.
September 9, 2018
Novela g贸tica sencilla y previsible aunque muy bien escrita, logra transportarte a una 茅poca y a unos personajes afectados y sufrientes por cosas que ahora parecen rid铆culas. Buen libro para la 茅poca de Halloween y para el que guste de las novelas victorianas.
June 13, 2019
Classic Wilkie Collins; thoroughly readable and enjoyable.
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