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Don't Look Now and Other Stories
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bookshelves: read-in-2016, short-stuff, oldies-but-goodies, group-reads, audiobook
Dec 07, 2016
bookshelves: read-in-2016, short-stuff, oldies-but-goodies, group-reads, audiobook
A word of caution: Do not confuse this book,
Don't Look Now and Other Stories with
Don't Look Now: Selected Stories of Daphne Du Maurier. They are not the same book. The only things they have in common are the the title story and the author. Both books are fine, mind you, but if you are participating in a group discussion and the stories you are reading aren't the same as what everyone else is reading, you will likely feel left out in the cold.
That said, this is a fine collection of stories by an exceptional author. I really enjoyed her writing style and the the way that she was able to bring various settings around the world to life. That said, I don't think any of the stories really hit it out of the park. Maybe I expect more from the author of Rebecca and Jamaica Inn but I felt like she set up several of the stories for a big finish and then....they just ended. I award this anthology ★★★� stars out of five although at least half a star is awarded out of respect for Dame Daphne.
My thanks to the folks at the Horror Aficionados group for giving me the opportunity to read and discuss this and many other fine books.
Don't Look Now and Other Stories with
Don't Look Now: Selected Stories of Daphne Du Maurier. They are not the same book. The only things they have in common are the the title story and the author. Both books are fine, mind you, but if you are participating in a group discussion and the stories you are reading aren't the same as what everyone else is reading, you will likely feel left out in the cold. That said, this is a fine collection of stories by an exceptional author. I really enjoyed her writing style and the the way that she was able to bring various settings around the world to life. That said, I don't think any of the stories really hit it out of the park. Maybe I expect more from the author of Rebecca and Jamaica Inn but I felt like she set up several of the stories for a big finish and then....they just ended. I award this anthology ★★★� stars out of five although at least half a star is awarded out of respect for Dame Daphne.
My thanks to the folks at the Horror Aficionados group for giving me the opportunity to read and discuss this and many other fine books.
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Reading Progress
December 7, 2016
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Started Reading
December 7, 2016
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December 7, 2016
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read-in-2016
December 7, 2016
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short-stuff
December 7, 2016
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oldies-but-goodies
December 11, 2016
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38.0%
"That will teach them a lesson, she told herself, that will shake them out of this business of trying to behave so well, of being noble in the face of death, of making out that it’s a merciful release and everything is really for the best. None of them really minding, caring, that someone has gone forever. But ´Ú´Ç°ù±ð±¹±ð°ùâ€�"
December 12, 2016
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54.0%
"“I might have known it,� she said. “I should have guessed. But you had me fooled with your cairns in the wood and all that cover-up.�
“It isn’t a cover-up. I’ve a passion for digging. But I love explosions too.�"
“It isn’t a cover-up. I’ve a passion for digging. But I love explosions too.�"
December 13, 2016
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60.0%
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith were a young honeymoon couple. This had made them a special object of attention, and even a few ill-judged jokes. They would have done better, Babcock couldn’t help thinking, to have stayed in the hotel on the shores of Galilee and got to know each other properly, rather than trail around Jerusalem, the historical and religious importance of which they couldn’t possibly grasp in their present mood."
December 14, 2016
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78.0%
"Therefore� and it was in a good cause, a holy cause� she would wait until he had moved away, and would then descend the steps and fill the little bottle with water. Deceitful, perhaps, but deceitful in the name of the Lord."
December 15, 2016
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85.0%
"I looked around. Whoever designed the room must have had a hospital training all right. It had the bare essentials. Bed, washbasin, chest of drawers, wardrobe, one chair. The window gave onto the entrance front. The blankets on the bed were folded hospital fashion, and a military hospital at that."
December 17, 2016
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group-reads
December 17, 2016
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audiobook
December 17, 2016
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Finished Reading
