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Open House on Haunted Hill
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This is the cutest, most adorable and heartwarming Hugo and Nebula nominated story � and now Nebula Award winner for Best Short Story! � about a very lonely haunted house that really would like a family to move in.
133 Poisonwood Avenue needs to make a good impression and “it pulls its floorboards so straight that its foundations tremble�. Good thing it’s not a killer house and really just wants to be loved and lived in. “The house straightens its aching floorboards, like a human sucking in their belly.� A widowed father and his four-year-old kid would be just perfect.
The title clearly evokes a well-known horror story, but this sweet little tale is anything but horror. Reading it is just like petting a cute fluffy kitten. It is cozy and charming and made my heart grow three sizes which cannot be healthy.
4 stars.
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My Hugo and Nebula Awards Reading Project 2021: /review/show...
133 Poisonwood Avenue needs to make a good impression and “it pulls its floorboards so straight that its foundations tremble�. Good thing it’s not a killer house and really just wants to be loved and lived in. “The house straightens its aching floorboards, like a human sucking in their belly.� A widowed father and his four-year-old kid would be just perfect.
“Every decent haunted house has at least one secret room.�
The title clearly evokes a well-known horror story, but this sweet little tale is anything but horror. Reading it is just like petting a cute fluffy kitten. It is cozy and charming and made my heart grow three sizes which cannot be healthy.
4 stars.
—ĔĔĔĔ�
Read it free here:
—ĔĔĔĔ�
My Hugo and Nebula Awards Reading Project 2021: /review/show...
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Dennis wrote: "Haha! So, you are the Grinch? :)You know what's funny? I don't even remember that sentence: “The house straightens its aching floorboards, like a human sucking in their belly.� Maybe I read this ..."
I am, just a little bit :)
It’s those little details here that won me over. That haunted house, working so hard to be loved.
Just a little bit. :)
This was so good. 133 Poisonwood just wanted so badly to be loved! It got me too - fantastic review
Fiona wrote: "This was so good. 133 Poisonwood just wanted so badly to be loved! It got me too - fantastic review"Thanks, Fiona! It’s the sweetest story.
Vivian wrote: "Super cute. Thanks."You are welcome! Sometimes a bit of cuteness is all we need to make the world a bit better.
Thank you, Nataliya, for the wonderful review and very courteously providing a link to the story. I really enjoyed this one!
Drew wrote: "Thank you, Nataliya, for the wonderful review and very courteously providing a link to the story. I really enjoyed this one!"You’re welcome, Drew! I’m glad it helped other readers find this lovely little story.
I'm not sure how to react to this new gooey Nataliya.
Left Coast Justin wrote: "I'm not sure how to react to this new gooey Nataliya."Oh, don’t worry, Justin. The next book dud that comes my way will get the non-gooey treatment, I promise. But after the neverending disaster that Dhalgren was for me, I’m happy about sweet gooey stuff 😁
Re your review: nailed it! This was great!
You know what's funny? I don't even remember that sentence: “The house straightens its aching floorboards, like a human sucking in their belly.� Maybe I read this at the wrong time and it could have otherwise gotten a higher rating from me.