Helpful Score: 2
Now I know a lot of horror fanatics who have and will say that this book is not scary. And, having read it, I can say that it's not scary like a horror movie that startles you out of your seat with gore. It's a little more cerebral than that. The author, Susan Hill, has the great ability to build suspense with her words. I felt the stress of impending doom in my heart the further I read on in this book. That's a talent!
Susan Hill created two horrors with this novel. First, there is your obvious horror - that of some tortured paranormal being haunting creepy places. But second, there is a more subtle horror - the kind of personal horror that happens every day in real life, the kind of horror that will change your life for the worst. It's that kind of horror that had me saying at the end of the novel, "That's horrible," and I don't mean the novel was horrible. It's just a horrible tragedy.
Susan Hill created two horrors with this novel. First, there is your obvious horror - that of some tortured paranormal being haunting creepy places. But second, there is a more subtle horror - the kind of personal horror that happens every day in real life, the kind of horror that will change your life for the worst. It's that kind of horror that had me saying at the end of the novel, "That's horrible," and I don't mean the novel was horrible. It's just a horrible tragedy.
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