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This House Is Haunted by John Boyne

latinabookworm74's review against another edition

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4.0

Not what I expected.

This book was far better than I expected. I thought it would be a cheesy, but entertaining, ghost story. It was definitely not cheesy. It was entertaining and a quick read. At times I found Eliza rather annoying. I would have liked to have read more about Isabella. Overall, I enjoyed it.

oddychaniebeztlenowe's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

dvallee's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

nicolamarie84's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

kristicuse's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

onetrooluff's review against another edition

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3.0

I hadn't read any John Boyne before, since I'm basically avoiding The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for fear of bawling my eyes out. This is different fare - a pretty standard Victorian ghost story. I think anyone into this type of book or movie will see everything coming, but it does create a sort of deliciously creepy atmosphere, and if you like that... well, it's worth a read.

mes91's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

This was a great ghost story, it was mysterious and the pace didn't let up.
From the first sentence mentioning Charles Dickens I was hooked. This really was everything I wanted in an October read.

irisje09's review against another edition

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dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

brennie192's review against another edition

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3.0

It was fine. The writing is extremely obvious and the plot is easy to predict, but it was fine.

towanda000's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0