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Zuky the BookBum (15 KP) rated The Signalman in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
The Signalman
The Signalman
Charles Dickens | 1998 | Fiction & Poetry
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I've never read a Dicken's novel before, I always felt like I would come out of them dumbfounded... his writing seems too intellectual and educational for my little brain. But, this is just a ghost story, so it was easy enough to get on with!

Yes, I enjoyed this, but it wasn't my favourite short story. A classic old school ghost story, but it could have been so much creepier than it was, so that let me down. There is a slight pang of shock at the tail end of this short, but it's nothing to write home about.

What's most interesting, to me, about this book, is the fact that it's been pulled out of a personal tragedy of Dicken's.
  
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Merissa (13696 KP) rated The Pumpkin Man in Books

Jun 8, 2023  
The Pumpkin Man
The Pumpkin Man
Luke Martin | 2012 | Erotica, Paranormal, Romance
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is a short but steamy coffee break book that tells the story of Gemma, the witch. She doesn't have much of a social life (being a witch) so every year she bespells a pumpkin man to do all the chores she hates. As a perk to herself, she also asks him to make love to her each year. However, one year a wolf shows up and the tale takes on a new twist.

Although this is only a short story, it covers a year of time. Well-written and with enough of a story to make it enjoyable, this has humour, passion and loneliness. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

* Verified Purchase on Amazon - October 2012 *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Jun 11, 2016
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Wolves at the Door (2016) in Movies

Jan 19, 2018  
Wolves at the Door (2016)
Wolves at the Door (2016)
2016 | Horror, Mystery
4
4.0 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
OK cast (0 more)
Very short run time (0 more)
A thriller based on the true story of the Manson family's murders in the summer of '69. It feels like a cliche home invasion film. With a run time of 73 minutes it feels like half a film.
  
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Zuky the BookBum (15 KP) rated Sleep Walking Now and Then in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
SW
Sleep Walking Now and Then
Richard Bowes | 2014
4
4.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Why did I bother reading this?

It took me way too long to get through it because I had to keep rereading parts as it was totally confusing.

Classified as a short story but felt like the longest book I've read in ages. Ugh.
  
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David (771 KP) rated The Tales of Beedle the Bard in Books

Oct 31, 2018  
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
J.K. Rowling | 2008 | Children
8
8.2 (38 Ratings)
Book Rating
For any Harry Potter fan, this books short stories only enlarge the wizarding world we have come to know and love.
The comments from Dumbledore after each story are also worth a read as it gives us more insight into this very interesting, complex character.
  
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AT (1676 KP) rated Nights in Books

Jan 3, 2019  
Nights
Nights
Kou Yoneda | 2014 | Comics & Graphic Novels
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is definitely not for kids! This is a yaoi manga of short stories by Kou Yoneda. There are three main storylines. My favorite was the first story, in which the characters on the cover were featured. They're quick reads, but cute adult-based stories.