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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James, John MacBride, E.F. Bleiler

jan_coco_day's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

This book is suprisingly funny at times. 

It's interesting to see the mysterious-figure-approaches-the-observer-in-a-static-picture trope is older than the 1990s! 

ipanzica's review against another edition

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3.0

This book is a collection of short horror stories. In my opinion, the top three stories in the book were Count Magnus, Room 13, and The Treasure of Abbot Thomas. They all had great suspense, mystery, and whispers of the supernatural without revealing too much.

rodneywilhite's review against another edition

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5.0

Pitch perfect collection. The plots are simple, and almost identical: an academic discovers some ancient text in a wayside rural town and learns to regret it. The stories are largely atmospheric, with a building dread that's quite successful. Recommended.

bookwrm526's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense

4.0

tomrrandall's review against another edition

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3.0

Some of the stories were better than others - but it holds up.

jemmak's review against another edition

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

3.0

gracefabbri's review against another edition

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5.0

M.R. James be like yes people are golfing. No I will not tell you about it

bupdaddy's review against another edition

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2.0

12 of the least scary "ghost" stories you will ever read.

ghost_of_a_car's review against another edition

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

5.0

franklin56709's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0