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1056 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679601289
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication date: 18 October 1994
Description
When this longtime Modern Library favorite--filled with fifty-two stories of heart-stopping suspense--was first published in 1944, one of its biggest fans was critic Edmund Wilson, who in The New Yorker applauded what he termed a sudden revival of...
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Racism, Animal death, Blood
1056 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679601289
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication date: 18 October 1994
Description
When this longtime Modern Library favorite--filled with fifty-two stories of heart-stopping suspense--was first published in 1944, one of its biggest fans was critic Edmund Wilson, who in The New Yorker applauded what he termed a sudden revival of...
Community Reviews Summary of 64 reviews
Moods
dark 100%
mysterious 100%
adventurous 50%
tense 50%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | N/A: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Animal death, Blood