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The House Of Lost Souls (2008)

by F.G. Cottam(Favorite Author)

3.31 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

034095387X (ISBN13: 9780340953877)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Hodder & Stoughton

review 1: This came up as a suggestion when I bought Harwood's The Ghost Writer (no relation to the Polanski movie), and its main failing is the same: after many pages of wonderfully creepy atmosphere and absorbing nested tales, the ending goes right off the rails with a truncated, poorly-explained resolution. I think both books are still well worth reading, as long as you realize they won't bring it home with a satisfying conclusion. I agree with another review as well: Cottam's language becomes repetitive in a rather distracting way. I think the adjective "blearing" was used at least six times, and it became a bit annoying. Still, he really delivers atmosphere, and I enjoyed reading this enough to check out his other work.
review 2: This is what I term a 'slow burner' ... more- after the first chapter I wasn't sure if I was going to like the book but suddenly I became deeply engrossed. I didn't realise how involved I was in reading it late one night until my mobile phone unexpectedly beeped and I literally jumped. After calming my heart rate down to something approaching normal, I finished the book and would highly recommend it. But don't expect an easy read. less

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