The Little Stranger
Oct. 31st, 2022 01:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alobearI've generally really liked Sarah Waters books in the past, and The Little Stranger is really well-written, involving, engaging, intriguing, compelling - all the good things!
But it's also really, really scary! Or at least, it was to me, since I'm a total wuss...
The (is-it-or-isn't-it) supernatural aspects were perfectly designed to really freak me out (sounds and things moving in old houses - aaaah!) and unfortunately I'm not the kind of person who enjoys being frightened.
All the rest of it was great - Dr Faraday is an excellent narrator, flawed but sympathetic, and the other characters are interesting and varied.
So, excellent book! But not for me...
But it's also really, really scary! Or at least, it was to me, since I'm a total wuss...
The (is-it-or-isn't-it) supernatural aspects were perfectly designed to really freak me out (sounds and things moving in old houses - aaaah!) and unfortunately I'm not the kind of person who enjoys being frightened.
All the rest of it was great - Dr Faraday is an excellent narrator, flawed but sympathetic, and the other characters are interesting and varied.
So, excellent book! But not for me...
