Julia

"emptiness without end or meaning: that was death indeed, and it seemed to crawl forth from the walls of this house." 4.25 ⭐'s Initial Thoughts Peter Straub is one of the authors that has captured my imagination in my short career as a constant reader. I'd put him up there with Stephen King......more

In which I reread a book that I might as well have read for the first time, as I’d forgotten almost everything about it . . . . This novel’s central conceit is unforgettable: a young woman grieving the loss of her daughter leaves her (abusive, controlling — but this is the 1970s so his behavior is wr......more

2.25 stars I struggled with this one, authors writing style wasn't to my taste. Very slow paced and many long drawn out descriptions of mundane things. Some of the horror scenes were good, but wasn't worth the slog it often felt like to get to them. Julia escapes her abusive husband and gets a place......more

This was the author's first venture into the supernatural genre, originally published in 1975 and it reads like it. It isn't dated per se, it seemly belongs to another time, one where attitudes where different, women's lib not quite there (or at all there really), one had to go to the actual library......more

Excellent read. Wonderfully tense and atmospheric, with classic gothic sensibilities. Thing is, I've heard lots of folks say, "If you loved GHOST STORY, JULIA will blow your mind!" In this case, I beg to differ. GHOST STORY painted with a much richer story, and the characters were far more likable,......more