The Ghost Writer

this was such a strange book, another old fashioned type thing. a boy starts a pen pal relationship where he doesnt end up seeing the girl till he's in his 30s, along with mysteries of his past. it was ok. just strange. kinda literary. very gothic. mixed in, are old gothic ghost tales, written by his family member, that somehow reveal to him his life and past.

Un historia confusa que cuesta un poco de trabajo adentrarse en ella. Los giros de tiempo le aportan fluidez y las partes que nos van presentando para justificar y entender la historia de cierto personaje me gustó mucho, la constante angustia de que algo paranormal puede suceder en cualquier momento......more

To say this book is a page-turner is an understatement. Books containing stories within stories often suffer from one strand of the narrative being more interesting than the other, but I found Viola's ghost stories every bit as compelling (and authentic - they reminded me of Edgar Allan Poe and genu......more

Ugh. This is a tough review to write. This author can write. The descriptions are so unbelievably lush and descriptive, with a gothic Victorian flavor about them that is reminiscent of Henry James' "Turn of the Screw." Indeed, this borrows a lot from James, which is no bad thing in my opinion, howev......more

Review from Badelynge. Gerrard Freeman is a young Librarian living in Australia with his secretive mother. As a child he found a mysterious photograph and a strange ghost story written by his great-grandmother Viola Hatherley. The discovery causes his mother to abandon any mention of her former life......more

John Harwood sure knows how to write a ghost story. Sadly I don't think he knows how to end a ghost story - at least not this one. Until the last 6 or 7 pages I thought this was one of the best books for ghosts, hauntings, creepy houses, and family secrets that I had found in a long time. The story......more