I was disappointed by this book having enjoyed Zafon's Shadow of the Wind (bwl 28 and 47). Whilst he is able to create great atmosphere the intensely gothic approach of Edgar Allan Poe does not come off when set in the 20th C. The tale develops into farce by the end and I was left unsure whether this novel was a ghost story, a horror story or neither. The clumsy translation is also irritating.
(Judith Peppitt - bwl 57 Summer 2010 ) |
