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The Harrowing
The Harrowing
Author: Alexandra Sokoloff
Baird College’s Mendenhall echoes with the footsteps of the last home-bound students heading off for Thanksgiving break, and Robin Stone swears she can feel the creepy, hundred-year-old residence hall breathe a sigh of relief for its long-awaited solitude. Or perhaps it’s only gathering itself for the coming weekend. —   — As a massive...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312357481
ISBN-10: 0312357486
Publication Date: 8/22/2006
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 6
I got caught up in this book and raced through it. Like many horror stories, the beginning and middle are better than the ending. Not that the ending is bad, it's just that the thrill of a good horror novel is in the wickedly delicious sitting-on-the-edge-of-your-seat, ready-to-jump anticipation. Endings, by their very nature, wrap things up. There aren't supposed to be loose ends, so there's nothing left to give me the shivers. So the author of The Harrowing isn't a threat to Shirley Jackson's place in the horror genre, but she's still worth reading.
Bibliocrates avatar reviewed The Harrowing on + 252 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Really good ghost story, recommended.
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Helpful Score: 5
This is SUCH a good book-I read it through in a hurry because I just couldn't put it down!! The characters and plot really keep you reading and you won't be disappointed.
Kim3 avatar reviewed The Harrowing on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
it was the first time i hace read this aurthor and i will be waiting for her next. it was a deep moving read at the same time scary. a must read
knittymama avatar reviewed The Harrowing on + 424 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Very scary. It grabbed me from page one and held me to the end. I can still "hear" the last sentence of the book in my head. "Anyone want to play?" Gave me the shivers.
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reviewed The Harrowing on + 636 more book reviews
Well, this book was a little spooky and a little silly. It read very much like your typical horror movie, but that was what made it fun! A perfect read for a stormy night, home alone; I enjoyed it quite a bit, actually. It was a lot of fun, with a surprising amount of twists and turns for a short book. Interesting and chilling - Ouija boards always make for creepy stories!
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It's not entirely unpredictable, but it still serves up some pretty chilling and creepy scenes. It's a haunted house story with everything from poltergeist activity to Ouija boards to demonic possession. Sokoloff even throws in some information about the origins of man, in terms of the views of a religion or two. All in all, it's a very entertaining, spooky, fast read.
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Good, quick moving ghost story set in a college dorm with a few outcast students.


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