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S'està carregant… Hell House (1971)de Richard Matheson
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. At best, 2.5 stars. Not very engaging, and chock full of female stereotypes from the period that are common in horror, sci fi and fantasy of the period that makes it hard to finish. ( ) Read for a Haunted House graduate seminar at CU Boulder. It's a haunted house story - in which the author seems to satiate every weird sexual fantasy he could possibly have imagined in his life. Consider this an EXTREME trigger warning. As for the rest, nothing at all worth mentioning. Except - does it creep anyone else out that a novel with so many rapes would be dedicated to the author's DAUGHTERS? That might be the creepiest part of all. I didn't find this book particularly scary, creepy, or disturbing. I actually laughed a few times. I realized that I've never read a book that flat out scared me. I've been creeped out by books (looking at you Clive Barker!), but never scared. I've read other novels/short stories by Matheson so I'm familiar with his writing style. I guess I just expected something different. All I knew about the story was that it's a haunted house. I have never seen the movie based on this book. It was well written, but didn't live up to the hype. "What's that?" Barret asked. "One of their menus, dated March 27, 1928. Shrimp bisque. Sweetbreads in gravy. Stewed capon. Bread sauce in gravy. Creamed cauliflower. For dessert, amandes en crème: crushed almonds in whipped egg whites and heavy cream." Barrett chuckled. "His guests must have all had heartburn." "The food wasn't aimed at their hearts," said Fischer, taking a box of candles from the drawer.
I haven't got a clue how to rate this book. There are too many things I found either funny or plain bad. I even waited for a day or so to think about it. On the one hand, I like haunted house theme (half a star for the theme). On the other, there are tons of things which I really didn't like. First, it isn't scary. At all. Sure, there are a few moments that should have been scary, but for me they were plain flat - as if I was watching from above. Second, I didn't like the characters or how they were presented. Barret, the self appointed unofficial leader of the group of people who were hired to spend a few days in that house, is the worst with his constant patronizing chuckle and calmness. Simply put: I didn't like this story. The ending is hilarious. I think this story might probably be better as a film. I really thought I'd like this book more. Contingut aTé l'adaptació
El 1940, cinc persones es van internar a la Casa Belasco amb la intenció d'esbrinar els secrets i posar llum als misteris de la que era considerada la casa encantada més perillosa del món. Només una va aconseguir sortir-ne amb vida. Trenta anys després, el milionari Rolf Randolph Deutsch contracta quatre estranys, entre ells l'únic supervivent de la massacre del 1940, per demostrar l'existència de la vida després de la mort. Per això hauran de passar una setmana a la Casa Belasco. La Casa Infernal els ha permès entrar, però els deixarà sortir? "La Casa Infernal és la novel·la de cases encantades més terrorífica que s'ha escrit mai. Sobresurt per sobre de la resta igual que les muntanyes sobresurten per sobre dels turons." Stephen King "Un dels escriptors més importants del segle XX" Ray Bradbury No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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