The Ghost Notebooks: A Novel

by Ben Dolnick
Pantheon Books, New York, 2018
Ebook ISBN 9781101871102

The Ghost Notebooks by Ben Dolnick
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I became so engrossed in this book last night that I read it until past midnight. When I woke up this morning, I finished it. I didn't even look at the newspaper.

I'm not interested in run-of-the-mill supernatural/horror/ghost stories. I've read plenty of them. But after reading the masters (Lovecraft, Machen, M.R. James, LeFanu and the like), I've become quite selective when it comes to this genre. I found this book very satisfying. It hit most or all of the right notes for my taste. The quality of the writing is comparable to what you'd expect in literary fiction, with well-developed main characters, interesting secondary players and insights into their inner lives. The quasi-supernatural aspect is nicely handled.


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