tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post6749334201025694691..comments2024-03-20T09:37:09.972-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: Stories of the Supernatural: ReviewBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-40821075247864318442016-09-14T19:22:42.284-04:002016-09-14T19:22:42.284-04:00Sounds like a cool collection! Sounds like a cool collection! fredamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445217103291725907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-42644681783093442232016-09-14T15:11:10.271-04:002016-09-14T15:11:10.271-04:00John: Yes, I did go hunting for the remaining stor...John: Yes, I did go hunting for the remaining stories and read what I could. I'd read "August Heat" before, so that was no trouble.<br /><br />And I agree that the Saki story isn't really a ghost story--but I do like the shock the main character gets. It's more in the line of a practical joke...but done nicely.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-69586333343073687002016-09-14T12:39:08.910-04:002016-09-14T12:39:08.910-04:00That manufacturing error could easily have ruined ...That manufacturing error could easily have ruined my day. Did you go looking for the missing pages of "Mrs. Amworth" or the start of the Sinclair tale in different books? Reminds me of the time last year when while reading THREE GREEN BOTTLES I discovered there were 42 pages (two entire signatures) that never were bound into my copy. Somehow I still managed to enjoy the novel. But one day I'd like to read those pages to see what I missed!<br /><br />Saki's story isn't even remotely a supernatural story and it bothers me that it always turns up in these anthologies. The off hand mention of a ghost and especially the ending does not qualify it for inclusion, IMO. Yes, it's a good story, but it belongs more to the Roald Dahl type of story with a creepy central character and a surprise ending. I like the Machen story more than you I guess, as well as the rest of the tales in THE THREE IMPOSTORS from where it was taken. I'd rate it well above average, even noteworthy in the entire genre.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com