Descrizione
Jim Crow Florida, 1950. Twelve-year-old Robert Stephens Jr., who for a trivial scuffle with a white boy is sent to The Gracetown School for Boys. But the segregated reformatory is a chamber of horrors, haunted by the boys that have died there. In order to survive the school governor and his Funhouse, Robert must enlist the help of the school's ghosts - only they have their own motivations...
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Formato
Brossura
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
ott 1, 2023
Editore
Titan Books
Edizioni
6 edizioni
ISBN-10
1803366532
ISBN-13
9781803366531
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I had to put it down several times and pick it back up again. This book is dark and it's LONG. And you definitely don't feel good about reading it once you're done. I do not believe this book is a "horror" book. Are the book's contents horrific and vile, absolutely. But it isn’t the main element. It's a historical fiction first and foremost. Yes, there's a slight paranormal element to it with the "haints" but to be honest it reads more like a thriller. I also found the pacing to be off. The book was probably longer than it needed to be, with Gloria's chapters feeling unnecessary at times. Her chapters felt repetitive and they dragged the story out way longer than it needed to be.
August 29th 2025