Monday, August 5, 2019

The Thing About Ghost Stories, by Naomi Kritzer

The Thing About Ghost StoriesThe Thing About Ghost Stories by Naomi Kritzer

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I enjoy these kinds of "inside baseball" stories. Kritzer has done some research on the study of folklore, and gives us an intimate view of what it looks like inside the academy. I learn something from these. The protagonist's transition from studying stories from the outside to having her own was really well done. The ending was just a tiny bit pat, but this is absolutely worth reading.



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