Review by MELANIE DUGAN
The first two-thirds of Saturday Night Ghost Club reads like a young adult coming-of-age story; in the last third the book detours into a much darker narrative. An interesting read, but uneven.
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Tell us what you thought about The Saturday night ghost club
The first two-thirds of Saturday Night Ghost Club reads like a young adult coming-of-age story; in the last third the book detours into a much darker narrative. An interesting read, but uneven.
Title Statement | The Saturday night ghost club / Craig Davidson. |
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Author | Davidson, Craig, 1976- |
Publication | Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada,2018. |
Extent of Item | 251 pages |
ISBN | 0735274827 9780735274822 |
Other Number | 3362627 |
Summary | Saturday Night Ghost Club is a short, irresistible, and bittersweet coming-of-age story about a small group of kids who, under the leadership of an eccentric uncle, spend one summer investigating the validity of local ghost stories and macabre urban myths--in almost every instance getting in way over their heads. With warmth, skill, and striking, cinematic imagery, and a rare gift for conjuring totally original, unexpected, and unforgettable set pieces and tableaus that strike the reader as immediately iconic--Davidson draws us into his gritty world, reminding us that life's strange intensity and occasional magic is all around us. |
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By Topic | Uncles--Fiction |
Friendship--Fiction | |
By Location | Niagara Falls (Ont.)--Fiction |
By Genre | Bildungsromans |
Ghost stories |