tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345341059185062738.post1013538007893114149..comments2023-08-09T04:20:25.620-05:00Comments on NYC Book Girl: The Manikin - Joanna ScottAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978371169108528359noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345341059185062738.post-58353245501537714152008-10-16T15:01:00.000-05:002008-10-16T15:01:00.000-05:00Sounds like a good one even if it didn't work out ...Sounds like a good one even if it didn't work out to be quite as gothic as expected. The covers definitely give that impression, don't they!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345341059185062738.post-70383035323761707342008-10-15T16:48:00.000-05:002008-10-15T16:48:00.000-05:00I can't decide which cover I like better. They're ...I can't decide which cover I like better. They're both so pretty.Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395712971920800717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345341059185062738.post-21452062323480299532008-10-14T00:39:00.000-05:002008-10-14T00:39:00.000-05:00I find that expecting something ghastly to happen ...I find that expecting something ghastly to happen makes a story much less scary. It's much more effective to be reading and taken completely by surprise by what happens. Still, this book does sound interesting with a creepy house as a key player.BooksPleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721650104596705715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345341059185062738.post-91604476404863116982008-10-13T22:43:00.000-05:002008-10-13T22:43:00.000-05:00I would have been expecting the same thing of a bo...I would have been expecting the same thing of a book with that title and cover. Reminds me of an old ghost story I picked up called "Julian's House", which, sadly, turned out to be one of the most boring books I ever stopped reading ...The Oceanside Animalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894063884048051561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345341059185062738.post-90346787531483280332008-10-13T16:17:00.000-05:002008-10-13T16:17:00.000-05:00It's too bad that the story ended up disappointing...It's too bad that the story ended up disappointing you a bit, but you still made me very, very curious about it.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com