Killing the Dead
7 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by 
Plum-crazy
from Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Plum-crazy from Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 31, 2017
We need to speak of the dead.
We need to speak for the dead, for they cannot speak for themselves. There are things they would want to say to us, if only they could talk. But, surely, they cannot. No longer can we walk into the next room, and find them standing there as they did in life, and hear what they have to say.
They are gone.
Yet...
Yet, they linger.
So it is with this girl who's gone now.
Her name, when they still said it aloud, was Isobel.
1963. It's a year since the death of a girl at a prestigious private school in Massachusetts; but although she's gone, her presence still remains, affecting everyone who knew her. Killing the dead is very hard to do...
When I picked this up, I didn't realise it was a children's book for older readers. Well, I'm certainly an older reader......
We need to speak for the dead, for they cannot speak for themselves. There are things they would want to say to us, if only they could talk. But, surely, they cannot. No longer can we walk into the next room, and find them standing there as they did in life, and hear what they have to say.
They are gone.
Yet...
Yet, they linger.
So it is with this girl who's gone now.
Her name, when they still said it aloud, was Isobel.
1963. It's a year since the death of a girl at a prestigious private school in Massachusetts; but although she's gone, her presence still remains, affecting everyone who knew her. Killing the dead is very hard to do...
When I picked this up, I didn't realise it was a children's book for older readers. Well, I'm certainly an older reader......
Journal Entry 2 by Plum-crazy at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, August 24, 2017
Plum-crazy at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, August 24, 2017
Into the dark, dark woods.
To the dark, dark bridge
By the dark, dark water.
Linger.
Let the ghosts of heaven tell their story
An excellent creepy & haunting novella which, while not aimed at my age group, nevertheless made quite an impression on me (though to be completely honest I didn't particularly like the poem at the end.)
As it's aimed at children - albeit "older" readers, 13/14ish? I don't know - I was surprised at the sexual innuendo between the promiscuous Margot & her teacher - I guess kids today are more worldly than us that were 13 in the early 70's! Whatever, this is one older reader who will happily read more by this author :o)
Journal Entry 3 by Plum-crazy at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Monday, October 16, 2017
Plum-crazy at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Monday, October 16, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (10/17/2017 UTC) at Sweepstake, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Journal Entry 4 by Bjorg at ReykjavÃk, ReykjavÃk (Höfuðborgar svæðið) Iceland on Friday, October 20, 2017
Thanks so much for this spooky book Plum-crazy and for everything else you sent me :)
Journal Entry 5 by Bjorg at ReykjavÃk, ReykjavÃk (Höfuðborgar svæðið) Iceland on Friday, December 22, 2017
Pretty good and spooky. Poor Isobel, no wonder she came back.
To my partner in the 2018 Halloween trest and bók exchange :) enjoy!
Received this book with Halloween treats for the 2018 exchange, thanks Bjorg!
Traveling with my Easter package to Scotland, hoping it gets there!
Please let us know when you release it again...
Please let us know when you release it again...
Received in a wonderful Easter Exchange parcel. Thank you so much Estelle1806, you really brightened my day!
I thought this was an interesting tale. In spite of the brevity of the book, you really got a good sense of the different characters. Most of them were pretty awful people. I am not surprised Isobel came back to haunt Margot! Thanks for sending this book, it will travel again once we are allowed back out into the world.
Journal Entry 11 by bookfrogster at Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Thursday, February 4, 2021
And off it goes as a little winter rabck. Hope it brightens up a grey day. :-)
Thank you soo much for thinking of me and picking this lovely book and the most beautiful postcard. I am sure I will enjoy it as much as previous readers; thank you as we all need some cheering up these days, so this little gift is most welcome!!
Reserved for greenbadger's Alphabet VBB; I will read it first. :)
Reserved for yorkshire-lass, who picked it from greenbadger's Alphabet VBB; I will read it first, and try not to take too long. :)
Currently reading it... and pleasantly surprised by it! :)
This was a lovely surprise... neither a short story nor a novel, more like a novella... but with a supernatural / ghostly aspect I was not expecting from its cover.
Despite being set in 1963, it could just as well be a Victorian gothic novel... I kept imagining the characters in historical costumes...
It is a real page-turner; I started it in the afternoon and finished reading it last night.
I will certainly look for more books by Mr Sedgwick.
Thanks for sharing it, bookfrogster... it will soon continue its travels.
Despite being set in 1963, it could just as well be a Victorian gothic novel... I kept imagining the characters in historical costumes...
It is a real page-turner; I started it in the afternoon and finished reading it last night.
I will certainly look for more books by Mr Sedgwick.
Thanks for sharing it, bookfrogster... it will soon continue its travels.
Sent today to Yorkshire-lass, who picked it from the Alphabet VBB.
I hope you'll enjoy reading it as much as I did. :)
I hope you'll enjoy reading it as much as I did. :)
Waiting on the doormat when I got home from a week away at the Edinburgh Fringe, I've read the reviews and am looking forward to reading it, thanks,
An interesting and quick read.
Going into the Mixed Fiction Bookbox.
Taken from the mixed fiction book box. Thank you 😊
