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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
a mixed bag of goodies from the great Daphne Du Maurier,
By lazza (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Don't Look Now (Paperback)
Daphne Du Maurier is one of my favorite authors. Her prose is always elegant. Unfortunately her shorter novels have a tendency to clash with her style; characterizations are not well-developed, the outcome somewhat forced. This is generally true also with this collection of short novels written by Du Maurier late in her career. "Don't Look Now" and "Not After Midnight" are the better of the bunch, but none are enthralling ... certainly not when compared to her best short novel "The Birds" (yes, the story from which the film is loosely based on).Bottom line: go for the author's novels (eg, "The Scapegoat" or "Rebecca") instead of these stories. Still, this book is overall a satisfactory read.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not as bad as The Breaking Point...,
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This review is from: Don't Look Now (Paperback)
But if anyone asked me what these stories were about I would not be able to tell them. I remember the titles and some of the details but not the stories. Way over my head. And I am a pretty well-read person so it's not that I'm just not a reader. I wouldn't recommend this really highly because her novels are so much better. Try The King's General, The House on the Strand.
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Don't Look Now by Daphne, Dame Du Maurier (Paperback - Sept. 1983)
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