Don't Look Now [Paperback]

Daphne Du Maurier (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: PENGUIN LONGMAN PUBL (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0582417716
• ISBN-13: 978-0582417717
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,860,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic thrillers, October 30, 2003

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Beth Cholette "doctor_beth" (Upstate NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Don't Look Now. (Hardcover)

Du Maurier has a clear talent for writing intelligent, engaging prose in a very accessible, clear style. Her characters are real, and their conversations are completely believable. My favorite of the five tales featured here was the title story; like du Maurier's classic novel Rebecca, this is a taunt psychological thriller with a surprise ending. In the second story, "The Breakthrough," the standard search for life after death is presented in a unique light. My least-favorite story of the book was the third, "Not After Midnight," as it had a disappointing ending which I still don't fully understand. In the fourth story, "A Border-line Case," the characters are less believable than is typical for du Maurier, yet the story is still worthwhile. Finally, for the last tale, "The Way of the Cross," du Maurier takes a different tact by telling the story from the perspectives of several main characters rather than just one, and the positive result is less thriller, more human interest. du Maurier is an excellent storyteller, and most readers are likely to find something to praise in at least one of this book's well-written stories.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DuMaurier at her best., December 12, 2002

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Celeste M. Harmer (Clifton Heights, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Don't Look Now. (Hardcover)

Classic Du Maurier! "A Borderline Case" was my favorite, with the title story ("Don't Look Now") a close second. The very best mystery/suspense/romance author!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 stars because I did enjoy reading it even though..., December 4, 2003

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Tiffany (Chicago, Il) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Don't Look Now. (Hardcover)

... I was really expecting a lot more from this book. I purchased it for the story "Don't Look Now", which is often said is a mere shadow of what I think is a great film(even though the book came first). I felt that all of the stories pulled you in to begin with, but the endings were just flat? "Not after Midnight" was pretty good but again the ending did no justice. "The Way of the Cross" was also interesting, great character development from the little boy "Robin" way too wise for his age and "Rev. Babcock" talk about conflicted! But again the ending just left you empty? Not that I wanted blood and ghastliness, but just a bit more force or painful irony,
à la "The Twilight Zone"

This is a good book to read to and from work (if you take the train or bus of course!)