Review: Not my normal cup of tea
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 14, 2010
Books like Claire Farrell's are not my usual cup of tea, but all teetotalers need a shot of white lightning once in a while. It keeps life interesting. The Little Girl in My Room & Other Stories is an excellent book for anyone in a reading rut. This book will knock your whole world off-kilter!Filling this dark book with twisted tales of malevolence, greed, and revenge, Farrell has a gifted and uncanny talent of stepping into the skin of her characters and firmly planting herself there. The first two stories actually made me smile and wish that I'd had them to read to my sons when they were younger--spooky fun! But the second two stories actually made my skin crawl. Did I stop reading? No. I couldn't! And the stories just got darker and more twisted.I am normally a lover of the bright and glorious happily-ever-after ending that this book doesn't provide; however, one disturbing and graphic story (entitled Justice) did have an extremely satisfying ending that had me nodding and actually feeling empathy for the evil-doer. How did that happen, you might wonder...read this book to find out. You'll be nodding, too.If you like to feel scared, if you like dark, unsettling books, or if you simply need a change of pace in your reading, this book--written by a talented teller of tales--is for you. Highly recommended.