Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
Read on KindleA book that would be better read as a hard copyThis book didn't grab me. I was definitely ready for a change of genre and probably shouldn't have even started it when I did.Given the diary style narrative interspersed with the reference catalogue of fairy research, I think I would prefer a hard copy where you could flip through and have a better display of graphics ... the book lends itself to being visual and this was lost on the Kindle.In the end, I skimmed the catalogue sections and just read the diary extracts. The catalogue covered the research into fairy gentry across the world, much of which I was already familiar with, ie folklore. (And besides ... where were all the nice little fairies???).The narrative was about the researchers obsession which all came to no good and a grisly end. And it was only the thin mortar between the bricks. Ho Hum as a read but could have been good as a coffee table style illustrated book. This is a beautiful book, but I don't think I would ever pay the $25 sticker price for it. I was very glad the local Borders had it for half off.It's a quick read with Blackwood's journal entries dispersed among his first (and probably only) book, 'Blackwood's Guide to Dangerous Fairies.' While the guide doesn't advance the plot, it is a fun read and has the illustrations. It's also a fun way to show how Blackwood is traveling the world since his journal entries will resume on the continent the guide left off on.I was a little disappointed this book didn't further explain the 'one life' mantra they said Blackwood was obsessed with in the movie. It otherwise does a great job of filling out the world they use in 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.'
What do You think about Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011)?
Guilty fun. The journal entries keep you on your toes. I really liked it.
—Ruth
There is something evil about the tooth fairy.....
—ARRA
