What a queer little thing. A fairy tale of sorts, and incredibly awkward. The writing was gorgeous, I just felt disconnected from the piece. The magical realism was perfectly constructed for such a short story, but also lost a bit because of the lack of depth. It read like a really great proposal for a novel. I guess the reason I am only giving it two stars is my own lack of personal connection and desire for more length. I'm sure there are lots of you out there who will love this. It's not a poorly written story at all. I know lots of people love magical realism, but it just isn't my thing. Spooky stories where the superstition might and might not be real, it just don't do it for me. Decide one way or the other author, please. It might just be, that I am pretty darn sure that non of it is real in our world. I'm not religious, I don't knock on wood and I have never seen or heard anything like a ghost, so it just don't interest me. I do however love stories where the magic is undoubtedly real, where the Fay are hiding among us, where wizard children gets letter on their eleventh birthday etc. But I don't like the stories where there might possibly be something.As you might have guessed this ids one of theses. I like the voice in the story and the mood as well, but the story itself did nothing for me.
What do You think about The Hanging Game (2013)?
I was especially impressed with the writing style: atmospheric but not tiring is difficult to do.
—catie
Oh wow! this had my heart racing almost all the way through. It's so disturbing, I love it!
—CamdenF
I didn't know what to expect because the cover looked nice and cute, but don't be fooled.
—yiuyiuu
