Blogue d'un québécois expatrié en Angleterre. Comme toute forme d'autobiographie est constituée d'une large part de fiction, j'ai décidé de nommer le blogue Vraie Fiction.
Saturday, 12 October 2019
Ghosts (True Stories?)
This today's first countdown to Halloween and another reading suggestion. This one I am of two minds about it. It is from Usborne Young Reading Series and is simply titled Ghosts. Or GHOSTS. Or, as their website titles it: True stories of Ghosts. And this is why I am of two mind about it: these are dramatised stories of real alleged hauntings. I knew a few of them when I read it. And I wonder if this is not basically encouraging young readers to be gullible and superstitious, as this work does not exactly advocates critical thinking. I bought it in an stand at a local festival a few weeks ago, because... Well, because of the superb cover. I just love this cover. And I must confess, I quite enjoyed reading the stories, even though I am skeptical to say the least about the claims of supernatural activities. It is aimed at children, so nothing is too gory or violent, but it nevertheless can give a few chills. I was thinking about lending it to Blonde Tickler. For children or young teens who are not much into reading, this might actually be the book of the season.
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