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Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now: Stories | Daphne Du Maurier, Patrick McGrath
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An NYRB Original Daphne du Maurier wrote some of the most compelling and creepy novels of the twentieth century. In books like Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel, and Jamaica Inn she transformed the small dramas of everyday lifelove, grief, jealousyinto the stuff of nightmares. Less known, though no less powerful, are her short stories, in which she gave free rein to her imagination in narratives of unflagging suspense. Patrick McGraths revelatory new selection of du Mauriers stories shows her at her most chilling and most psychologically astute: a dead child reappears in the alleyways of Venice; routine eye surgery reveals the beast within to a meek housewife; nature revolts against mans abuse by turning a benign species into an annihilating force; a dalliance with a beautiful stranger offers something more dangerous than a broken heart. McGrath draws on the whole of du Mauriers long career and includes surprising discoveries together with famous stories like The Birds. Dont Look Now is a perfect introduction to a peerless storyteller.
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quietjenn
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Waiting for my mom to call. Figured I might as well kick off the seasonal reading early 😉😱👻

vivastory I'm looking forward to your thoughts! I *loved* this one. There are several stories that I still think about 3y
BarbaraBB Loved this one too! 3y
quietjenn @vivastory @BarbaraBB Hooray! I've really been looking forward to it. 3y
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quietjenn @vivastory Part of why I wanted to read it is that I remember reading some du Maurier short stories in high school and there were a few that I still remember and think about, including Don't Look Now. Of course, my recollection wasn't entirely accurate, as it turns out, but still - quite the impact! 3y
vivastory I think I will read a few of my favorites from this one soon. Don't Look Now & The Birds are as good as Shirley Jackson's stories IMO 3y
BarbaraBB @vivastory Maybe even better! 3y
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Caryl
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I‘m ready for some awesome April reading! #BookSpinBINGO

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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TheAromaofBooks
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Mehso-so

This collection of short stories included The Birds, which I had never read (also have never seen the movie) so I picked it up for #AuthoraMonth. Despite loving Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel, these shorts just didn't really do much for me. While there was some atmospheric writing, I was never surprised by anything that happened. Several of the stories just stop without any resolution, or with a conclusion that just felt odd & abrupt. In general ⬇️

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) I'm not really a short story fan & this collection didn't really change my mind.

However, this did carry me over my page goal for #MarvellousMarch - I ended up with 2062 pages for the readathon (my goal was 2000)!! As always, thanks for hosting @Andrew65 !!!
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Soubhiville Nice page count! That‘s awesome! 3y
vlwelser You should watch the movie. It was one of my favorites as a kid. 3y
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TheAromaofBooks @Soubhiville - Thank you!!! I also have a question - do individual short stories “count“ for #AuthoraMonth, or would this book just be considered one “count“ since they are bound together? 3y
TheAromaofBooks @vlwelser - It's one of those I've always meant to watch but just never seem to get to. I'm not very good at scary stuff, so that's part of the reason 😂 3y
vlwelser I don't think it's especially scary. Though it may explain my sister's fear of birds. 3y
Soubhiville I‘ve always gone by one point per book, or per review... it‘s entirely honor system though, I ask everyone in the final post each month for their total for that month. 3y
Soubhiville This cover is creepy as heck! 3y
Andrew65 I struggle with short stories. 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Soubhiville - Thank you for clarifying, and I totally agree on the cover!!! I didn't even notice until I had been reading this book for a day, which kind of made it creepier 😂 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65 - So far the only author I've found whose short stories I really enjoy is PG Wodehouse! 😁 3y
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TheAromaofBooks
Don't Look Now: Stories | Daphne Du Maurier, Patrick McGrath
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#BookReport - Finished two of my chapter-a-day books, plus Mansfield Park will be finished today (!!!). Still plugging through Peter Pan (not particularly enjoying it tbh) & am also reading some short stories by Daphne du Maurier with mixed results. A solid reading week - sitting at 1775/2000pgs for my #MarvellousMarch goal so feeling pretty confident about hitting that goal by the end of tomorrow!!

Somehow have now read 13 #BookSpinBingo books ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) but no bingo!!! 😂

@Cinfhen @Andrew65
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Cinfhen Ha!!! You can‘t score a bingo xx I‘ve had months like that too!! Much better to read what your heart wants & not what the board dictates 💚 3y
Laughterhp I never get bingos! So I gave up doing the bingo portion 😂 3y
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TheAromaofBooks @Cinfhen @Laughterhp - Theoretically my board is comprised of the 25 books I would like to read that month so I “should“ clear the board each month - it's just amazing how easy it is to wander off into the great unknown instead 😂 3y
Cinfhen YUP!! 3y
Andrew65 Brilliant progress 👏👏👏🙌🙌 3y
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Karkar
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You guys!!!! I am so freaking excited. I have been looking and wanting this book for awhile but I could never find it. But @TheAromaofBooks found it for my #jolabokaflodswap package. I am so excited- thank you so very much I love everything, the cool bookmark, chocolate, seasonal pencil, and the most awesome book! I can not wait to read it. Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting once again. Your awesome! 🎄📚❤️

BookishTrish That‘s awesome! Happy Holidays! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! I'm so glad you like it!!! I found the book on bookshop.org - I've been so pleasantly surprised at how many books they have available & their prices are very comparable to other sources (i.e. Amazon). Anyway, hope you enjoy!! I may have to get myself a copy because this one looked pretty intriguing!! 3y
Sharpeipup That‘s the power of Litsy! 3y
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BarbaraBB It‘s a great book of scary stories! 3y
LeahBergen I loved these weird stories! 👏🏻👏🏻 3y
Cathythoughts Reading this one at the mo ! Good stories 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y
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BookwormOfTheDamned
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To honor the Women in Horror Month, my new book review video is up on Daphne du Maurier's classic "Don't Look Now!"

https://youtu.be/Q9z5_QFXCIY

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vivastory
Don't Look Now: Stories | Daphne Du Maurier, Patrick McGrath
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Don't Look Now, I'm FINALLY reading a Daphne Du Maurier. I can't believe I haven't read her yet, I love the film adaptations of Rebecca, The Birds & the title story.
#NewYearWhoDis
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Kalalalatja YOU haven‘t read du Maurier??? Oh, you are going to love her books 👌 4y
Kimberlone Rebecca is sooooo good. I also recently read Jamaica Inn which was another spooky gothic, but set on the moors! 4y
BarbaraBB That picture! Fabulous! And it is about time you start reading DuMaurier! Don‘t Look Now is a good start I think. I hope you‘ll love her 💕 4y
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Cathythoughts I love this pic 😁👍🏻 4y
overtheedge I hope you like her...she is one of my favorite authors. I just started a biography about het🤩🤩 4y
erzascarletbookgasm Haha! Love your bookface! I haven‘t read this either. 4y
AlaMich This is a great collection! 4y
Billypar That cover is great! I haven't read DuMaurier, but I've seen all three of those adaptations. I don't remember a lot about Don't Look Now, except that I found the ending terrifying 😨 4y
emilyhaldi Rebecca is one of my all time favorite books!! A must-read! 4y
readordierachel Nice picture 😁 Look forward to your review! 4y
LeahBergen You‘re scaring me. 😆😆 4y
Reggie Lol, nice pic. 4y
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LauraJ
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Love everything I‘ve read by Du Maurier and this short story collection of strange tales is no exception!

CoverToCoverGirl You have a very charming reading buddy. 4y
LauraJ @CoverToCoverGirl That‘s Sabrina. She‘s been my foster cat for months and my neighbor is going to adopt her! Hopefully this adoption sticks 🤞🏼 4y
readordierachel Oh good! I have a copy of this waiting to be read. 4y
LauraJ @readordierachel I kept hoping the #nyrbbookclub would choose this, but I got impatient! 4y
Leftcoastzen She‘s beautiful! 4y
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LauraJ
Don't Look Now: Stories | Daphne Du Maurier, Patrick McGrath
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1. Finishing Don‘t Look Now
2. The Bastard Brigade
3. 13, plus a bunch of graphic novels and solo issues
4. Lots of nonfiction!
#teamstoker #scarathlon

BeansPage Excellent job sweetheart. You did a great job this month!!! 🧟‍♀️ 4y
LauraJ @TheReadingMermaid Thanks for your tireless hosting. I had a blast! 4y
BeansPage You are very welcome sweetheart!!! We had a blast too 😁 4y
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LauraJ
Don't Look Now: Stories | Daphne Du Maurier, Patrick McGrath
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And so it begins! The fight for a seat in the new reading chair...
#catsoflitsy #teamstoker

BeansPage LOL 🧟‍♀️ 4y
LauraJ @TheReadingMermaid And this cat doesn‘t even live here! 4y
BeansPage 😲😲😲 4y
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LeahBergen What a lovely chair! 4y
Eyelit The never ending struggle 😹 4y
Tamra Cat always wins. 😼 4y
Leftcoastzen Cats always believe the new item is for them.😂 4y
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LauraJ
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Geez, this cover is creepy! But the stories are great so far.
#teamstoker #scarathlon

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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LauraJ
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The black cats do not care that today‘s #chillingphotochallenge theme is Orange. Nonetheless, here‘s an orange book that I hope to get to this month.
#teamstoker

Alicepondpoe Such gorgeous kitties 😻 4y
BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 4y
ShyBookOwl Pretty kitties! I need to read more of this author 4y
Reagan Gorgeous cats! 4y
Meeko93 😻 4y
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BookwormOfTheDamned
Don't Look Now: Stories | Daphne Du Maurier, Patrick McGrath

Read "Don't Look Now." It is about a husband and wife who vacation to Venice after the death of their daughter. Their goal is to try to recover from her death. While there they meet a set of twin sisters, one of which is psychic. Upon their meeting, a story unfolds, blending the supernatural, murder, and Hitchcockian suspense. Highly reccommended.

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BookwormOfTheDamned
Don't Look Now: Stories | Daphne Du Maurier, Patrick McGrath

"The Birds" is quite different than the movie and focuses on a farmer and his family being attacked by kamikaze birds. Unlike the movie, the story gives more insight into why the birds are attacking, although a conclusion is never given. One theory is their behavior is blamed on an extreme cold snap that hit overnight. One character blames the horror on Russian experiments.

The work is fairly intense and will get one's adrenaline pumping.

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LauraJ
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As if he didn‘t know! 😈#bookhaul

LeahBergen Nice! 👍🏻 6y
emilyhaldi 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
vivastory Well played! 😄 6y
AlaMich And not just books but #nyrb books! 😊 6y
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Cathythoughts
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Cinfhen ❤️ 6y
Billypar Sorry I'm just not seeing the connection...😋 6y
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Cathythoughts @Billypar there isn‘t one really 🙄just the word “now‘” 6y
Billypar To be honest I misread the prompt and thought it was literally #dontlooknow I shouldn't post before I've had my coffee☺ Hope the cheeky humor still came through. 6y
Cathythoughts @Billypar 😉I get it. Good one 👍Cheeky humour has come through. I love my morning ☕️ too 👍👍👍 6y
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SaraBeagle
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Sunday morning with homemade muffins and my creepy October read (The Birds is in this collection and I‘m excited to read the original, knowing she wasn‘t happy with Hitchcock‘s version).

tpixie I didn‘t realize that she wrote the birds! 6y
DeeLew I love this collection! I actually need to put this on my reread list. 💜 6y
SilversReviews I didn‘t know she wrote THE BIRDS either. 6y
SaraBeagle @tpixie and @SilversReviews It‘s pretty great! Much more tense 6y
tpixie @SaraBeagle thx for update!! 6y
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DeborahSmall
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#17booklove #setinabelovedlocation Venice, Savannah and New Orleans are my favourite cities. I've been to Venice 6 times at least and it gets better with every visit, my husband prefers Nice or Barcelona but Venice is magical. When I first visited the US we went to both Savannah and NO, last year we just made NO and it's still amazing. Next visit we'll get back to Savannah ❤️📚

Bookladylinda I have lived in Georgia for several years and just went to Savannah last year, I loved it and can't wait to go back! 7y
DeborahSmall @Bookladylinda we are moving to US in 2019, hopefully to Georgia x I love Atlanta too. We always start off in Atlanta 7y
Bookladylinda @DeborahSmall - how is exciting! I love it too! 7y
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LauraBeth @DeborahSmall I'm an Atlanta native - let me know if you need any advice about moving here 😀 would be happy to help 7y
DeborahSmall @LauraBeth Thank you! My husband has a few friends from his uni days in Alabama that moved to Atlanta. He gets so many job offers in coaching soccer as he has a pro licence and can teach too. Where we move will be based on the most attractive job offer. We will probably start looking at areas next Year and I'll need all the help I can get ! 7y
Laura317 I adore Savannah. It's probably my favorite US city. 7y
howjessicareads Venice is on my bucket list!! And I've never been to Savannah or New Orléans either! #westernUSproblems 7y
LeahBergen 3 of my faves, too!! 💗💗 7y
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Sandra
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Marchpane Also, #creepycovers 😱 7y
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