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The Legend of Mr. Ween by Daren Ross
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
When I was growing up, Halloween was a lighter, fun holiday than the darkness that exists today. I only ever dressed up as nice, pretty characters, and it was so much fun to let my imagination run wild. Back in those times, I would have been more than willing to have this day become an official holiday.
The thing I appreciate about this book is that it brings all of the fun and light spookiness back that I knew as a child. While this short story might be a bit too frightening for children, teenagers and adults should have no problem with what I would consider “comic book” violence. There is one use of mild profanity in the book, but other than there is nothing that should be problematic to most readers. There is a specter, but when you read to the end, you may realize that it is not what you thought it was.
This book has been likened to “The Headless Horseman,” and I have to say, I see the parallels. I have never read anything by this author up to this point, but his method of description is a definite throwback to the classics. Since it is supposed to hearken back to a bygone era, it makes sense that parallels to Washington Irving would make sense. I would venture to say it is less disturbing than that classic haunting tale, and readers will find this does not give them scary visions nor nightmares.
The best part about the book is the clever way in which it ends. I would have preferred more development along the way, but since this is a short story, I believe the author accomplished what was necessary to set the scene and spin this old-fashioned Halloween yarn. I can recommend this entertaining to just about anyone who wants to read a lighter “ghost story.”
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