The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
by Ridley Pearson
Taste attributes: horrormysterydramapsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadscomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeMorally murky and heavy: a horror novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
At the turn of the twentieth century, Ellen Rimbauer, the young bride of Seattle industrialist John Rimbauer, began keeping a remarkable diary. This diary became the secret place where Ellen could confess her anxieties about her new marriage, express her confusion over her emerging sexuality, and contemplate the nightmare that her life was becoming.
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- Ridley Pearson
- Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 264
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