tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post2627044376382603372..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: The Third Eye - Ethel Lina WhiteJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-55988251328239092732017-03-17T01:27:34.086-05:002017-03-17T01:27:34.086-05:00Enjoyed both the book and your review of it, John....Enjoyed both the book and your review of it, John. neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-5475433543703589372016-07-06T06:54:10.554-05:002016-07-06T06:54:10.554-05:00I've read 6 or 7 by White in the past year and...I've read 6 or 7 by White in the past year and very much enjoyed them - I thinks she is under-rated, and surely ready to be rediscovered, and turned into movies. Have just downloaded this one, so will come back to your review when I have read it. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-36696825218728854912016-07-01T15:03:53.965-05:002016-07-01T15:03:53.965-05:00Merely the name "Yaxley-Moore" is enuf s...Merely the name "Yaxley-Moore" is enuf somehow to tickle my hackles. I've known a few matronly types your description reminded me of. In fact at this moment I have a distinct case of heebie jeebies (or it might just be the chilled air in the library here). Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-46028679480852563482016-07-01T12:21:50.497-05:002016-07-01T12:21:50.497-05:00Well I didn't see it on their website when I l...Well I didn't see it on their website when I last looked a while ago, so I guess that's why I missed it. The Wheel Spins is a great book in my opinion, though I think the BBC 2013(?) version did a better job at the ending, where I think White lost her dramatic edge a little. I've watched The Spiral Staircase and there is a difference between it and the book, but I think both can be enjoyed. The suspense and tension in the book is brilliant.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-13447277134349779392016-07-01T12:16:29.081-05:002016-07-01T12:16:29.081-05:00I'm surprised you didn't get a review copy...I'm surprised you didn't get a review copy of this from Greyladies. It was slated for publication in April 2016, but I think it only just got released a few weeks ago. I've had the Paperback Library Gothic edition shown in the last photo for several years and pulled it out for a re-read when I learned that the book had been reprinted.<br /><br />I've seen both of those movies but not read the books. I understand that <i>Some May Watch</i> is considerably different from the movie THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE which just happens to be one of my all time favorite "old dark house/lunatic murderer" movies.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-81385906729005629772016-07-01T12:10:36.681-05:002016-07-01T12:10:36.681-05:00This is the only book of hers I've read in its...This is the only book of hers I've read in its entirety. Years ago I tried HER HEART IN HER THROAT but loathed the ninny heroine and quit reading before I made it to Chapter Three. I plan on reading three more of her early books over the summer. One is about a man who owns a private zoo and some nasty trouble with his lions. Sounds weird enough for me!J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-41424831429828018052016-07-01T12:08:42.797-05:002016-07-01T12:08:42.797-05:00Great review. The only two White novels I have bee...Great review. The only two White novels I have been able to get a hold of are The Wheels Spin and Some Must Watch (which I foolishly read home alone on a stormy night). Therefore interested to hear that she has been reprinted.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-19223507817128507792016-07-01T11:42:12.460-05:002016-07-01T11:42:12.460-05:00Great review, John. I'm not a big fan of Ethel...Great review, John. I'm not a big fan of Ethel Lina White - having read a couple of her books in the last year or so and being kind of disappointed. I must say that the film versions of THE LADY VANISHES is SO much better than White's book. But I kind of liked FEAR STALKS THE VILLAGE - good but not great. Have you read that one? <br /><br />I'll add THE THIRD EYE to my vintage list anyway, only because you make it sound so good.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-91490066792494070812016-07-01T09:44:04.236-05:002016-07-01T09:44:04.236-05:00Love the cover on the PAPERBACK LIBRARY edition! ...Love the cover on the PAPERBACK LIBRARY edition! Gothic artwork is so stylized!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-83722439231478516792016-07-01T05:02:13.417-05:002016-07-01T05:02:13.417-05:00Thanks for the enticing review, John. White has be...Thanks for the enticing review, John. White has been on my radar for some time, but the title that caught my interest is <i>The Wheel Spins</i>. But this one sounds like a good place to start as well. Anyhow, jotted down for future reference! TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.com