Seanan McGuire
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Identify Containing Books Sparrow Hill Road (Ghost Roads #1)
| Title | : | Sparrow Hill Road (Ghost Roads #1) |
| Author | : | Seanan McGuire |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 312 pages |
| Published | : | May 6th 2014 by DAW |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Ghosts. Horror. Fiction |
Interpretation Conducive To Books Sparrow Hill Road (Ghost Roads #1)
Rose Marshall died in 1952 in Buckley Township, Michigan, run off the road by a man named Bobby Cross—a man who had sold his soul to live forever, and intended to use her death to pay the price of his immortality. Trouble was, he didn’t ask Rose what she thought of the idea.It’s been more than sixty years since that night, and she’s still sixteen, and she’s still running.
They have names for her all over the country: the Girl in the Diner. The Phantom Prom Date. The Girl in the Green Silk Gown. Mostly she just goes by “Rose,” a hitchhiking ghost girl with her thumb out and her eyes fixed on the horizon, trying to outrace a man who never sleeps, never stops, and never gives up on the idea of claiming what’s his. She’s the angel of the overpass, she’s the darling of the truck stops, and she’s going to figure out a way to win her freedom. After all, it’s not like it can kill her.
You can’t kill what’s already dead.
Describe Books Supposing Sparrow Hill Road (Ghost Roads #1)
| Original Title: | Sparrow Hill Road |
| ISBN: | 0756409616 (ISBN13: 9780756409616) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://seananmcguire.com/shr.php |
| Series: | Ghost Roads #1 |
Rating Containing Books Sparrow Hill Road (Ghost Roads #1)
Ratings: 3.94 From 4957 Users | 826 ReviewsDiscuss Containing Books Sparrow Hill Road (Ghost Roads #1)
I need to be very clear about this: I read it mainly because it is written by Seanan McGuire, not because I was particularly enthralled by the subject matter. I prepared myself for merely *liking* the book, not loving it.At first, it just appeared to be a rather good character study of an already dead girl, dead back in '53, as she jaunted from time to time because that's what the dead does -- getting filled in on her after-death and the status of her urban legend ghosthood.And then somethingI dont even know what to say. One of the best books Ive ever read. RTC.
It pains me to give a book by Seanan McGuire less than 4 stars. Truthfully, I would give it 3.5 stars if I had the option. In this case, it is truly not the book, it is me. Im just not that into ghost stories, although I liked this one as much as I am capable of enjoying a ghost story.Those of you who have been reading my reviews for a while will know that supernatural aspects to books send me to bed with the covers over my head more often than not. Both The Shining and The Haunting of Hill
Full review now posted!What a fun little journey of a book! I found Seanan McGuire only recently, through her Wayward Children novellas. Those are beautiful and deep and weird and sad, and they moved me. This little book, a hybrid of a short novel and a short story collection, was a radically different animal. McGuires writing was worlds different from what I first experienced in Every Heart a Doorway, so much so that I honestly wouldve never guessed that they were written by the same author if
This was not what I expected after reading the books sysnopsis. I thought it was going to be a single story telling when in reality it was a collaboration of short stories and novella length stories all focusing on the legends surrounding Rose Marshall, a ghost, and her battle against the man, now ghost, Bobby Cross that killed her and set the path for her ride the ghost roads for eternity. That being said, Seanan McGuire pens magical tales that catapults the reader into a world of myths and
I love it when I find a story that is different and non-typical. I really enjoyed this one. It didn't blow me away, it grew on me as I listened to more of Rose's story.Rose tells of her after-death experiences in a serial type format which I enjoyed very much. She is likable, quirky, funny and strong when it counts.The writing in places is nearly poetic. Beautiful use of imaginative metaphors.We learn about the love Rose had for her boyfriend on that ill-fated night of the prom when she lost her
3-1/2 stars, rounded down Rose Marshall is a "hitcher": a ghost who died in a car accident in 1956 and is forever tied to riding the roads of North America. Legends about "the phantom prom date" in a green dress abound. But Rose doesn't really care about that. She keeps herself busy trying to save drivers destined for accidents, guiding those who can't be saved, keeping clear of the man whose deal with darkness cost Rose her life but made his everlasting, and remembering the boy she loved, the
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