Slow, And Creepy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                      I had never heard of Sarah Moss, or "Ghost Wall," but when  Miriam, at Three Lives, recommended it, I knew it was worth reading.

                                        And it was.  At a 130 pages, one could almost call this a novella, but one that starts out slowly, but builds to a heightened atmosphere of creepiness, with an explosive dramatic climax.

                                        Imagine, the novel starts off having me think we are in the same territory as Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."  Then the reader veers into "Lord Of The Flies" territory, as well as M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village."  There is even just a hint of Valeria Luiselli's "Lost Children Archive" thrown in.

                                           I loved it.  The slow pace creates tension, rather than boredom, and then things come apart and explode,  I loved all 130 pages of this novel.

                                           Everyone knows a book can't be judged by its cover. Nor should it be judged by its length.

                                            And "Ghost Wall" proves this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!