The Travelling Bag: And Other Ghostly Stories

Surprisingly, the title tale was by far my least favourite of the 4. I think it was awkwardly structured, which really took me out of the story. I didn't really understand the narrator's (?) involvement and how he was so knowledgable about it. It was odd, which is shame, because there was a great feeling of tension and dread.

But I still had to give the collection a full 5 stars, because the other 3 are just that good! They are all completely different, and I loved the variety. Alice Baker was definitely my favourite and days later I cannot stop thinking about it. I loved the modern setting of an office, and the sense of camaraderie between the coworkers. The realistic, modern setting made the story all the more eerie and disconcerting. Loved it! Boy Twenty-One is melancholic, probably the least scary. And with The Front Room, I feel like what made it work so well, just like Alice Baker, was the sense of realism (and the mundane?). That's what makes it so chilling.

I just really enjoyed my time with this book.