In The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall,
a twelve year old girl named Florence leaves the orphanage that she was living
at to go to Crutchfield Hall where she believes she will live a happy
life.
Here are
some problems I had with the book:
On the back
of the book it says, "Uncle said the dead did not return. He was wrong." This is a truly creepy sentence. But was the ghost creepy? No.
It says that Sophia, the ghost, can easily
glide through things, but then she can help make a snowman. This does not make any sense.
Florence
wants to befriend the ghost. I can't
criticize very much as I would try to befriend anything other worldly. However, Florence seems very proper and
well-behaved. Someone who doesn't seem
like she would befriend anything the slightest bit creepy.
The book
says that Florence and Sophia look nothing alike but they are mistaken for each
other 2 or 3 times. The day she arrived,
Florence's aunt thought she was Sophia.
Another time, Florence was wearing Sophia's dress and again her aunt
thought she was Sophia. If they didn't
look alike then Florence should never have been mistaken for Sophia.
Finally,
Florence does not think for herself. She
will do ANYTHING the ghost has her do.
If she is really a twelve year old girl she should be thinking for
herself. Maybe this wasn't encouraged at
the orphanage so she doesn't have experience with it. If Florence had fought against Sophia, Sophia
would have become something much more creepy and menacing. If Florence fought back, the book would have
been much better.
If you are
wanting a truly creepy book this one is not for you.
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