Just a durn good readSeptember 4, 2007 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoy books about ghosts--they are a nice change of pace for a person like me who does engineering for a living. "Coast to Coast Ghosts" ranks among my very favorites. It's not just that the writing style is terrific, although of course it is. It's also that the author has a nice, low key approach to the subject that doesn't artificially sensationalize for the sake of story. That kind of honest, yet masterfully authorial approach is very difficult to find. Between the author's evocative pictures, easygoing dialogue, and calm gumption in the face of some pretty unusual goings on, I felt I was just tagging along with a friend who is exploring all the places *I* would like to explore, but am too much of a wuss to come anywhere near. I also appreciated how Ms. Rule didn't hesitate to share her doubts about fishy stories with us. After many a hoax like the Amityville horror--well, Ms. Rule's books are a treat.
wonderful storiesAugust 14, 2007 leslie is such a good writer easy to read , couldnt put it down , great stories ! i believe in ghost, have lived in a haunted house . needed to know we where not crazy . good to know that other people have had the same experience ! on top of her great stories she reserches her stories also , so you can believe what you are reading !
SpookyMarch 14, 2007 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Leslie has written one of the most frightening of ghost stories. You are going to love this book. Very well written in true "Rule" style.
Check under the bedAugust 28, 2006 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book! The stories are interesting and well researched. I have had paranormal experiences and this book made me realize that I am not alone in keeping those experiences to myself (until someone like Leslie comes along) because you think people won't believe you.
Could be betterSeptember 8, 2005 2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've read many of ghost books and I must say this one isn't the best. The book is vague...It seems as though having the content fit a specific page range or word limit was more important than the actual stories themselves. I found myself asking for better examples or more elaboration on the parts that seemed promising. It's as if it's enough to make you curious but not curious enough to really give the book a second thought. The book could really be better, have more "meat" in each of the stories instead of just a broad generalization that is an urban legend. Any how, if you really want to get chills or read a better written stories about abondaned and curious places that you'd swear are haunted. [...]
