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Title: Disappointing re-release of an old novel
Review: My first clue as to the quality of Julia should have been that it is a re-release of a novel first published in 1975, and that I had never heard of it. The characters, particularly Julia, her husband Magnus and her sister-in-law were all annoying and unlikable. Julia, a mother whose daughter has died tragically, moves out of her husband's house and into a home she buys impulsively. Strange things start happening and Julia thinks the house is haunted. The idea is good, but the book is plodding, boring and very weighted down with tons of conversation and little action. If you're looking for a good haunted house novel, definitely buy a book like Tamara Thorne's "Haunted" rather than Julia.
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