![]() ![]() (There are four girls: the relatable average one, the relatable average one’s relatable friend, the smart but ugly one, and the hot but slow one.)īut thematically? I was pleasantly surprised.ĭuncan died in June 2016, a decade after Tarana Burke coined the term “Me Too” but over a year before the sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein mainstreamed the term. In terms of plot and pacing and characterization, this book leaves much to be desired. I remember this was my favorite Lois Duncan, and I couldn’t donate this book without reading it again and seeing if it was anywhere as good as I thought it was when I was younger. I recently found Down a Dark Hall while going through piles of books in my childhood bedroom. I checked out all the hardcover books with pulpy 1970s horror covers I could find at the public library, and I bought several of the newer edition paperbacks with the shadowy black-and-white covers, often featuring a photograph of a skinny white girl looking very serious. ![]() When I was a teen, I was obsessed with Lois Duncan. ![]()
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