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Loving this book so far. It's so nice to be back in the Peninsula again ...

Loving this one. So far, "Mortmain" is my favorite, with "Badlands" a close second. That one has to rank up there with weirdest stories ever told.

I am still very much enjoying these stories which seem rather tame until a certain point and then comes the WHAM. I'm hoping I don't finish this one too quickly.

I heard about this book on the Folklands Podcast (evidently a favorite of Justin Chubb) and found it on my shelves as part of my subscription to the British Library Tales of the Weird, so it seemed a good time to read it. Early days, but so far, very, VERY good.

Three stories left but I don't want the book to end. "In Search of the Wild Staircase" chilled me to my bones.

Totally loved the first story, "The Dreaming Plateau," which I read in the Onyx Book of Occult Fiction (Snuggly) so I bought this book via help from the author (thank you!) After that one comes "Corfdrager," which centers around Bruegel's painting The Beekeepers and the Birdnester. If the remainder of the stories in this book even come close to the excellence of that story, I am in for reading bliss.

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Outstanding so far. Seriously outstanding.

Finshed with the main event ("The Life of an Amorous Woman") and later today I will watch the film ("The Life of Oharu") based loosely on this book. Totally highlights the Buddhist tenet that desire always brings suffering.

actually, I was only going to read the stories that encompass "The Life of An Amorous Woman" because it is very loosely the basis for the movie The Life of Oharu (next on my Criterion watchlist), but I decided to read the entire volume. The first set of stories, together called "Five Women Who Chose Love," were downright ick/cringe-y in spots, but I couldn't put this book down.

Laundry day here at casa mia equals getting a lot of reading done, and I'm pretty much midway through. If you haven't yet read this book and plan to, do NOT read anything about it. It's mysterious enough to keep the reading going & I'm into it deeply enough that at some point I even brought out my magnifying glass.

These stories are so damn good I'll probably be up around the clock reading them. "In Search of the Hidden City" by Thomas Strømsholt is another outstanding tale ... oh my god ... this book is filled with awesomeness.

It feels so good to be reading a Snuggly Press book again! Excellent group of stories so far -- especially loved "The Underground Room," by Justin Isis.

Loving this.

Just finished reading "Fell Creatures", an extraordinary story. From the beginning tale through this point, so far this book has been off the charts good. Hopefully finished tomorrow

This book is an absolute pleasure to read, for sure.

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So far so good, and definitely soooooo Reggie Oliver!

Fans of Arthur Machen would enjoy this book. Nicely done so far.

I have been dying to get back to this, but I somehow misplaced it. A replacement copy will arrive later this evening and I hope to finish it soon.

Just finished reading (and loving) the title story, "The Servants," which is more like novella length. Sadly, that means I'm coming to the end of the book as there is only one story left. I've enjoyed this one.