Reviews for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The average rating for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-10-19 00:00:00 Tom Birkelund What?! All this time I was feeling sorry for him and it turns out Ichabod Crane was a douchebag! Ok, this is my first time hearing the actual short story. So, I've been going off of movies and cartoons as my reference to what The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow was all about. And if you haven't read it, you may have some of the same preconceived notions that I did. Stop me if this doesn't sound familiar... Poor awkward Ichabod falls in love with the town beauty and she (because women are saints) likes him back. The evil bully, who also wants the girl, viciously drives Crane out of town by using The Headless Horseman story. Whether or not the Horseman got him or he just ran away is up for grabs. The End. Well. Boy, was I in for the shock of my life. Turns out, sweet old Ichabod was only really interested in the girl because her father was wealthy! And the evil bully was more of a rowdy prankster who didn't want Crane moving in on the girl he was already courting. <--getthefuckoutofhereIchabod! Oh, and the story makes it pretty obvious that Crane just shit his pants and ran off at the end, so there's no real wondering about whether or not the Headless Horseman got hold of him. Which was fine by me. I'm glad he's not dead, but I'm also glad the greedy little fucker didn't get his hands on any of that money. Brom deserved to chuckle his way down the aisle while thinking about the mysterious pumpkin found by the river. Anyway, here's what I took away from this experience: If a character is gangly and a bit of a nerd, most of the time people automatically feel like they are somehow the heroes of the story. If a character is outgoing and generally well-liked, they must be the villain. THAT'S SO WRONG! I mean, yeah. We all root for the underdog who is trying to break out of a bad situation that isn't their fault, right? But sometimes (and you know this is true) the supposed underdog is a really annoying dick who brings down shit on their own head and then whines about it. So, to me, this story was about a simpering little queef who got exactly what was coming to them. And Justice was served in the form of a meatheaded jokester (dare I say hero?) named Brom. At any rate, this was a highly entertaining short story, and just about the perfect sort of thing to read around Halloween. This was the audiobook version I listened to and it was pretty cool. Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Unabridged Anthony Heald - Narrator

Review # 2 was written on 2017-10-14 00:00:00 Mamie Ault Such heavy description, but still a good Halloween classic!