Death of the Black-Haired Girl by Robert Stone

Death of the Black-Haired Girl

by Robert Stone

Hoping to save his marriage by ending an illicit affair with an incandescent but difficult student, college professor Steven Brookman discovers that the young woman's passions are not easily curtailed and that their relationship has more complicated ramifications than either anticipated.

Reviewed by Whitney @ First Impressions Reviews on

2 of 5 stars

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1. Black haired girl’s (Maud) form of death was unexpected

2. That was the only unexpected thing

3. Characters were as flat as cardboard yet I enjoyed the writing in itself

4. The culprit for Maud’s death reminded me of Daisy from The Great Gatsby

5. Teacher/Student affairs have been done before and The Death of the Black-Haired Girl didn’t stand out from the pack merely missing the mark

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