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The Watertower by Steven Woolman, Gary Crew

miss_hart_stopper's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

simonmartin's review against another edition

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4.0

stephen king and twilight zone influenced cosmic horror by way of australian gothic... for kids in a graphic novel/picture book hybrid with incredible art. awesome!

audgepodgeroma's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

abbeyking's review against another edition

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3.0

to-read

bookishgoblin's review against another edition

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5.0

WHAT THE HELL?! Apparently this is an excellent book for children to read and study, according to SOMEONE's primary ed student boyfriend, it is a great book to talk about and discuss, and now I am sure of the fact that all adults really do is plant the seeds of fear and terror in the minds of small children. Fuck me. This is brilliant. Go read. Don't care what age you are, go and read it.

beth_books_123's review against another edition

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4.0

This was another of those books my English tutor read to us at the end of seminars. I'm still a bit traumatised.

chloe_evelyn's review against another edition

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5.0

Love this book. Short but a great and intense. Currently reading the sequel “beneath the Surface”

lolajh's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Such an intriguing book from my childhood I had to reread again. I think I never understood the ending as a kid but now I feel I do. Beautiful illustrations, so many fun hidden features, and the perfect amount of creepy, despite how short it is; excited to read the sequel.

sean67's review against another edition

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4.0

Another peculiar inventive and very well done illustrated book from Crew, who knows how to take the whole genre and make it his own. Brilliant.

kaytrain's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0