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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
“The great gray beast of February had eaten Harvey Swick alive.”
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is certainly a stoey meant for tweens/teens, but I found it highly enjoyable. A little creepy but definitely whimsical. If you wnjoy Ray Bradbury stories, you'll enjoy this.
I read this book in a day, that doesn’t usually happen for me. It may have been written for children but this adult could not put it down!
I read this after hearing multiple comparissons to Gaiman's Coraline.... (a few went as far to say Gaiman "ripped it off") although I don't agree with the later bit, there are some similarities, but, I think this one made the reasoning more precise and had the creep factor added in other ways....
that being said, they're both creepy "children's books" (sorted) about another dimension in which creepy stuff happens.... yup. I enjoyed both, and I think both are talented authors.
that being said, they're both creepy "children's books" (sorted) about another dimension in which creepy stuff happens.... yup. I enjoyed both, and I think both are talented authors.
First half was really good, last half was alright.
This was great. Very well-written throughout. An interesting, allegorical book for kids and adults with good characters and excellent writing.
Did not realize this was a middle-grade book, but the writing took me back to reading fantasy in my younger years. Such a great read!
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
If I had read this when I was a teenager, it probably would have been one of my favorites. As it is, it was still really good. I loved the use of language and how Barker could be creepy, even in a children's novel.
A brilliant children's fable from someone who is primarily a horror writer, though this is no more shocking than Jhonen Vasqez making a children's cartoon.