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tduchscher's review against another edition
2.0
Cool idea for the story line but just couldn't get into it
smalltownbookmom's review against another edition
4.0
Was slow getting into it but once I got through the first 100 pages I really got into the story. Was an entertaining read. Kept you guessing til the end.
marcies_8's review against another edition
2.0
I loved the IDEA of this book...young boy reading a fantasy fiction story falls into the tale and becomes part of the book. Dad keeps reading to him hoping to find a way to rescue him from the story. Kind of neat right?
This was a convoluted and confusing book with weird characters that I never connected to. I kept reading to see if it would get better. It didn't. I most skimmed the parts where David/Dafyd was trying to find the Sunstone in the 'story' parts. Too bad- I had high hopes.
This was a convoluted and confusing book with weird characters that I never connected to. I kept reading to see if it would get better. It didn't. I most skimmed the parts where David/Dafyd was trying to find the Sunstone in the 'story' parts. Too bad- I had high hopes.
chantale's review against another edition
5.0
Magical. You are transported into this story within a story and you don't want to leave! I didn't want it to end.
bitterindigo's review against another edition
5.0
Thoughtful and moving, and also outstandingly plotted and wholly entertaining. A deeply satisfying reading experience.
canadianbookworm's review
5.0
A book I couldn't put down. I stayed up this evening until I finished this. I didn't even stop to eat dinner. This book had me until the end. This is what a page-turner is all about.
Chris Knox is working on his second book, which is taking far too long. He makes a living as a columnist for the Vancouver Sun. His son David has just turned eleven, and Chris finds a book in a used bookstore to give to him for a gift. The author wrote a series of four books that Chris read when he was young and he hopes David has a similar experience. But David gets far more than Chris expected.
Like other boys before him, David gets enthralled by the book, reading it every chance he gets. When David slips into convulsions and a coma after reading the book one evening his parents rush him to the hospital. But no one seems to figure out what is wrong with him. That is, until Chris becomes convinced that the novel David was reading is responsible for his condition. As Chris works against the disbelief of others and treachery, David is also struggling. Caught in the fantasy world of the book, David fights to complete a quest.
A great book within a book, this story is gripping and wonderful. Highly recommended.
Chris Knox is working on his second book, which is taking far too long. He makes a living as a columnist for the Vancouver Sun. His son David has just turned eleven, and Chris finds a book in a used bookstore to give to him for a gift. The author wrote a series of four books that Chris read when he was young and he hopes David has a similar experience. But David gets far more than Chris expected.
Like other boys before him, David gets enthralled by the book, reading it every chance he gets. When David slips into convulsions and a coma after reading the book one evening his parents rush him to the hospital. But no one seems to figure out what is wrong with him. That is, until Chris becomes convinced that the novel David was reading is responsible for his condition. As Chris works against the disbelief of others and treachery, David is also struggling. Caught in the fantasy world of the book, David fights to complete a quest.
A great book within a book, this story is gripping and wonderful. Highly recommended.
the_original_shelf_monkey's review
5.0
Wiersema has always had a hint of the magical in his stories up until now, but Bedtime Story pushes him into epic new territory. A story about a boy trapped in a fantasy novel and the father seeking clues to free him, it treads a fine line between realism and the fantastic that would trip up lesser novelists. Weirsema keeps his story straight and his style clear, capturing the feel of Tolkien-like epics on one hand while delivering an affecting portrait of grief and loss on the other. Pair this one up with Lev Grossman's The Magicians.
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