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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
(2019 Epic Reads Weekly Challenge #48: Read a book with an illustrated cover.)
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this years ago and loved it. Going to have to reread.
I did read this for my bookclub. I'm not sure I liked it. I found it hard to get to the end but I can't really say what made it so. Overall I can say it's a decent book, but just not for me.
Completely different from what I expected but thoroughly enjoyed it and looked forward to continuing the series.
Weird, highly metaphorical story that's a bit hard to follow, but still enjoyable. The art is incredible!!!
Honestly, I think this book has very creative characters and concepts. Vivid imagery and well written. The artwork that goes along with it was beautiful and creepy at the same time.
Now, I'm not quite sure why I couldn't get into the story. Part of me thinks that if I was still a teenager reading this book instead of an adult, it would appeal to me more. I read other Clive Barker books when I was a teen/early 20's and thoroughly enjoyed the books. I would recommend this books to some of my young cousins, but not so much for my friends.
Now, I'm not quite sure why I couldn't get into the story. Part of me thinks that if I was still a teenager reading this book instead of an adult, it would appeal to me more. I read other Clive Barker books when I was a teen/early 20's and thoroughly enjoyed the books. I would recommend this books to some of my young cousins, but not so much for my friends.
Darker than the Harry Potter series, Abarat was written around a series of paintings done by Clive Barker, which also serve as the book's illustrations. Candy Quackenbush comes from a home deeply affected by alcoholism in a dead end small town in Minnesota. An outsider to both community and family, Candy does things her own way -- when she walks out of school after a nasty confrontation, she accidentally embroils herself in a chase between a thief and a bounty hunter, neither of whom are...local. Soon, she finds herself hurtling across a sea summoned from nowhere and trying to survive in the mysterious archipelago of the Abarat. Although hunted by the Lord of Midnight, Christopher Carrion, Candy discovers that she may have finally found a place she can call home amongst new friends who are ready to call her family...if only she can survive Carrion's wrath.