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A review by curiouslibrarian
Larklight by Philip Reeve
3.0
This is a 3.5 from me. It's basically steampunk and old style serials for kids. It is rollicking, imaginative, adventurous fun. You have people riding around in wooden, open-air, aether-ships. With Victorian mores. Trying to defeat giant spider-like aliens. With help from space-pirates. Really, what more could you want?
I did find that I couldn't read more than a few chapters in a sitting without getting bored. But when I read a few chapters, put the book down, and picked it up later or the next day, it was always exciting. And the pen and ink illustrations kept adding just the right imaginative touch.
Good fun for grades 5-8.
I did find that I couldn't read more than a few chapters in a sitting without getting bored. But when I read a few chapters, put the book down, and picked it up later or the next day, it was always exciting. And the pen and ink illustrations kept adding just the right imaginative touch.
Good fun for grades 5-8.