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A review by kenmooney
The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs
3.0
Read the book in advance of seeing the film, after hearing very positive things about both; I've actually been waiting to see this at the cinema until I've finished the book.
Nothing wrong with the book, but it is perhaps a product of its time, very American and very naive and childish (it's a kid's book, I know but it lacks the grandeur of similar books and the fun of others.) A bit heavy on explaining things in a cozy fashion wherein nothing happens, and when it does, those things happen very quickly with no real explanation.
An interesting kids book with its scary elements, but this is perhaps the book that the kids can read on their own.
Nothing wrong with the book, but it is perhaps a product of its time, very American and very naive and childish (it's a kid's book, I know but it lacks the grandeur of similar books and the fun of others.) A bit heavy on explaining things in a cozy fashion wherein nothing happens, and when it does, those things happen very quickly with no real explanation.
An interesting kids book with its scary elements, but this is perhaps the book that the kids can read on their own.