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Summary: A STORY FOR CHILDREN AGES 7-97
Review: As any Clive Barker fan would know, he started his fantasy works from a personal favorite of his,"Peter Pan". "Weaveworld" was originally going to be a Children's Fable, too. It seems to me that this time around, he got around to finally writing the story we've always wanted to have read to us by our parents at bed-time, but the problem was the fact that it hadn't been written yet. I might also mention the fact that this book also shows that he has an imagination that covers wide territory and cannot be typecast as just a horror writer. If anyone was disappointed when they found out it was a children's story, keep in mind that the words "A Fable" appear right on the cover. It's a Fable for the child in all of us, whether we're 7 years old or even 97 years old.
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Summary: Thief of Shadowland?
Review: A "Book of Milk" rather than a Book of Blood, this one is strictly for the 13-and-under crew. Pretty uninspired and inoffensive, Barker seems to have written this on a day off. I couldn't help but think of Peter Straubs "Shadowland" while reading this, which, while in the same vein, is much more superior and intriguing, not to say scary than this little thing of a book.
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Summary: G. says "Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm................................"
Review: What does everybody think is so brillant about this book? Someone said it gets to the soul of Clive Barker. It's a kids book that's no where near the size of Imajica. And as for the comment that you'd have to be a metaphysicist to understand that, Imajica epitomises most of Barker's work (Everville, Weaveworld, The Great and Secret Show) whereas this does not.
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Summary: Barker's Best
Review: Strange how the fellow from Kirkus seemed to hate this book, and then a dozen reviews rate it a 9 or better. Kirkus made it seem that if you like Barker's horror, you wouldn't like this. I like his horror and think this is probably his best book.
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Summary: Adults as well as children will be mesmerised
Review: by this "children's book" Although writen at a level that children can understand there are many deeper underlying concepts for the adult reader.
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Summary: students mesmerized by Thief of Always
Review: As a 5th grade teacher, I read to my students every day. It is a constant search for books that will keep my students'attention. The Thief of Always holds them spellbound and there are no distractions when I am reading this book. It is magical and the lessons it teaches are many. High School students still claim it as their favorite and many own their own copies. I am still hunting for something to top it but in the last 6 years nothing has come close. I highly reccomend this book as an educator and find students are no longer bored with reading.
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Summary: SPELLBINDING
Review: Clive Barker has twisted together a story of malevolent proportions. It illustrates in light satire that we are free to have our fun, but that we must weigh our choices, for fun comes at a very high price... Harvey is a young boy, searching for what the world doesn't have to give him. But his aspirations are acknowledged at the Holiday House, a magical place which is reminiscent of "Never Never Land" and "Pleasure Island." He decides to sojourn to this place, this place of high adventure and mystery. What young Harvey finds there baffles his mind and boggles his imagination. His life is carefree, his troubles few, and his worries nonexistent. But as the days go by, the boy finds out what goes on behind the closed doors of the Holiday House. And what thoughts and motives lurk in the mind of Mr. Hood, the House's cryptic master. And it is up to Harvey to escape the evils of the enclosed world... before it is too late.
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Summary: great book
Review: This book was great. I could not put it down. A non stop thrill ride. read it in a day
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: Clive Barker captures the unknown depths of the imagination and brings them all forward. His writing style and technique make you speed through the book even if you're not a fast reader! I highly, highly recommend this great story to anyone, even over the age of twelve. Experience this adventure that takes you where your imagination has wanted to go, but never has! Buy it now!!!!!!!
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Summary: An ever changing, circle of events, w/surprising curvatures
Review: Going inside a young man's mind can be a scary thing, when part of his mind leads him to a house that is ever changing. Circle of events, some terrifing, some fun, continue to happen over and over. When he decides it is more fun than he bargained for he finds there is no way out. From Christmas to a pond full of demons, his life is not his own.
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