Abarat

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Summary: Abarat is wonderful
Review: This entire world that Clive Barker creates is nothing short of amazing. Everything in the world of Abarat is absolutely brilliant, and comes straight from his own head. You will not find anything like Abarat, no book shares a similar plot, similar characters or a similar world. If you like an original, unique read then Abarat is certainly the right book for you. I loved Abarat so much that it quickly became my favorite book, and I spend a good 3/4 of my free time reading, so I have read many books. I love Abarat because even though I've read and re-read it many times, everything still seems so new and raw, I just absorb it. On the level of fantasy, it surpasses Harry Potter and even Lord of the Rings by far, simply because of the wonderful intriguing descriptions and explanations, which can get far too complicated and overwhelming in certain fantasies like in Lord of the Rings. But Barker's words and descriptions of action, the setting, and characters keep my attention and seem to surround me and flow easily in my head, not overwhelming at all, and quite easy for a child to understand while equally easy for an adult to appreciate and enjoy. If you have children, this is an excellent book to read to them, expanding their imagination, while it is also a wonderful book just to read for pleasure. I've given it to so many people to read and there's a range of my family members from 5-years-old(my younger half-brother)to 97(my great-grandmother) who have fallen in love with this book. The main character, Candy Quakenbush, is easy to relate with since she is a typical American teenager, something all of us have been, will be, or are. She's dealing with an alcoholic father, a pair of annoying brothers, and a submissive mother who all live in the boring town of Chickentown, Minnesota, which has people and places that we can compare to places in our own hometowns. The Quakenbush family deals with issues and personality flaws that all families have seen. And when Candy gets thrown into Abarat, even in that amazing other world all of the problems seem so realistic and almost full of satire, with just a fantasy twist to them.

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Summary: Abarat: A World of Wonders
Review: Candy a simple girl in a town named Chickentown, begins to feel pulled away from her always fighting parents, her school, and her boring town. She wanders the fields in a memorizing trance and stumbles upon a lighthouse in the middle of Minnesota. before she knows it she is swept into a magical world full of mystery, evil, and magic. from start to end this book excites you in more then one way. I recomend this book to everyone.