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Summary: A Pleasant Surprise
Review: I found out about this book through "Horrornet" and thought I'd give it a read. It wasn't quite what I expected but it was well worth reading. It's reminded me of a twisted "Stand by Me". For fans of horror and good storytelling, I recommend this book.
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Summary: Pretty good, nice twist at the end
Review: I had a hard time giving this book just three stars. It's really quite good, but there are parts that just didn't seem to have much to do with the rest of the story. When you read the book, you'll know which ones I mean.Overall, this is a coming of age story, following the lives of three boys. At times it is scary, and at times it is fall down funny. The twist at the end of the book is a huge redeeming factor though, and it makes me want to say go out and pick this one up.
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Summary: Engaging - a "Stand by Me" for the slightly twisted
Review: I had read Joyce's Requiem prior to picking this one up. I'd suggest reading this one first. They're equally interesting and thought provoking, but I found this one took me back to my formative years, making the book all the more enjoyable. It is a coming of age book, but it's also much more. Joyce gives the reader stuccato glimpses into the netherworld and our psyche at the same time. This is either comforting or disturbing, depending on your frame of mind. It is not, however, for the faint of heart. It can be relatively erotic and brutally honest. Call it PG-17. This is a great writer. One I hope gets more prolific as he ages.
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Summary: This is one profound piece of liturature.
Review: I have read over 35 books since the comming of the new year, and not one of them stood up to this wonderfull book. I will disclaim that, no, this book isn't for everyone, least of all the easily offended or faint of heart. The characters are masterfully developed almost equaly in perspective. The "protagonist" does NOT wander around in this book devoid of conterbalance and 2-D supporting characters, rather is enhanced by the very different yet very compatable and lifelike cast of disturbed kids, neurotic adults and one psychotic toothfairy. Its a love story, its a hate story, it made me laugh and almost brought me to tears. This is liturature with that SF twist, the story carrys itself in all "normal" lifelike aspects, the toothfairy serves as metaphore, the bad guy, the sidekick, the lover. I hate the word "profound" when applied to almost anything because it is always used flippantly (kind of like "Tour De Force") and it always sounds like something a guy in a black turtle-neck would say about "Grease Stain on Canvas" at some art gallery. I willingly and stedfastly give this book "proufound status", reccomended, stamped, sealed and approved %100.
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Summary: Better than Flossing
Review: I loved this book. Let me say it again: I LOVED THIS BOOK. TOR, which also put out the wonderful Dawn Song, has proven again that they are way ahead of the curve when it comes to horror. There are a lot of people that will say this isn't a horror novel, but it is. Horror has changed. Pack up the vampires, put the monsters back under the bed, and leave the slashers to the movies. The Tooth Fairy is a much more intraverted novel that requires the reader to question the sanity of the main character and the reality of the book. The book was like a trip back to high school. It has all the sexual uncertainty, drama, fear, and life that is lacking from Dawson's Creek. I really became attached to these characters and hated to see the book end.
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Summary: My first Graham Joyce but not my last!
Review: I loved this odd book and found it very difficult to put down. It's a character driven coming of age story about three young boys growing up in apparent normalcy. But underneath the veneer of normalcy simmers unexpected moments of darkness and danger. As the boy's deal with life's many pitfalls -- growing up too smart, too dumb, too mediocre -- lurking in the shadows is a vicious tooth fairy which only one of the boy's (Sam) can see. This tooth fairy is not the sweet version of childhood dreams but a nightmarish razor toothed, potty mouthed, mischievous apparition and it's not at all pleased that Sam can see it. As Sam grows, the tooth fairy continues to show up unexpectedly and begins to change its form, becoming a chilling sexual thing that teases and taunts and awakens odd feelings in Sam. Despite Sam's fear of the tooth fairy the two have a weird sort of connection. This was most definitely a book that was anything but the "same-old, same-old" and I never could figure out quite where it was going next which is what I enjoyed so much about the book. The blend of the ordinary and the "weird" was seamless. Sam was a well developed, realistic character and watching him mature and grow was fascinating and I'm still pondering over the question "was it all in his imagination?" I'd like to think
it wasn't. Overall a very creepy, touching, and perfectly bizarre book.
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Summary: I think I missed some kind of point
Review: I picked this up after reading so many positive reviews of it--I hadn't read a good creepy story in a long time. It is also on lots of people's best books lists on Amazon.
I don't understand why.
The writing itself is actually very good. The story sucked me in and the characters were all very engaging and believable. The Tooth Fairy itself was a bit of a mess. The creature evolves throughout the book as the main character grows up, and I could understand the changes and their relations to adolescence (even though I don't think an invisble hairy beast could get me or most kids to play with ourselves during a church service--maybe the kids in England are different).
I found the sexuality to be a bit disturbing and a bit pointless, and the disappointing confusion of the grand finale was ultimately what hurts this book. When we discover what the true nature of the beast is and the relation between two worlds, it doesn't jibe with what came before.
I gave the book two stars because even after all of things I complain about, it was still interesting enough to keep me reading to the end. It's short enough that the curious won't be spending too much well earned free time with it.
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Summary: The brilliant and the bizarre
Review: I read this book in a couple of days over christmas. Many books I buy, I don't get past the first chapter, but not this one. The action dragged me in, and Joyce's prose flows freely on the page. I thought the imagination behind the Tooth Fairy was vivid and poignant. The tooth fairy was as troubled a soul, as the three boys growing up in this tale. Sam, Clive, and Terry where great characters. There were some parts of this book that I couldn't get into, the nightmare interceptor, the mad inventor, and an incident involving a razor blade and an orange. Some of these elements were introduced into the plot, but not resolved to my satisfaction. However, the relationship that develops between the Tooth Fairy and Sam, is something that I can read over and over again, and enjoy it each time.
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Summary: LIked it, but missed the metaphor
Review: I read this book much quicker than usual and it reminded me of a Bradbury-esque take on childhood, with more sex. It also kind of reminded me of "A Boy's Life," by Robert McCammon, which I also liked a lot. As much as I liked this book, though, I'm disappointed that I still don't know who or what the Tooth Fairy was. I was getting a little agitated when I still had no clue as to its origin at around page 100. When I still had no clue at page 150, I realized I probably never would, unless the revelation came at the end. It might have, and I missed it. There was a metaphor about wasps being kept in a jar, letting your inner demons out. But if the Tooth Fairy was just an inner demon, all in Sam's imagination, how was it seen by others? If it's possible to give a book 5 stars and still be slightly disappointed in it, then that describes the situation perfectly. Maybe someone out there can tell me what the Tooth Fairy actually was? In the meantime, I'm sure I'll be moving on to another book by Joyce in the not-too-distant future.
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Summary: poor book
Review: I thought the book lacked any real substance and was poorly written. It was a real let down. The story had so much potential and the author did nothing of any importance with it. what a dumb book.
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