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Summary: Awesome Book!!!
Review: this is one of the best books i have ever read! garth nix is amazing at making Arthur, Suzy, Monday, the Will, Dawn, Noon, and Dusk all come to life. it is the best horror/action/adventure book i haver ever read. Arthur is saved by a key, that chages his fate entirely. he has Asmatha and the minute hand looking key saves him. but the key made a strange house appear. and at school, some dog faced men come in to kill him along with Noon for the key, so Arthur couldn't be master of the Lower House if he could get the hour hand key from Monday inside the strange house. this book is EXTREAMLY good, but very confusing at times. Garth Nix rules!
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Summary: Mister Monday
Review: Arthur a new student at school, has to run a mile in the first day there. Arthur an asthmatic that ment he can't breathe well. He has to do his mile run but at the very end he fell to the ground because of his asthma. Then these two kids Leaf and Ed helps Arthur by running to the office and running to the P.E. teacher. Then when Arthur was about to die Mister Monday and Sneezer ame out of nowhere and gave Arthur a key that looks like the hand of a clock and an atlas. Then they disappeared and Ed and Leaf came running back. Arthur got taken to the hospital and in a few days he got back up and went to school. He went into the library and tuoched the key with the atlas and the atlas turned huge and had a picture of a house.Then that day he started seeing things a whole army of dog-faced Fetchers were standing outside the library window. then there was a guy named Noon came in the library and looked for Arthur then Arthur ran for it and started throwing salt, but some of the dogs got him on his chest,leg, and arm. Then he looked at his watch and saw it was one minute to 1 o' clock. Noon was about to fight Arthur with his Flame Sword. Arthur faked the give and threw the key and when the minute hand struk one o' clock all of the dogs and Noon disappeared. Then they appeared outside laughing, they holded the Atlas up in the air. Then Arthur got a backpack full of salt and melted all the dogs, but no atlas was to be found. Then there was a big fire that Noon started trying to get the key. After Arthur had to go on a bus but made him self have an asthma attack and then was taken to the bus to be taken to the hospital. Arthur then got better and ran out of the hospital heading for the House. Once he went in the house he went to Mondays portal and ended up in this weird land. Arthur had to go threw this big adventure but to get to the point he went to fight Monday with his minute and hour hand key that became a GIGANTIC sword that distroyed Monday and helped Will the protector or lord of the keys that guided Arthur all the way. Then after he went back to his word the illness stoped and everything went back to normal except it was on a TUESDAY...
My favorite part was when Arthur and NOon both had swords. Noon with his big flame sword and Arthur with his clock sword. Also it's cool that a tiny key can turn a yiny atlas into a gigantic one. THIS BOOK WAS THE BEST NUMBER ONE 1. THIS A BOOK THAT YOU DONT NEED TO THINK AS MUCH TO KNOW WHATS GOING ON AND IT MAKES A VERY CLEAR PICTURE WITH ALL THE DETAILS THAT WAS GIVEN.
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Summary: A Book too good for Words
Review: Another book by Garth Nix that changes the name of reading entirely! I've read the entire Seventh Tower series which was one big thriller, but Mister Monday is so compelling you can't put it down. I loved this book probably because I love every book I read but mostly because Garth Nix is an awesome author. Mister Monday is about a young boy named Arthur Penhaligon who must save his world from a plague but must go through the biggest dangers that he must overcome in another realm. The question is can he do it. I suggest this book for about every bookworm, people who like Garth Nix's books, and Fantasy lover out there. You won't be disapointed, and I mean it!
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Summary: A Good Book by a Good Author
Review: In an effort to do whatever he can to save his family, his friends, and his world, Arthur Penhaligon enters the strange House that only he can see. What he finds inside will change him forever. This is a suspenseful story packed with adventure.
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Summary: Mister Monday
Review: This book is well written and extremely intrigueing,as I found; once I started it, I couldn't put it down! It rocks!Garth Nix has a way with words.
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Summary: Keys to the Kingdom, Mister Monday
Review: I like this book because it has action, suspense and a little bit of drama.What I liked most is the thematic of the book which says that "Everything came from Nothing" because it tries to explain the origin of the universe.The hero of the story is a normal kid who finds out that he himself is the heir to the power of the "Architec" the being that created all of the universe. After the Fetchers bring a disease to his planet Arthur starts his adventure in search of the cure for the deadly disease.This book is nice for schoolchildren because it teaches them good values.
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Summary: An overall excellent book!!!!!!!!!
Review: In this first book in the series, Keys to the Kingdom, we find Aurther Penhaligon, a seventh grader who recently moved to a new and strange home. Of, course, it doesn't seem strange to him- at first. Aurther has heavy asthma, which places him in the hospital quite often. One Monday morining, Aurther is in Gym in his new shcool, and has an asthma attck on the run they were on. During this attack, A strange man named Mister Monday comes, and is tricked into giving Aurther a minute hand shaped "key"- which is what they called it. As soon as Aurther holds this key, he finds that he can breathe, and he doesn't die the death that he was meant to die.
But with this key comes strange creatures from another dimension who pursue the key, and though he doesn't know why, Aurther knows that he shouldn't give it to them{they work for Mister Monday- who wants the key back}. These creatures, called Fetchers bring a terrible disease called the "Sleepy Pluage", which after afew symtoms like having a cold, puts the infected people to sleep- literally- they fall asleep, and can't be woken up! Aurther is particually sensitive to this outbreak beacuse he is adopted{his birth parents died in a flu outbreak when he was a baby}. He couldn't bear to have more loved ones lost to a disease outbreak.
Then, Aurther notices a strange house that only he can see. He has a feeling that the answer to curing the sick people is to go in there. But what he finds when he does is a another world, calle the House, which was created by the Great Architect- the creator of all things.
This aerchitect left long ago, but left a will to be followed through- BUT IT WAS NOT!!! The will was broken in seven fragments, and scattered through time and space. Now the first and least fragment of the Will has escaped, and it is helping Aurther. It says that he is the rightfull heir to the kingdom{the House} but all Aurther wants is a cure to the Sleepy Plauge. The Will tells Aurther that to find this cure, he has to defeat Mister Monday, using the Minute Hand key, and claim Mondays half of the key {the Hour Hand}which will then bind with the Minute Hand to become the first and least Key to the Kingdom. Aurther, Suzy Blue{a friend he makes on the way} and the Will now will go through many treacherous tasks to defeat Monday- the Will so that Aurther can claim the key, therefore the first part of the Will is done, Aurther to find a cure to thing strange plauge, and Suzy to help them all. I thought that this book was amazing, had great detail, and was imaginative in every way. Garth Nix did a great job, and I can't wait to read Grim Tuesday, the next book in the Keys to the Kingdom series!
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Summary: Not terrific, but I'll buy the next one.
Review: Good old Garth, who, in his previous series, The Seventh Tower, took the seven colors of the rainbow and turned it into an enchanting series. Now, he's transformed the days of the week into evil Trustees of a Will, left by the Architect who created everything. These seven Trustees (Mister Monday, Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wednesday, Sir Thursday, Lady Friday, Superior Saturday, and Lord Sunday) whom each have one of the seven Deadly Sins (Monday's is sloth) and have broken the Will into seven pieces, thus allowing them to take control of their mythical realm (which, mysteriously, is run like a magical law firm.) Enter Arthur Penhaligon, a 12-year-old asthmatic whom is supposed to die an early death. Instead, he is given a magical key which controls his asthma along with several other powers. Arthur must now enter the aforementioned law firm (called the House) and retrieve the second Key from Mister Monday and restore order to the Lower House. Along the way, he'll have to deal with dog-faced fetchers, Monday's Noon, and several other obstacles. But he'll have help from New Yorkish Suzy Turquoise-Blue, a Denizen that knows her way around the House. Whew. Now, on with the review. Although it is a smart idea and Garth controls the narrative and pacing very well, I'm sorry to say it was a little disappointing, and especially confusing. The prologue is extremely puzzling and vague, moreso than most prologues should be. It is also way too long and could've been completely erased from the book. The rest of the story starts out fine, however, character development is at a minimum. The ending was very nicely done and was probably the best part of a book, since it ends with an obvious cliffhanger. As I've said with the title, not his best, but I'll definitely buy the next one.
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Summary: Hmmm interesting...
Review: Mister Monday is a fantasy novel to the extreme, with many of the cliches that go along with the distinction. It often gets muddled with overwhelming imagery, perhaps to make up for a lack of plot from time to time. Although it is the literary equivalent of a cluttered desk, Mister Monday's images are rich, and will leave you wanting more. The characters do their job, i.e. you like the heroes and hate the villains, but I wish there were more to them. I was interested enough in the strange and original concept to read on to the next book, so I would venture to say that Mister Monday is definitely worth reading at least once.
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Summary: Can't wait till the NEXT ONE!
Review: I LOVE THIS BOOK!
This is one of the best books ever. I have also read Garth Nix's "The Seventh Tower" series. I love his writing style.
The title of this review says it all- I CAN'T WAIT until he releases his next book, Grim Tuesday. Regards from California and Hold On to your KEY TO THE KINGDOM
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