Rating: Summary: The Review for The House with the Clocks in it's Walls Review: It is a great book! it is abouta boy named Lewis and his unkles house. If you get into Books youll really get into this one! it bis my favroite book!
Rating: Summary: If you like Harry Potter.... Review: I, too, read this book when I was young and I still re-read the series from time to time. When I was young, the cover alone scared me. Even now, the final scene can thrill me if it's late and the room is dark. Brrr.Horror for children has grown more popular lately, but most of it seems to be this formulaic stuff like Goosebumps. Have any of their stories actually had a happy ending? Bellairs books are frightening, but they do end happily, and they have a depth that Goosebumps books can't match. Full of references to recent history (the stories take place in the 1950s) and more remote history (Lewis is a literate boy) and religious symbolism, these are books that will draw you in.
Rating: Summary: This book was great when I was a kid. Review: In third grade, I remember reading several of John Bellairs' books and being scared out of my wits. Unfortunately, I have by now lost that innocence, but I highly recommend this book and any others by this author to any children or adults who like a good, wholesome scare.
Rating: Summary: Excellent, intelligent thrills for kids and adults. Review: I read all of John Bellairs' books when I was growing up. *The House With a Clock in Its Walls* is one of the best of the series. It leaves you thoroughly entertained, scared (but not emotionally scarred!) and searching the shelves of your local library for for further information on the many interesting historical and magical references Bellairs interweaves into his stories. The Edward Gorey illustrations complement his narratives perfectly. Read this book and you'll want to read them all.
Rating: Summary: Occult and Mystery in Fiction for Children Review: I was sorry to learn that Mr. Bellairs had passed away. He is such a wonderful writer. I first picked up this story about 20 years ago. (Yes, I am dating myself.) Talk about an incredible story! And, for Edward Gorey to illustrate them! Wow! Mr. Bellairs' other books are equally as good, plus he had a female hero (or heroine) who had to solve mysteries, too. I am glad that someone else has picked up where Mr. Bellairs left off. I don't think we can do without any more of these stories. Believe me, I still look for his books when I'm at the bookstore.
Rating: Summary: Great!!! Review: This is a great book. Its a combination of mystery with a touch of horror
Rating: Summary: A proto-Harry Potter story full of charm and adventure Review: I never realized how good this series was until I picked up THWACIIW recently and re-read it - twice! Moms and dads, if your kids can't wait for the next Harry Potter, get them this series with a charming hero and characters, scary adventures, and great magic.
Rating: Summary: great book, definitely Review: i read this book in 4th grade, and i loved it. it's a great book, really. there's fantasy and adventure and i found the characters very 3 dimensional and believable. this book challenges the imagination.
Rating: Summary: A book that creates a world you will never forget Review: I read this book first many years ago, and have read it many times since then. It is a testament to the wonderful writing that New Zebedee is one of the few fictional places that I can picture in my mind perfectly. I feel as if I have been there. Absolutely a masterpiece. Read it!
Rating: Summary: Scary and suspensful Review: I first read this book back when I was in junior high school. I was reading it late at night and scaring myself nearly to death when my mother made me put it down and go to sleep. Needless to say, I finished it the next day and was really amazed at the 'final showdown' and the end of the book. This was the first of John Bellair's books that I read, but since I have read many more. They are all enjoyable, scary, suspensful, and truly worth reading, and The House With A Clock In Its Walls is no exception.
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