The House With a Clock in Its Walls

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Summary: This book is the best John Bellairs book ever
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read in my whole life! I have read it 2 times and when i did read it, I never put it down! John Bellairs keeps cliff hangers and suspense coming at you from the first paragraph of the book. i have read alot of his other books like: The figure in the shadows, The doom of the haunted opera etc. I think he is the best author in the world!

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Summary: I enjoyed this book as a child and as an adult
Review: I read this book 15 years ago,i just happened to pick it up again and it was just as exciting as I remembered it. The magic and the excitment never seem to amaze me. This is a great book for "children" of all ages

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Summary: I always found myself coming back the book continuisly.
Review: I always found myself coming back to the magic, ghosts, and warmth of the words that danced across my eyes when I read. At some points, like when Lewis and Tarby resurected Mrs. Izaard, I felt like I was going to stop reading all together. This book was what got me into magic chants and spells. Every bit of the book was facinating, I aate it up in two days flat! I especialy liked they discription of the town and the mansion, I always had a vivid picture in my mind of what was going on in the book.

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Summary: An excellent book for young children.
Review: This was the first book that was ever read to me (I was in the 5th grade) and our teacher would read us a chapter a day. After about the third chapter, it became the highlight of my day at school. I even read it a couple of times after that. I mark this book as one of those points when a person find the joy of reading and then is lost in the wonder of the tales and worlds that fine authors share with us. Now I'm a father and getting books for my child. This is one that will definately top my list.

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Summary: A "timeless" story!
Review: I first became acquainted with "The House With a Clock in Its Walls" around the age of eight. It was made into a kids' TV show (an "After School Special", perhaps? I don't remember), and I immediately checked the book out from the library. Over the years I read several other of Bellairs' books, but my favorites were always the books linked with (and continuing the story of) "The House With A Clock In Its Walls". The stories were especially fascinating for me, as they all took place in Michigan, my home state (in fact, "The Letter, The Witch, and The Ring" - book three of the series - takes place in no small part near Petoskey, Michigan, which is only 25 miles from my hometown). When I was in college, I found that the college bookstore had some copies of T.H.W.A.C.I.I.W. for sale, so I bought one. I found the story was just as enjoyable then as it had been 16 years before. I'm now 27, and I STILL enjoy these books! These are truly stories for young and old alike.

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Summary: Tottaly spellbinding thriller for people of all ages
Review: I first read this book over 15 years ago and hove only read it once since but it still remains one of the most intresting peices of fiction I have ever come across. I have been trying to get hold of a copy for some time but it is out of print in UK. This book has to be on you must have list your kids will love it and you will love it. Fantastic

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Summary: A FASCINATING SPIN ON THE GOTHIC GENRE
Review: I suppose I am going to spend a long time looking for another book as suspenseful, well-written, and atmospheric as John Bellair's House With a Clock in Its Walls. I first read this novel at the age of ten and I was immediately captivated by the author's use of setting and character to transport me to a small town in the 1940s where magic is present around every corner. Bellairs' take on the gothic genre is masterful; through wit and economy of words he is able to conjure up everything from a vast Victorian mansion with secret rooms, to a mysterious, kind, and magical uncle, and to an evil witch brought back from the dead. This book is responsible for starting me on an obsessive search for any literature or film related to the "gothic house" story--and only a few works, such as Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House or Angela Carter's short story "The Bloody Chamber," come close to capturing the same sense of magic, dark foreboding, and hous! ! es that are truly living characters. I have often wished that this book were turned into a film; I can seen every frame of it in my head. I think it is marvellously visual and would be highly effective on the screen. If you haven't read this story, you are in for a real treat. It's smart, funny, scary, well-written, and genuine--qualities that are unfortunately hard to find in most adult novels. Likewise, if you enjoy this book, you have the opportunity to delve into the many other Bellairs books which are generally of the same quality of this story. (Besides, the terrific Edward Gorey pictures alone make this book a great read!)

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Summary: The book was so full of suspense,that I couldn't put it down
Review: The book was well-writen and had a lot of neat adventures in it, like when Lewis raises Mrs. Izzard from the dead. The ending was good and the book was so full of suspense, I just couldn't put it down!

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Summary: very good book the only problem: the suspense was lacking
Review: Lewis is now an orphan and he is living with his uncle Jonathan who he likes very much. He makes new friends such as Tarby and Mrs. Zimmerman. While trying to show off for Tarby he accidentally releases an awful ghost that could end the world. I won't tell u what happens next...

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Summary: this is one of the best books I've ever read
Review: I read this in school and I was so hooked on it I had to read the whole thing when I got home!