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The Eyes of the Killer Robot (Johnny Dixon #5)
At first, Johnny Dixon doesn't believe Professor Childermass's story about Evaristus Sloane, the insane inventor of a fiendish, baseball-pitching robot. Then Johnny sees faces at his window at night, and senses he's being followed. Old Sloane has invented a new, improved robot, and he only needs one thing to bring it to life -- Johnny's eyes."A unique plot, marvelous chara...more
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
July 1st 1998
by Puffin
(first published 1986)
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Gothic horror for children. Bellairs was one of my favorite authors when I was a kid, but this is my first time reading this particular book.
The problem with reading Bellairs as an adult is that it seems unbelievable when the characters don't seem to learn anything from book to book - Johnny gets a bad feeling about something and they all brush it off every time, and yet every time this happens, something terrible follows. No lessons are learned.
But this was one of the things that was great ab...more
The problem with reading Bellairs as an adult is that it seems unbelievable when the characters don't seem to learn anything from book to book - Johnny gets a bad feeling about something and they all brush it off every time, and yet every time this happens, something terrible follows. No lessons are learned.
But this was one of the things that was great ab...more
Bellairs at his finest. Iconic imagery of the baseball-playing robot with stolen human eyes. The creeping danger Johnny faces. I love how Bellairs gives the villains a lurid goal - to steal Johnny's eyes - and couples that with a gradual invasion of his life, successively removing the blanket of comfort and safety he thought he had.
The climax is particularly gratifying. Unlike some of Bellairs' books, where the conflict resolves in a passive way (or an off-stage way) this features a climactic ph...more
The climax is particularly gratifying. Unlike some of Bellairs' books, where the conflict resolves in a passive way (or an off-stage way) this features a climactic ph...more
Aug 10, 2011
Lia
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Shelves:
mystery,
supernatural-fiction
I love Bellairs' scary mysteries. I loved them as a child, too. They were just scary enough so I would make a running leap for the bed in the darkened room, but not scary enough to keep me awake. I also feel like he takes his young characters seriously. That even when the young mind is passionately irrational, it is still real.
I read the copy with Edward Gorey's perfect illustrations. Really, he's the perfect choice.
I read the copy with Edward Gorey's perfect illustrations. Really, he's the perfect choice.
The creepy baseball-playing killer robot with human eyes scared me senseless as a kid. The dark Edward Gorey illustrations capture the mood perfectly. But like most John Bellairs stories (which were written mainly for kids), it was such a quick and fun read, that I wish there was more of it.
I enjoy Bellairs' books. His characters are entertaining and the adventures keep me reading. He is able to keep the action going to make me want to read the next chapter and the next.
The story of a robot that pitches and the idea that it comes to life is a fun premise.
The story of a robot that pitches and the idea that it comes to life is a fun premise.
What a quirky story, a possessed robot! This time Johnny's faced with an evil man trying to use him as a way to hurt his Grandpa! The story dragged a bit in the middle but in general, the oddness of the entire concept made this in interesting read.
Grades 4+ Johnny Dixon is kidnapped by an evil scientist who has invented a horrifying robot that requires human eyes.
My 4th grade teacher read us this book and I still remember it!
childhood favorite....I Loved all John Bellairs' books!
Spooky! Hilarious dialogue! Fun!
Mar 26, 2013
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The entire book has a sort of retro feel, as though it inhabits the same sort of historical cul-de-sac as the Peanuts comics and Ray Bradbury stories. I had to explain to my son certain technologies that have since become obsolete, and at three months old he is not expected to know them.
The premise is interestingly off-kilter. The bad guys build a killer robot in order to win a baseball contest.
The premise is interestingly off-kilter. The bad guys build a killer robot in order to win a baseball contest.
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This book rocks. This book scared me so much I was hiding in my bedsheets. This book is the typical Dr. Frankenstien book. i would love to review this book. LOL. I am. Oh well, read this book. I triple doggy, dare ya!
The fifth book in the Johnny Dixion series. Don't let the cover deceive you, there is a more interesting story in this book than it would lead you to believe. I was pleasantly surprised.
I read this book when I was about 10, It freaked me out! I always loved that about John Bellairs' books. (not all of them did this, but the writing always sucked me in)
Slower paced and less scary than some of his other ones, like The Curse of the Blue Figurine.
Serious, can you get a better title that that?
"Scary" was my one-word description in grade 7.
More Bellairs! So fun...
this one is great
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John Bellairs
(1938–1991) was an American novelist working primarily in the Gothic genre. He is best-known for the children's classic The House with a Clock in its Walls 1973) and for the pathbreaking fantasy novel The Face in the Frost (1969). Bellairs held a bachelor's degree from Notre Dame University and a master's in English from the University of Chicago. He combined writing and teaching fr...more
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