false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170266065m/44601.jpg 44601 7 The disquietude in Graham Joyce's coming-of-age tale is that of having too much power as a child--the kind of power that turns your slightest wishes into mayhem. This power is granted to the rather ordinary and fearful member (neither the smartest nor the strongest) of a trio of friends growing up in small-town England by his stinky and enigmatic night visitor, the Tooth Fairy. The charm of this British Fantasy Award-winning novel is in his subtle and unsentimental portrait of a supernaturally benighted childhood. As Ellen Datlow writes in <I>Omni</I>, "Joyce immediately hooks his readers from the very first page with a small sharp shock and holds the reader with engaging characters and an air of menace. This tooth fairy is ... mischievous and destructive, representing our own worst aspects." <I>--Fiona Webster</I> 170361 15 12 1996 The Tooth Fairy: A Novel total:299|5:96|4:113|3:56|2:27|1:7| 299 1161 557 48 4 2 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 06:18:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 03:45:48 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 19:20:03 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 20:25:51 -0700 2009

I really enjoyed this book, but am perturbed at the ending. It seemed too tacked on, and I suspect the author did not want to make it too horrifying. While it is beautifully written, I feel the author did not want to make the sacrifice of his likable characters, Sam, C...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 10 16:41:41 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 11:21:37 -0800 2009
Sam, seven at the beginning of the story, has the misfortune of actually catching the tooth fairy in the act of switching tooth for cash. He/she becomes obsessed with Sa...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 22:37:03 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 22:11:29 -0700 2009 The Tooth Fairy isn't really a horror novel. I'm not entirely sure it is even supernatural. What I'm sure about is that this is the strangest coming-of-age novel I've ever read. On the night he loses a tooth, seven year old Sam places it under his pillow and in turn encounter...more...]]> 1 2 false false Wed Aug 29 12:26:59 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 06:56:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 04 19:56:14 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 18:29:36 -0700 2009
Here is a rundown from Pu...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 16 10:14:45 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 09:34:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 05:34:10 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 05:43:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 11:28:03 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 12:44:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 22:43:13 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 22:43:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 10:28:37 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 19:47:37 -0700 2009
I've read books in the past about adolescence and loss of innocence, and this was an interesting take on those themes. The addi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 09:20:12 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 09:28:18 -0800 2008
The story follows young Sam who has the uncanny and according to the Tooth Fairy "dangerous, very dang...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 20:34:16 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 10:31:31 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue May 06 17:12:48 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 17:17:35 -0700 2008 The Outsiders. The story starts off the with the proposition: What would happen if you lost a tooth and then deposited beneath your pillow without telling your parents? Would the tooth fairy ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 11 09:05:21 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 09:15:33 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 18 06:16:27 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 06:16:55 -0700 2009 1 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Wed Nov 04 08:18:47 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 08:19:40 -0800 2009 ]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 24 08:53:32 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 00:15:44 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 07:17:53 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 15:30:27 -0700 2009
I agree with another...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 02:59:20 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 03:16:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=44601