Krindlekrax (by Philip Ridley)

I don’t think I had ever read anything by Philip Ridley. He has apparently written quite a few novels for children, mostly with strange titles. He has written some books or adults too. I wouldn’t have picked up ‘Krindlekrax’ for light reading if I had seen it in a shop; the front cover looks quite gruesome. But it’s the kind of thing that might appeal to children of around eight to ten.

A young friend was in a stage production of ‘Krindlekrax’ recently, and was then given the book. After she...