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"Evocative of Alice in Wonderland?" Well, only if you haven't read Coraline or Gregor the Overlander! Also had a bit of a Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH vibe going. Very fun for middle grade readers.
Whenever I hear something compared to Alice in Wonderland, I think, Is it full of biting political commentary on the state of the Empire under Victoria? No? THEN DON'T COMPARE IT TO ALICE.
Okay, rant aside. This is a fun, creepy little book about a girl going in search of her brother's soul, which h ...more
Whenever I hear something compared to Alice in Wonderland, I think, Is it full of biting political commentary on the state of the Empire under Victoria? No? THEN DON'T COMPARE IT TO ALICE.
Okay, rant aside. This is a fun, creepy little book about a girl going in search of her brother's soul, which h ...more
Oct 01, 2012
Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides
marked it as decided-not-to-read
It's not actively bad, but it didn't seem actively exceptional either.
Also the way the rather young character is made to look like she's wearing an extremely short skirt is a little skeevy. Though it may be unintentional. ...more
Also the way the rather young character is made to look like she's wearing an extremely short skirt is a little skeevy. Though it may be unintentional. ...more
Some great fantastical creatures and fun questing, but the whole thing felt like it was trying too hard. Characters fell a little flat.
Review to come on KidsReads.com
Mar 31, 2012
Megan
marked it as to-read
May 04, 2012
Debbie Barr
marked it as to-read
Sep 05, 2012
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
marked it as to-read
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Jul 03, 2013
Willow
marked it as to-read
