From the Bookshelf of Nothing But Reading Challenges…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
*
The Names by Florence Knapp - Sep 25 Adult / Non-Fiction BOM (starts 16 Sep)
By Moderators of… , Challenger-in-Chief · 14 posts · 81 views
By Moderators of… , Challenger-in-Chief · 14 posts · 81 views
last updated 12 minutes ago
*
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese - Sep 25 Theme BOM - South and South East Asia (Starts 5 September)
By Moderators of… , Challenger-in-Chief · 37 posts · 72 views
By Moderators of… , Challenger-in-Chief · 37 posts · 72 views
last updated Sep 14, 2025 09:52PM
showing 10 of 295 topics
view all »
Other topics mentioning this book
Your latest book purchase!
By deleted member · 1282 posts · 1223 views
By deleted member · 1282 posts · 1223 views
last updated Jul 17, 2018 03:35PM
Level 2 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2011
By Lisarenee · 252 posts · 355 views
By Lisarenee · 252 posts · 355 views
last updated Jan 03, 2012 12:26AM
Your Latest Library request(s)/checkout(s)
By Sashana · 1325 posts · 1085 views
By Sashana · 1325 posts · 1085 views
last updated Apr 04, 2017 03:44PM
Paranormal 11.11.11 Book Challenge
By Ashley ~twist… · 150 posts · 351 views
By Ashley ~twist… · 150 posts · 351 views
last updated Nov 15, 2011 12:18PM
Coffee Talk - About everything and nothing
By Lisarenee · 2646 posts · 1165 views
By Lisarenee · 2646 posts · 1165 views
last updated Jul 04, 2021 09:14AM
Favorite Books You Read in 2011
By Lisarenee · 79 posts · 202 views
By Lisarenee · 79 posts · 202 views
last updated Jan 11, 2013 06:34PM
Decades Challenge: 2011 (1/11/11-1/12/12)
By Afsana · 730 posts · 647 views
last updated Dec 20, 2012 10:45AM
NBRC 26 Alphabet 21: Title Challenge: Read the Alphabet (Yearly)
By deleted member · 598 posts · 1378 views
last updated Feb 08, 2017 01:24AM
Awards: Goodreads Choice Awards (2011) Reading Challenge
By Sashana · 107 posts · 374 views
last updated Jan 10, 2013 09:14PM
What Members Thought
This was an interesting idea - based on a whole series of unusual photographs which the author had found, it seemed he weaved a strange story about a group of very peculiar children. The story hung together well, and didn't require too much of a suspension of disbelief, but I did find that at times it was shoehorned a little artificially into the photographs. The edition I read was really lovely to hold, and the photos were interesting to look at but, although this is obviously the first of the
...more
it was not what I expected. I had hoped for scary but it's more of a fairy tale. cute, but not what I had hoped for.
...more
A must read for anyone who's curious about fantastic ideas, parallel worlds and childhood dreams in which everything is possible. It could be a teen book, though in my opinion it is more than that.
...more
So far I am loving this book. The absurd idea that grandpa's tales might have had some truth to them instead of being whoopers reminds me of Big Fish. Beautiful writing and loved the photographs.
...more
Aug 23, 2011
Kim
marked it as to-read
3.5 stars
Nov 02, 2012
Wende
marked it as to-read
Jul 03, 2013
Sarah
marked it as to-read
Aug 12, 2013
Jodi Anderson
marked it as to-read
Mar 15, 2014
Rebekah
marked it as to-read
Jul 09, 2014
Denise
added it
Nov 15, 2014
Lucy Davidson
marked it as to-read
