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The House with a Clock in Its Walls (Lewis Barnavelt, #1)

John Bellairs,

Edward Gorey

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Aug 03, 2010 Mike (the Paladin) rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-fantasy

Here's another book where I bounced back and forth between 3 and 4 stars. There are a few flaws but on the whole an enjoyable little book (I had one caveat, but I'll mention it later after a "Spoiler" warning).

I sort "rediscovered" YA and juvenile books "again" a while back. I usually find myself (when I read one) wondering if I'd have reacted any differently if I still had small kids at home or if I were still sharing them with my own kids. This one was as I said before overall a good book and ...more

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Jul 23, 2013 [Name Redacted] rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: horror, children, classics, historical-fiction, thanksgiving2015

First read: 1995? Or earlier? Definitely post-1993.
Second read: November 3rd - 8th, 2015.

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Jul 24, 2009 Kristenyque added it

I am re-reading all of these books by reading them to my 8 year old. This is the first in the series. These were by far, FAR my favorites when I was a kid.

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