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I have read a couple of this Author's book as part of a trilogy; while waiting for the third I decided to give this one a go and I am so glad I did. The book is dotted with black and white illustrations which enhance rather than distract from the text. While the cover and title implies that this book may be a horror/thriller, it is in fact a very moving allegory about a boy having to deal with his inner monsters that have arisen in his dreams relating to his Mother's illness and a real monster w
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At about 4 hours of listening time for the complete audiobook, this is a good choice for late night 'reading' during Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon ;-D
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If you love The Giving Tree, The Little Prince, and The Book of Lost Things, you will connect with this tale. If you have a mother, had a mother, are a mother, or just think mothers are an all-around swell idea, you will connect with this tale. If you've ever been bullied, well, you get the gist. A remarkable modern day fable that explores grief, love, anger and all the other emotions crammed into one small, lonely boy. But no one here could connect to that, right?
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Sep 11, 2011
Jayalalita devi dasi
marked it as to-read
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Jan 04, 2014
Claire
marked it as to-read
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