Abarat
by:
Clive Barker (author)
A journey beyond imagination is about to unfold. . . . It begins in the most boring place in the world: Chickentown, U.S.A. There lives Candy Quackenbush, her heart bursting for some clue as to what her future might hold. When the answer comes, it's not one she expects. Welcome to the Abarat.
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A journey beyond imagination is about to unfold. . . . It begins in the most boring place in the world: Chickentown, U.S.A. There lives Candy Quackenbush, her heart bursting for some clue as to what her future might hold. When the answer comes, it's not one she expects. Welcome to the Abarat.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780064407335 (0064407330)
ASIN: 0064407330
Publish date: 2003-09-30
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Actual Rating: 3.5 StarsHomework is dumb, so I'm going to write this review instead. Also, I'm a bit behind on reviews and that always bothers me a lot. So, here we go.I've never done drugs ... but I think after reading this book, I have an idea of what it might be like. Or I at least have an idea f...
This review is also available on my blog, Stumptown Books.It’s been a few days and I’m still unsure what to think of this novel. Clive Barker is not one of my favorite authors, but when I saw the gorgeous hardcover of Abarat on my brother-in-law’s bookshelf, I simply had to pick it up. At first this...
Imaginative and surreal, this book somehow failed to capture my interest.
This is an odd book. And I say "odd" in the best sense of the word. Where does Barker come up with these ideas?! I mean really! It's fantastical! I think the best word, however, that I attribute to the ABARAT series, is "vivid". Everything about ABARAT, from the world building, the character develop...
This is an excellent book. That doesn't mean you should take it as a life model.
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