The Servants
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780979505409 (0979505402)
Publish date: July 31st 2007
Publisher: Earthling Press
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Although this book was well done, affecting, and pretty engaging, there really wasn't much new here. I would give it just under three stars if that were an option.
Beautifully written book. I tagged it as 'young adult', but I think it would be a great read no matter how old you are.
This was a great and engaging little read, a modern day ghost story and coming of age story wrapped together. The ghost story is used as a metaphor for what is happening in the boy's life (at least that is how I took it) and I found it to be beautifully done. My only complaint is that I wish the nov...
A great ghost story for the age (circa 9 to 12) group, with a satisfying and appropriate ending. Also, a marvelous sense of place.
Michael Marshall Smith is a dark, dark author. Most of his works are nihilistic and hopeless, even when they have a happy ending, so it was a bit of a shock to read a comment about The Servants describing it as a children’s book. Having finished it, I wouldn’t necessarily agree, if only because of...
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