by Michael Marshall Smith
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...
The Servants is the story of an 11-year-old boy, his mum and stepdad. They've moved from London to Brighton into a house with an old lady living in a tiny flat in the basement. Mark, the boy, accidentally befriends her and she shows him something quite amazing.I love this book for two reasons. First...
In this coming of age tale, Mark is 11, unhappy about being moved from London to Brighton when his sick mother and stepfather, David, relocate there. He fears that David is not doing the right thing for the mom, and Mom always seems too tired to go out or do anything other than sit in bed or on a co...
This was a very disappointing book. I expected more of a ghost story and less of a story about a boy who hates his stepfather. Here's the book in a nutshell:Mark moves with his sick mother and hated stepfather to a coastal town south of London. Mark really hates his step father. For some reason, the...
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