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Like many other people, I read this when I was quite young, along with many other Bradbury books.
Unlike many other readers, I didn't really love this book when I was a kid - I like Bradbury's sci-fi more. Re-reading as an adult, I feel I understand why: this isn't a book for kids, it's a book for adults feeling nostalgic for the impatient hopes of 'boyhood' (and that is 'boyhood,' not the more generic 'childhood') It's a very time-and-place specific boyhood, too - obviously rooted in Bradbury's ...more
Unlike many other readers, I didn't really love this book when I was a kid - I like Bradbury's sci-fi more. Re-reading as an adult, I feel I understand why: this isn't a book for kids, it's a book for adults feeling nostalgic for the impatient hopes of 'boyhood' (and that is 'boyhood,' not the more generic 'childhood') It's a very time-and-place specific boyhood, too - obviously rooted in Bradbury's ...more
I was surprised with this one as I wasn't sure if it would be slow like other older horror. Now don't get me wrong it wasn't extremely fast paced and it had it slow start and moments but for the most part I really enjoyed it. It had a lot of atmosphere but it also had a lot of weird stuff going on that I liked. The creepy characters like the Witch, Mr. Dark and the Illustrated man really gave it an spooky feel.
I will never ever want to sneak into a carnival to see how it gets put up that is for ...more
I will never ever want to sneak into a carnival to see how it gets put up that is for ...more
This would have been five stars if it weren't for the writing style. Though innovative in its own right, throughout the novel I still could not get used to the paragraphing or the way thoughts were written, even after reading the majority of the book.
As for content, this is a magical trip not only to a carnival with a fantastic carousel that can give people things they truly want, but also through the relationship between Jim Nightshade and Will Halloway, but also, Will and his father.
From the ...more
As for content, this is a magical trip not only to a carnival with a fantastic carousel that can give people things they truly want, but also through the relationship between Jim Nightshade and Will Halloway, but also, Will and his father.
From the ...more
I absolutely love this book. A great one to read every fall. What is it about circuses that are so creepy?
Sep 25, 2014
Danette Cole
marked it as to-read
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