Clive Barker's The Thief of Always
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3 journalers for this copy...
I first encountered this story as an audiobook and was pleased to find this graphic version.
As the weather turns colder, the Happiness House may start sounding more appealing...maybe someone in New England will hear its call.
Headed out in GoryDetails's graphic novel shrinking bookbox; released for Secretariat's 2013 Never Judge a Book By Its Cover Challenge (week 39).
Headed out in GoryDetails's graphic novel shrinking bookbox; released for Secretariat's 2013 Never Judge a Book By Its Cover Challenge (week 39).
Ooh, this one looks good! I've enjoyed a lot of Barker's work; looking forward to this!
Later: A quick read, with some nicely gruesome aspects, if a bit obvious on the "message" side. Loved the opening line: "The great gray beast February had eaten Harvey Swick alive." Even though I couldn't quite sympathize with poor bored Harvey - I always liked school, and was such an avid reader that the most gray, chilly February could fly by unnoticed as I dived into book after book - it was easy enough to see the temptation of a place where all the best parts of each season and each holiday could be enjoyed all the time. (The plot has some similarities to that of Neil Gaiman's Coraline, though Barker's book precedes Gaiman's by a decade or so. The tones are different too, and while Coraline craved loving parents instead of her too-busy ones, Harvey likes his parents just fine, but wants to avoid the boredom of daily life.)
The artwork enhanced the joys - and the horrors - of the situation. All in all, an enjoyable story - and I also enjoyed the interview with Barker at the end of the book.
[There's a TV Tropes page for the story; entertaining, but do beware of spoilers.]
Later: A quick read, with some nicely gruesome aspects, if a bit obvious on the "message" side. Loved the opening line: "The great gray beast February had eaten Harvey Swick alive." Even though I couldn't quite sympathize with poor bored Harvey - I always liked school, and was such an avid reader that the most gray, chilly February could fly by unnoticed as I dived into book after book - it was easy enough to see the temptation of a place where all the best parts of each season and each holiday could be enjoyed all the time. (The plot has some similarities to that of Neil Gaiman's Coraline, though Barker's book precedes Gaiman's by a decade or so. The tones are different too, and while Coraline craved loving parents instead of her too-busy ones, Harvey likes his parents just fine, but wants to avoid the boredom of daily life.)
The artwork enhanced the joys - and the horrors - of the situation. All in all, an enjoyable story - and I also enjoyed the interview with Barker at the end of the book.
[There's a TV Tropes page for the story; entertaining, but do beware of spoilers.]
I'm adding this to a box of books for SqueakyChu in Maryland, for a Little Free Library (or whatever else you'd like to do with them). Hope someone enjoys it!
*** Released as part of the 2013 TICK TOCK release challenge. ***
*** Released as part of the 2013 TICK TOCK release challenge. ***
Journal Entry 6 by 
SqueakyChu
at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Wednesday, March 19, 2014
SqueakyChu at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Released 10 yrs ago (3/19/2014 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA
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