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Fractal demiurge Member  |
I just finished Clive Barker's "Abarat". I suppose its meant for younger readers, but I found it totally engrossing, and recommend it highly to all Neil fans.
Has anyone else found themselves immersed in the Sea of Izabella and the Islands of the Hours? When the hell is the next one coming out??  **** “Chives?†“Yes, m’lud?†“Is that Ms Ephemera hovering over the croquet lawn?†“Indeed m’lud. She’s marshalled all the haggle-dans. Missy-twigs and vale-nymphs from Claypole Woods. Apparently she intends to tear this house down and dance on the ruins.†“Well, Chives, you’d better start the car, what? And pack my tennis things too†--- Joe 3Heads |
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I think the second book is spost to come out in october but its been so long sence i read the first one i dont know if i care anymore.
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I was really caught by the story, when I was reading it I couldn't put the book aside! I'm waiting patiently for the #2!
(also would love to see it on comic form!) Lulu ******** Gaimaniac ******** |
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I found it fascinating as well!
**girl in the world** |
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not read much Barker. i thought Weaveworld was terrific, but The great and secret Show left me cold, and i've never picked up another book by him.
god, but i'm fickle. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** " 'No Pain, No Gain' that's what they're saying and it's hard to disagree but i thought somehow they weren't including me..." |
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 i loved the way that Clive Barker paints such VIVID worlds with his books. The way he puts in poems and songs make the book seem more real. My favorite was the hampster tree song. "Oh woe is me Oh woe is me I used to h ave a hampster tree But it was eaten by a newt so now i have no cuddly fruit Oh woe is me Oh woe is me I used to have a hampster tree." (sung to the tune of O Tannenbaum) |
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i never really got into Barker's adult novels (Imajica just left me cold and confused), but I want to read Abarat. It is geared for teens, and it's been really popular in my library.
_____________________________________________________________ Don't you realize? The next time you see sky, it'll be over another town. The next time you take a test, it'll be in some other school. Our parents, they want the best of stuff for us. But right now, they got to do what's right for them. Because it's their time. Their time! Up there! Down here, it's our time. It's our time down here. That's all over the second we ride up Troy's bucket. - Goonies |
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Fractal demiurge Member |
quote: Heh. Imajica left *me* hot-n-bothered. Not only is Abarat totally engrossing, featuring a very human heroin (she is the daughter of an alcholic), but its also a GORGEOUS book to simply hold in your hands--- Barker illuminated every page in color. I mean, just LOOK at this:  **** “Chives?†“Yes, m’lud?†“Is that Ms Ephemera hovering over the croquet lawn?†“Indeed m’lud. She’s marshalled all the haggle-dans. Missy-twigs and vale-nymphs from Claypole Woods. Apparently she intends to tear this house down and dance on the ruins.†“Well, Chives, you’d better start the car, what? And pack my tennis things too†--- Joe 3Heads |
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Is Imajica the one I'm thinking of? The one in the house that Thomas Jefferson built or something? With his descendents or vampires or something? _____________________________________________________________ Don't you realize? The next time you see sky, it'll be over another town. The next time you take a test, it'll be in some other school. Our parents, they want the best of stuff for us. But right now, they got to do what's right for them. Because it's their time. Their time! Up there! Down here, it's our time. It's our time down here. That's all over the second we ride up Troy's bucket. - Goonies |
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quote: It is gorgeous. One thing that I noticed when I first picked up the book was how *heavy* it felt for its size. I'm definitely interested in checking out the next book. **girl in the world** |
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? This must be the hardcover?
We've just got paperback. _____________________________________________________________ Don't you realize? The next time you see sky, it'll be over another town. The next time you take a test, it'll be in some other school. Our parents, they want the best of stuff for us. But right now, they got to do what's right for them. Because it's their time. Their time! Up there! Down here, it's our time. It's our time down here. That's all over the second we ride up Troy's bucket. - Goonies |
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Oui, hard back.
And Molly, the heaviness of the book was what made me decide to buy it. I was so impressed with the heaviness that I kept making freinds pick it up. "Hold this book." I would demand. "Heavy, innit?" And they would look at me as though I were a crazy garbage-digging lady who wears all her clothes at once and nod slowly to placate me. **** “Chives?†“Yes, m’lud?†“Is that Ms Ephemera hovering over the croquet lawn?†“Indeed m’lud. She’s marshalled all the haggle-dans. Missy-twigs and vale-nymphs from Claypole Woods. Apparently she intends to tear this house down and dance on the ruins.†“Well, Chives, you’d better start the car, what? And pack my tennis things too†--- Joe 3Heads |
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quote: *giggle* We are of a like mind! I keep making people hold it at the library. **girl in the world** |
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I love that book! I bought it because I was so intruiged by all the illustrations and i was not disappointed.
I've not read any of his other books, but know him by reputation, so I was quite surprised. "What have you been doing while Bells has been maturing?" "Drinking better whiskey." |
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The Trendy Nihilist Member  |
I always liked Barker's illustrations, ever since I first saw them on the UK collected "Books of Blood" editions, and the drawings in Abarat looked lovely. But it got too many so-so reviews for me to actually read it. Fantasy novels tend to really bore me these days.
- Michael My boring blog: http://www.xanga.com/mtxx "This is the spring without end / This is the summer of malcontent / This is the winter of your mind" |
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I liked it too. The great thing about childrens books(not that this was one) is that the author doesn´t have rationalize his/her imagination.
......................... Dreams are made to be broken. |
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a Bump to let people know Abarat v. 2 is now out
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quote: I really liked Weaveworld as well, but somehow I just never picked up another book of his...nothing against him, it was just a series of coincidences, I guess... _________________________________________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." - Plato "I am the true Destiny -- for I have his boots!" -- me Matrix's Musings |
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The back cover was a turnoff. Terrific! Fantastic! Magnelephant! But I got to like it after a few pages.
I got to the Mischief character and kept seeing a polar bear. Make it stop... |
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