Just when I thought I'd seen every possible permutation of the innocent and the macabre (creepy kid, clown, stroller, teddy bear, etc), along comes this. NOW I've seen it all.
Wow, I kind've like it and will probably give it a try. And then, like with many of the old Zebra books I have bought these last few months I will probaby set it down afterward and be like 'what was I thinking?'
I just read this one last year, and I thought it was...kinda cute/sweet (especially when compared to the cover). There was a nicely realized relationship between the little girl magician and her grandfather and his magician circle. The cover is unforgivable. The book--not bad.
One of Zebra's finest, no? What else could one possibly say about it? I'm not gonna even try.
You know all of Zebra's book are fine, Will :-)
ReplyDeleteJust when I thought I'd seen every possible permutation of the innocent and the macabre (creepy kid, clown, stroller, teddy bear, etc), along comes this. NOW I've seen it all.
ReplyDeleteWow, I kind've like it and will probably give it a try. And then, like with many of the old Zebra books I have bought these last few months I will probaby set it down afterward and be like 'what was I thinking?'
ReplyDeleteThere comes a point when you gotta ask: "What were they thinking?!"
ReplyDeleteHoly shit! I've never even seen that one before! That one may just top "skeleton with a banjo"!
ReplyDeleteI hate to admit it though, but I'd probably buy the damn thing just for the cover, so maybe they had something there...
I just read this one last year, and I thought it was...kinda cute/sweet (especially when compared to the cover). There was a nicely realized relationship between the little girl magician and her grandfather and his magician circle. The cover is unforgivable. The book--not bad.
ReplyDeleteI *have* heard that Gresham's books didn't deserve their covers...
ReplyDeleteThat cover is magically delicious.
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