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Although I liked the concept of this book, I found Arthur's overall journey to be a bit too contrived and that he is led where he goes simply because the author placed him on that path and not because it was the pull of the character leading us on his story | author | neutral | 0 |
Monday? Garth Nix has done it again with this sure to top the lists yarn | Monday | neutral | 0 |
If you don't already know it, this is Poirot's last case | Poirot's last case | neutral | 0 |
Material covered in "Best Bug Parade": | Best Bug Parade | neutral | 0 |
Whalen is an ex-LAPD patrolman who retired from the force, wrote a book of some nominal success and now lives with his wife Amy --- a successful marketing executive --- in a small rural community a few hours removed from Seattle | Amy | positive | 0 |
As opposed to many writers in the serial-killer/police procedural genre, Val McDermid consistently paints vivid, if disturbing, psychological portraits of the diseased mind responsible for the crimes committed in her novels | police procedural | neutral | 0 |
this series takes a break from the usual fantasy and delivers more dark and sinister book | fantasy | neutral | 0 |
Mister Monday by Garth Nix is one of the best books I have ever read | Garth Nix | neutral | 0 |
The first action seen was when Arthur was attacked by the pig men, and Afternoon | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
Gary Fisher brings a strange tale and Jack, with his beat cop instincts slowly coming alert, senses his visitor isn't telling him everything & some of what he's said doesn't ring true | Gary Fisher | neutral | 0 |
Angela and Diabola's mother and father soon figure out that Angela and Diabola aren't going to balance any time soon | Angela | neutral | 1 |
Another book by Garth Nix that changes the name of reading entirely! I've read the entire Seventh Tower series which was one big thriller, but Mister Monday is so compelling you can't put it down | Mister Monday | neutral | 0 |
This story is a very fascinating and you never want to put the book down | story | positive | 0 |
The cast of characters in this sweeping story by Michael Dobbs of political maneuvering, skullduggery, and backstabbing is an historical Who's Who of the times: the ailing, haughty, and pacifist Chamberlain, who personifies England's bitter memories of the Great War and the popular concept of "never again"; the ambitious and self-absorbed Churchill, whose pugnacity sometimes clouds prudence; the defeatist, philandering, and anti-Semitic U | Michael Dobbs | neutral | 0 |
The lawyer says he tracked Jack from his book and would like Jack to investigate the brutal murders of thirty-seven year old Gina Anderson and her son Joshua in their Seattle home; the house was trashed and the husband a lecturer at the nearby community college vanished | murders | neutral | 0 |
Angela was born with the personality of an angel where as her twin sister Diabola was born with the personality of a devil | Diabola | negative | 0 |
When Diabola claims to not care about her father he leaves the family | Diabola | neutral | 0 |
If you haven't experienced him in either incarnation, you've missed a treat and this novel is a perfect place to begin familiarising yourself with his work | novel | positive | 0 |
How did the language of psychoanalysis become the dominant idiom in which the middle classes of the industrialized West speak about their emotions? Ernest Gellner offers a forceful and complex answer to this intriguing question in The Psychoanalytic Movement | psychoanalysis | neutral | 0 |
The two girls' families are shown, happy, with Mog's kittens | Mog | neutral | 0 |
My only comments are "Do we really need the Ed and Leaf characters?" and "Why's the guy in Ancient Greece speaking English?" Ed and Leaf may be useful throughout later books in the series, but the Greek guy seems to have been a boo-boo | Leaf | neutral | 0 |
The main theme of this book is that there is not and cannot be one script for how to be a wife, just as there is no one role for husband | wife | neutral | 0 |
This book is Paul Zindel's second and was first published way back in 1969 | Paul Zindel | neutral | 0 |
This book is Paul Zindel's second and was first published way back in 1969 | Paul Zindel | neutral | 0 |
In the story, Arthur receives a key that gives him the power he needs to defeat Mister Monday, the only problem is, he doesn't know whom Monday is, or anything about the strange world that Monday lives in | Monday | neutral | 2 |
The only problem is that the other hand of the clock is owned by the old ruler, who doesn't want to give it away | clock | neutral | 0 |
Val McDermid is a superb storyteller | Val McDermid | positive | 0 |
An action they both will soon regret as Arthur finds the key they have given him leads to an otherworldly house that is both the source of a plague in his town and the only place he can find a cure | house | neutral | 0 |
The story is basically a double romance but Zindel has too much of a grip on the ugliness of life to describe the book as 'romantic | Zindel | neutral | 0 |
Liz and Sean seem to be a smooth and sophisticated senior high school couple | Liz | positive | 0 |
I find myself disagreeing whole-heartedly with the negative reviews of Anne Kingston's The Meaning of Wife | Anne Kingston | neutral | 0 |
Aurther, Suzy Blue{a friend he makes on the way} and the Will now will go through many treacherous tasks to defeat Monday- the Will so that Aurther can claim the key, therefore the first part of the Will is done, Aurther to find a cure to thing strange plauge, and Suzy to help them all | Aurther | neutral | 1 |
Diabla can make things cacth on fire and make buildings fall down | Diabla | negative | 0 |
Arthur with the lesser key to the lower kingdom of the House in hand, must travel into the House to find a cure for the mysterious plague that is striking the people of his town and his loved ones and find out why there are beings intent on getting the key from him, even if it means killing him | mysterious plague | neutral | 0 |
Guterson narrates the apple-scented idyll of Ben's childhood in a typically low-key manner--and orchards, of course, are seldom the stuff of melodrama | childhood | neutral | 0 |
In this last look at Hercule Poirot we see him and his friend Hastings at Styles where we were first introduced to this incredible Belgian | Hercule Poirot | neutral | 0 |
But when the vicar saw them he named them Angela & Diabola which means angel & devil | vicar | neutral | 0 |
Carol and Tony (former lovers) are haunted by the memories of a past criminal investigation | Tony | neutral | 0 |
Plus, I wasn't satisfied with the resolution between Jack and Amy, and thought it was a bit anticlimactic | Jack | negative | 0 |
The character development is very good for the supporting characters like Suzy Blue and the Will, but not so good for Arthur himself | Suzy Blue | positive | 0 |
"Mr Keay explores literature (such as the Ramayana), the leftovers of earlier civilisation (such as coins), architecture (Buddhist, Hindu and Moslem), and paintings | paintings | neutral | 0 |
Arthur's immediately visited by the sleepy Mister Monday and his butler Sneezer, and is given a key in the shape of a clock hand | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
Arthur Penhaligon is about to die - only to be saved by the unlikely duo of Mr Monday and his butler Sneezer | Arthur Penhaligon | neutral | 0 |
Arthur sets off into the house to find a way to save his world | house | neutral | 0 |
Once again Nix takes the reader to unimaginable places where danger is always at hand and the rules aren't what they seem | Nix | neutral | 0 |
I've read all of the major bios on "Big Al" and this is by far the best | bios | positive | 0 |
Capone because of his leadership qualities and friendship with Torrio becomes a effective leader of the Chicago underworld | Capone | neutral | 0 |
Arthur Penhaligon is about to die - only to be saved by the unlikely duo of Mr Monday and his butler Sneezer | Sneezer | neutral | 0 |
In an effort to do whatever he can to save his family, his friends, and his world, Arthur Penhaligon enters the strange House that only he can see | Arthur Penhaligon | neutral | 0 |
I gave it 4 stars only because it doesn't top my favorite Garth Nix book, "Shade's Children | Garth Nix | neutral | 0 |
I would have preferred more emphasis on Tony Hill's aspect of the book, but we don't always get what we want, and this book certainly displays Carol Jordan's full abilites | Tony Hill's aspect | positive | 0 |
Arthur is suspended between many betrayals, and has many things like "Trust the Will" and then "Don't trust the Will" told to him, and is constantly hunted by the lazy mister monday and his Noon (Right hand man), Dawn (Left hand woman) and constantly helped by Mondays Dusk, the final of the trio of the day (You may have guessed Mister Monday can only come to earth on monday, his dawn can only come from 12:01 AM-1:00 AM, Noon can only come from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM, and finaly dusk can come from 11:00 PM-12:00 AM) | Noon | neutral | 0 |
The man in the wheel chair gives Arthur a key, and they disappear again, while holding the key Arthur can breathe perfectly fine | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
This key enables him to fight off the dog-faced Fetchers that are searching his school for him, and then get into the mysterious House he alone seems to be able to see in order to find a cure for the Sleepy Plague the Fetchers seem to have started | key | neutral | 0 |
The historical aspect is educational and the various topics explored in this book has opened my eyes to the little things I take for granted every day | historical aspect | positive | 0 |
Arthur Penhaligon and Suzy Blue are two amazing characters, Arthur: a normal boy, asthmatic, not too confident about himself, intelligent and thoughtful | Arthur Penhaligon | positive | 0 |
At the same time, we have the bloodwinged, silver-tongued Noon and the ugly Fetchers, not to mention the hideous nithlings | Noon | neutral | 0 |
Begin a story with a planned suicide, and there are exactly two possible outcomes | planned suicide | neutral | 0 |
as we all know twin sisters are very different and many people think they are somewhat the same,some do share same characteristics but these two where totaly different, | twin sisters | neutral | 0 |
A car crash en route puts an initial crimp in this suicide mission | car crash | neutral | 0 |
In spite of the cover shot, this book is not anti-marriage | anti-marriage | neutral | 0 |
Also it's cool that a tiny key can turn a yiny atlas into a gigantic one | atlas | neutral | 0 |
In conclusion, this is a highly originally tale and I for one can't wait to read the other books of this series | tale | positive | 0 |
Val McDermid continues her 'Hill and Jordan' series with an entertaining story that combines a dangerous undercover assignment with an investigation of a serial killer, each of which leaves Tony and Carol on the verge of death! | story | positive | 0 |
Jack Whalen and his wife Amy live in Birch Crossing in Washington | Jack Whalen | neutral | 0 |
Meanwhile, relegated to the periphery of British politics and virtually an outcast, Churchill obstinately lashes out against appeasement and loudly proclaims the necessity for total war to save democracy from the depredations of the Nazis | democracy | neutral | 0 |
Slightly more relevant, but still mildly tedious, was the dysfunctional relationship between Brendan Bracken, Churchill's closest confidant, and Kennedy's niece, Anna Fitzgerald | Brendan Bracken | neutral | 0 |
Diabola is a terror and the only person that can stop her is Angela | Diabola | negative | 0 |
Arhtur does not know this but a will guarded by a clock face glass box and other odd things has been released which is the reason he got the key (clock hand) in the first place | will | neutral | 0 |
One day, he is handed the Key and the Atlas, and the fate of his world falls on his shoulders, as a fatal plague sweeps the area | Key | neutral | 0 |
I have read many fantasy books in my life, but this one really wowed me | fantasy books | neutral | 0 |
What's more, a House has appeared -- one that is also inside the little book | House | neutral | 0 |
The book is a social commentary and observation about how wifedom has (and has not) changed over the years | observation | neutral | 0 |
Eventually it leads to a battle which is quite large in scale and Arthur does triumph even with his asthma and various other faults, which makes him a likable character, he is not perfect, He is a child and has health problems, so he is more real than these characters who have no faults at all | character | positive | 0 |
" When they get into a fight once again, Liz goes out with an older guy who practically rapes her | older guy | negative | 0 |
Garth Nix's "Mister Monday" begins a brand new fantasy series in the "Keys to the Kingdom" series | fantasy series | neutral | 0 |
Quite possibly the best biography you'll ever read | biography | neutral | 0 |
The girls grow up into toddlers and Diabola becomes even worse while Angela became sweeter | Angela | positive | 0 |
Not only is The Meaning of Wife jam packed with original research, it also jellies over with meaning! I can't tell you how many times I have pulled this book BACK OFF THE SHELF since placing it there a few weeks ago upon finishing it | The Meaning of Wife | neutral | 0 |
Their parents knew they had to find a way to make Angela and Diabola be part good and part bad | Diabola | neutral | 0 |
2) Likeable characters that are led by the plot of the story, where options are reduced forcing the protagonists down certain routes but without the reader knowing what those results those routes will produce, per se | characters | positive | 0 |
Read Garth Nix for unique and engaging fantasy | Garth Nix | positive | 0 |
The author makes clear that the meaning of wife is inseparable from images of women from a variety of sources, including corporate advertising, movies, books, etc | images of women | neutral | 0 |
Also, Nix sprinkles little hints and clues to the next books throughout the text, so read carefully! | Nix | neutral | 0 |
I bought Mister Monday for a special price of $2 | Mister Monday | neutral | 0 |
We see people with angel wings, dinosaurs, an old guy with drilled out eyes, elevators of light, monsters with backwards faces who have one leg longer than the other, etc | dinosaurs | neutral | 0 |
"Mister Monday" is another great book from Garth Nix, combining darkness and fantasy and leaving the ending open for the second book of the series | Mister Monday | neutral | 0 |
In My Darling, My Hamburger, they talk about many topics amoung teens today | topics amoung teens | neutral | 0 |
This was one of the best books on the subjects of women, work, and family that I have read to date | women | positive | 0 |
Old legends are given new life (such as the tale of the Pied Piper and the Greek myth of Prometheus) and concepts and symbols given real form: such as the days of the week in human form, and their angelic-looking (but quite devilish) Dawn, Noon and Dusks | Dawn | negative | 0 |
Arthur is saved by a key, that chages his fate entirely | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
You will find yourself captivated by each letter in this book, you will see that you are swept away in the pages but don't want to come out! Mister Monday will do anything to get the key back (you will have to read to see if Arthur makes it through the book alive)! | key | neutral | 0 |
But why? Why? Why? She's like Patty McCormack in THE BAD SEED, but why? Author Marshall has a new theory about why some kids hit the ground running, while others just go to the devil | Marshall | neutral | 0 |
first he must reclaim the lower house from mister monday and survive his minions | house | neutral | 0 |
Astonishingly, he consistently crafts genre novels that read like literature, with firm, muscular, and often unexpectedly brilliant prose that forcefully carries intricately layered and compelling stories | stories | positive | 0 |
After the Fetchers bring a disease to his planet Arthur starts his adventure in search of the cure for the deadly disease | deadly disease | neutral | 0 |
Some of the subplots seemed unnecessary, and should have been severely cropped by a ruthless editor: the love affair between the crippled WWI survivor "Mac" McFadden, barber to the politically great and one of Guy's information sources, and Carol, a housemaid and part-time prostitute; and between Bournemouth postmistress Sue Graham and Army Sergeant Jerry White - though the experiences of the latter did usefully tie the Norway debacle into the storyline on a personal level | Jerry White | neutral | 0 |
Monday is kinda of slow compared to the others in the series is because it is setting up the series and characters | Monday | neutral | 0 |
I thought I'd try again with the first book in Nix's The Keys to the Kingdom series, Mister Monday | Nix | neutral | 0 |
The plot involving the serial killer is shallow and seems tacked on | plot | negative | 0 |