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That's all I'm going to say for now, but this is an awesome book, and its worth more than what they sell it for | book | positive | 0 |
Unknowingly to Arthur, the key is what saves him from death, and regretably, seals his fate to embarking on a quest to save another dimension from the ruins of the "Days", although this is what saves his life, he soon begins to regret ever becoming the heir to first key, and so begins the start of the series of The Keys to the Kingdom | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
Exploding onto the Childrens' Literature scene is Garth Nix and his Keys to the Kingdom series | Childrens | positive | 0 |
The Intruders is a tale that will appeal to readers who want an engrossing thriller with other-worldly tones | thriller | positive | 0 |
However, along with the key comes a plague brought by bizarre creatures from another realm--dog-faced men in bowler hats called Fetchers | plague | neutral | 0 |
This book had some mature subject matter that young kids should not read | young kids | negative | 0 |
cute board book for the cat lover or animal lover | cat lover | neutral | 0 |
A car crash en route puts an initial crimp in this suicide mission | suicide mission | neutral | 0 |
However, 2 qualms I have with the book prevent me from giving it full marks | book | negative | 0 |
Now in is astonishing new novel, Michael Dobbs throws brilliant fresh light upon Churchill's relationship with the Soviet spy and the twenty months of conspiracy, chance and outright treachery that were to propel Churchill from outcast to messiah and change the course of history | Churchill | neutral | 1 |
Thi book is great | book | positive | 0 |
Throughout the book we are a fly on the wall listening to the political machinations of the principle characters in the story which include, Chamberlain, Churchill, Ambassador Joseph Kennedy, Lord Halifax, the traitor Guy Burgess, and many others | Ambassador Joseph Kennedy | neutral | 0 |
I liked it when Dybo pushed the miss Mursles off the climbing frame without any clothes on! I think that Angela and Diabola is the best book I read this year!!!!!!!!!! | Angela and Diabola | neutral | 0 |
Paul Zindel is an amazing author! | Paul Zindel | positive | 0 |
Grapes, berries and cherries - chokecherry, wild currant, etc | Grapes | neutral | 0 |
In the book a senior named Liz faces problems like: I love my boy friend, but do I love him enough to have sex with him; and If I do get pregnant what will I do? Will I have the baby or get an abortion? Paul Zindel did a great job writting this book | Paul Zindel | positive | 0 |
Arthur must get through some horrifying trials to save his Earth from the plague, and to prove that he is the Rightful Heir | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
The Endless Game is the first of a two-book series (the second is: A Spy at Twilight) in the vein of the Le Carre "Karla" quartet | The Endless Game | neutral | 0 |
Forced to go on a cross-country run - even though he has severe asthma - Arthur soon finds himself lagging behind, and eventually collapses on the lawn | Arthur | 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 |
Somehow I was just left wanting to hear more about Leaf and Ed ( two classmates, who could have been good friends to Arthur ) | Ed | neutral | 0 |
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 |
There are some words I did not know such as scientific words and some descriptive words | descriptive words | neutral | 0 |
McDermid brings to light some of the darker deeds of the Nazis that are generally not known and discussed and for this she should be commended | McDermid | positive | 0 |
This is the first book in the Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix | Garth Nix | neutral | 0 |
I really like the quick adventure on the stairs and where it lead Suzy and Arthur | Suzy | 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 | fatal plague | neutral | 0 |
The Intruders is no different in this regard, but that's why its so much fun to read! If you like to be mentally twisted up in a book, Marshall's writing will accomodate you | The Intruders | neutral | 0 |
But the biggest problem with The Last Temptation is that McDermid tries too hard to force a particular ending | ending | negative | 0 |
Carol and Tony are also investigating the murder and rape of children | Tony | neutral | 0 |
Both the complexity of the plot and the at times nightmare-like imagery may keep this from being a book for fifth grade and under, unless a child in these years is looking to be challenged and a little frightened | plot | neutral | 0 |
Although a lot of the characters, ok most of the characters, are rather bizarre the one that stands out in this sea of strangeness is Arthur | characters | negative | 0 |
Kennedy; the alcoholic, disillusioned and psychologically tortured idealist, Guy Burgess (of Burgess, Philby, and Maclean of Cold War infamy); the stuttering King George VI, who whines that the German invasion of Poland interrupted his grouse hunting; and the Machiavellian newspaper mogul, William "Max" Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook | Guy Burgess | negative | 0 |
His normal life of interrupting his family's lives because they have to rush him to the hospital due to asthma attacks changes when he finds himself the chosen heir to the House | asthma attacks | neutral | 0 |
it is the best horror/action/adventure book i haver ever read | adventure | neutral | 0 |
but the key made a strange house appear | key | neutral | 0 |
This novel also has numerous characters and several storylines that at first seem unrelated, but which eventually intersect | storylines | neutral | 0 |
What then would happen if everyone learned the central lesson of Gellner's book -- that deception, dishonesty, and manipulation are at the heart not only of the psychoanalytic movement but of nearly all forms of social authority? | deception | negative | 0 |
Also, I didn't get the closure I needed at the end between Liz and Maggie | Liz | neutral | 0 |
On the plus side, McDermid decides to branch out from northern England and take the reader into continental Europe, particularly Germany, where Carol Jordan has gone as an undercover operative to investigate a drug dealer/slave trader | McDermid | neutral | 0 |
I got "class trip" from a library for 10 cents | 10 cents | neutral | 0 |
The handling of the parallel world, the Will, Sneezer, and the Key and Atlas are all wonderfully woven together, not to mention the characters of Dawn, Dusk, Noon for each day, and so on | the Will | neutral | 0 |
Marshall makes you read through to the end but you'll be scratching your head over many of his plot choices, and I can't make up my mind whether the story is actually crazy stupid, or maybe too smart for a moron like myself | Marshall | neutral | 0 |
The plot is simpler, the protagonist is younger and the language is easier | plot | neutral | 0 |
And yet, that aside, The Intruders captivated me from the first horrifying chapter -- so much so, that I read it all in one night | The Intruders | positive | 0 |
But with this key comes strange creatures from another dimension who pursue the key, and though he doesn't know why, Aurther knows that he shouldn't give it to them{they work for Mister Monday- who wants the key back} | Aurther | neutral | 0 |
I could not put this book down if my life depended on it! I have never in my life read a book this fast | book | positive | 1 |
Lynne Reid Banks did a great job on it | Lynne Reid Banks | positive | 0 |
Plus, I wasn't satisfied with the resolution between Jack and Amy, and thought it was a bit anticlimactic | Amy | negative | 0 |
In desperation, Arthur ventures into a mysterious house--a house only he can see | Arthur | neutral | 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 |
The book Mister Monday by Garth Nix , was a very good book | book | positive | 1 |
This book is nice for schoolchildren because it teaches them good values | schoolchildren | positive | 0 |
Soon Arthur is besieged by a Mister Monday and a band of vengeance seekers with blood-stained wings | Mister Monday | neutral | 0 |
I couldn't finish it and I usually love Val McDermid's work | Val McDermid | neutral | 0 |
It shows friendship, love, and dealing with your problems | love | neutral | 0 |
Overall, the book is a big mess | book | negative | 0 |
So now it's up to Arthur to set things to right | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
However, this quibble aside, I recommend "The Last Temptation | The Last Temptation | positive | 0 |
Arthur an asthmatic that ment he can't breathe well | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
This is the weakest book in the series | series | neutral | 0 |
Meanwhile Amy shows up at home and wonders why Jack is so upset | Jack | neutral | 0 |
The book really held my interest throughout the whole story | book | positive | 0 |
This was due to a sadistic teacher who forced him to run a cross-country course, resulting in a near death experience, during which he encountered the unlikely duo of Sneezer and Mister Monday | teacher | negative | 0 |
Suddenly he was the holder of a strange key, shaped like the minute hand of a clock, and Mister Monday was impatiently waiting for Arthur's expiry date to come up | key | neutral | 0 |
Published during the 1950s, the author's stereotyped attitudes towards native peoples is all to readily apparent, including the names he gives some of the stitches | 1950s | neutral | 0 |
He's created a multi-layered thriller involving a likeable protagonist plus a host of remarkable satellite characters who make you cringe & groan with curiosity & anticipation | thriller | neutral | 0 |
Angela and Diabola is a silly, funny and a great book | Angela and Diabola | neutral | 0 |
He couldn't bear to have more loved ones lost to a disease outbreak | disease outbreak | negative | 0 |
The 'serial killer' subplot is not quite as riveting as it might have been, relying on the coincidence of Tony knowing one of the victims | Tony | neutral | 0 |
I recommend this for fans of fantasy, or other books by Garth Nix | Garth Nix | neutral | 0 |
This fascinating look at of the Golden Age of Scottish history includes: the great names of the “democratic intellect,” including Adam Smith and David Hume; writers, such as Robert Burns, Walter Scott, and Robert Louis Stevenson; scientists and inventors, among them Watson and Watt; as well as engineers of the Empire; missionaries and explorers; and pioneers of surgery and medicine | democratic intellect | neutral | 0 |
It's an asthma attack that almost kills him, but he is saved through the efforts of a small piece of a Will and a key shaped like the minute hand of a clock | minute hand of a clock | positive | 0 |
Nix delights in playing with words and concepts, and the phases "got a frog in your throat" and "having a silver tongue" take on whole new meaning here, and things such as books, paper, the written word and language are given a solid, tangible quality here that is thought-provoking and completely original | Nix | neutral | 0 |
Angela is very excited, but Diabola is bored and gloomy | Angela | positive | 0 |
Jack is reluctant to help until his own wife disappears while supposedly on a business trip to Seattle, and he learns that she may be involved with the same company the missing man was investigating/working with | Jack | neutral | 0 |
In this house, Arthur will have to unravel the key's secrets and discover his true fate | house | neutral | 0 |
Then there was a big fire that Noon started trying to get the key | key | neutral | 0 |
Too many characters and plot twists leave the reader wondering who is who and what is going on | plot twists | negative | 0 |
The author seems to have tried out several different settings (Victorian policemen and a sort of Bob Cratchit universe, along with dinosaurs, good and bad angels, and a really stinky and terrifying Roman bathhouse), then didn't want to discard anything | Roman bathhouse | negative | 0 |
Includes affirmations, visualizations, and practical guidance to enhance your inner potential | inner potential | positive | 0 |
McDermid handles her large cast of characters and a complex plot adroitly | plot | positive | 0 |
It expresses many problems that teens face today like dating, sex, teenage pregnancy, and many others | sex | neutral | 0 |
Even though the book was written in the late 60's, some underlying themes stay the same: pregnancy, abortion, not getting along or being able to communicate with parents, suicide, and premarital sex | late 60's | neutral | 0 |
The plot is simpler, the protagonist is younger and the language is easier | protagonist | neutral | 0 |
I'd certainly stress this advice to any prospective readers: if you like impossible, anything-goes sci-fi, this may be up your alley; but if you are looking for a serious mystery, with intellectual quality and complex, non-stereotypical characters, pass this one by | sci-fi | positive | 0 |
One thing that I really like about it is that the beginning jumps right into the story | beginning | positive | 0 |
It is to bad some reviewers think Anne has a chip on her shoulder | Anne | negative | 0 |
While Nix creates some unique characters and a fairly interesting hierarchy within the House, it falls flat on its face because the characters are underutilized and not given enough time and attention to mature | characters | positive | 0 |
Arthur is put through a rigorous test of bravery and compassion to face the evil Mister Monday | Mister Monday | negative | 0 |
Not long after, Arthur's hometown is ravaged by an unexplainable plague | plague | neutral | 0 |
In a chapter called "Heart of Whiteness," which is what I've always called "White Lace Dreams," she details the wedding dress selection and compares the white lacy dress to the wedding cake | wedding dress selection | neutral | 0 |
this is one of the best books i have read in the last year or so | books | positive | 0 |
However, along with the key comes a plague brought by bizarre creatures from another realm--dog-faced men in bowler hats called Fetchers | key | neutral | 0 |
The language she uses is fairly easy to understand | language | positive | 0 |
"Mister Monday" reminds me more of "The Ragwitch" in that a young boy with absolutely no training learns that he is the Rightful Heir to some improbable kingdom (the Universe) and is also the only person on Earth who can stop/cure the newest, deadliest plague | Mister Monday | neutral | 0 |
Arthur Penhaligon was a believable hero who after strange creatures called Fetchers bring a sleeply plague to his town, with his newly acquired key, Arthur must venture into the mysterious House that only he can see to save his town | key | neutral | 0 |
As they work these difficult cases, Jordan and Hill provide one another with much needed advice and emotional support | Jordan | neutral | 0 |
Excellent plotting and character development | character development | positive | 0 |
That is why the theme is bravery, Arthur has to summon a level of bravery that he can't, and through the story, he struggles to get this unknown bravery | Arthur | neutral | 0 |