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Lot's of things happen during the time when they try to solve the murder | murder | neutral | 0 |
Each book focuses on two stories -- a main investigation involving a psychopath and a secondary case that is generally no less compelling, while also following the relationship that develops between the two protagonists | relationship | neutral | 0 |
it starts out when hes at school and is about to do a croos country run, but he has asthma | asthma | neutral | 0 |
Just when things are getting way out of control Angela and Diabola start to balance themselves | Angela | neutral | 0 |
This book is different then the other books I read by her but this book was the best | book | positive | 1 |
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 | strange plauge | neutral | 0 |
Unlike other such authors, who place their heroes in a medieval realm of magical swords, horse-back riding and dragons, Nix follows the example of writers such as Philip Pullman, Susanna Clarke and (to a lesser degree) J | Nix | neutral | 0 |
I wish I could give a summary! This book, hyped to be the first in the "next Harry Potter" was so confusing that I can't figure out what was happening or why it was supposed to be important | book | negative | 0 |
During this attack, A strangfe man named Mister Monday comes, and is tricked into giving Aurther a minute hand shaped "key"- which is what they called it | Aurther | neutral | 0 |
here he must reclaim the house from the sinister morrow days mister monday, grim tuesday, drowned wednesday, sir thursday, lady friday, supirior saturday, and lord sunday | lady friday | negative | 0 |
The hero of the story is a normal kid who finds out that he himself is the heir to the power of the "Architec" the being that created all of the universe | kid | neutral | 0 |
Dog-faced men, the Will, the Nightsweeper, and thousands more | the Nightsweeper | neutral | 0 |
I was hooked!! Garth Nix is a awesome writer and though the book is a little babyish - its definetly worth a read! I thought the whole minute - hand - is - a - key part was a real good idea plus the names are so fun! The only thing I didn't like was that Arthur doesen't take his rightful place as "Monday" | Monday | positive | 0 |
I recommend THE INTRUDERS if you enjoy good writing, but if you want a great story, you should try THE STRAW MEN instead | THE INTRUDERS | positive | 0 |
Marshall throws in a bit of the supernatural and even SciFi, but the character of Jack and his determined progress keep this tale grounded firmly on the personal issues | Marshall | neutral | 0 |
Norton, Judith the captain's daughter, Boyd Carrington and Miss Cole | Miss Cole | neutral | 0 |
Monday are intriguing concepts | Monday | neutral | 0 |
It says that he is the rightfull heir to the kingdom{the House} but all Aurther wants is a cure to the Sleepy Plauge | rightfull heir | neutral | 0 |
Overall, The Intruders is an excellent book | book | positive | 0 |
And yet Mr Keay has some great words for it:"No pin-up ever approached the provocative postures, the smouldering looks and the langourous gestures of the Khajuraho nymphs | Mr Keay | neutral | 0 |
Using the seven deadly sins, the seven days of the week and seven different values, we are taken into a House where everything came from | House | neutral | 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 | heir to the House | positive | 0 |
I liked this book, it caught my interest quickly which for me is important | book | positive | 0 |
Diabola becomes mad and uses her powers to make their eyes sting | Diabola | negative | 0 |
Now, I had read all of the Seventh Tower Books before this book came out, so I knew that Garth Nix was a good author | Garth Nix | positive | 0 |
I especially enjoyed the uncertainty I felt with many supporting characters in this story, never entirely sure until the final pages exactly who could be trusted | characters | positive | 0 |
The generous side of Capone is one that is less frequently discussed | Capone | positive | 0 |
There is also a concurrent subplot, quite connected to the larger plot, involving a 9 year old girl who also goes missing but finds herself doing and thinking things far beyond her young capabilities, much to her confusion | girl | neutral | 0 |
Arthur runs the race and (Big Surprise) suffers an asthama attack | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
The climactic scenes involving the capture of one villain and the death of another are without any sense of thrill or danger | villain | neutral | 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 | dinosaurs | neutral | 0 |
When I was just starting to bead, this book was a wealth of patterns and colors for me | book | positive | 0 |
Jack agrees to take the case, but when he calls his wife who is in Seattle on business, the hotel desk clerk says she has not checked in and she fails to answer her cell phone | Jack | 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 | sex | neutral | 0 |
If you have any affection for Tony Hill and Carol Jordan as created by Val McDermid, don't read this book | Carol Jordan | neutral | 0 |
Concerned he travels to Seattle to find Amy has vanished | Amy | neutral | 0 |
Take the Fetchers for instance | Fetchers | neutral | 0 |
The Will, both in frog and human form, is wonderfully quirky and cranky, and even Mister Monday turns out not to be irredeemable | Mister Monday | neutral | 0 |
McDermid, however, really gets into the heads of her twisted antagonists and she seems to have done a tremendous amount of research | McDermid | positive | 0 |
Marshall throws in a bit of the supernatural and even SciFi, but the character of Jack and his determined progress keep this tale grounded firmly on the personal issues | SciFi | neutral | 0 |
This is a 361 page book about a boy named Arthur Penhaligon who is destined to die an early death, but is saved by a key given to him by a mysterious man named Mister Monday | 361 | neutral | 0 |
East of the Mountains is the tale of a solitary, 73-year-old Seattle widower | tale | neutral | 0 |
Nix also uses a fantasy theme that we have all seen in the movies: interdimensional travel | Nix | neutral | 0 |
"Class Trip" was definitly one of my favorite books ever, and most likely will always be one | books | positive | 0 |
Arthur Penhaligon is a boy weakened by asthma and in having to live in the shadow of a very successful family | Arthur Penhaligon | neutral | 0 |
With this strange weapon, he enters into a house only he can see to save his world from a pandemic | house | neutral | 0 |
I found this book (especially the Prologue) more bizarre than either Sabriel or Lirael, but every bit as engrossing | book | positive | 0 |
These, along with Mr Monday and his avenging messengers with blood-stained wings, will stop at nothing to get back the key, even if it means destroying Arthur and everything around him | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
And it was a pretty good read | read | positive | 0 |
The book explores the role of the wife in society from a historical perspective and does a very good job illustrating how tht role has changed over time | role of the wife | neutral | 0 |
He gets caught in all this mess about trying to get a key from this guy whose name is Mister Monday | Mister Monday | neutral | 0 |
Including a strange house a few blocks away from his house | house | neutral | 0 |
When Sean and Liz meet up again, she gives him what he wants, but | Sean | neutral | 0 |
In two weeks, Will Martin's father will be hanged for murder unless 14-year-old Will can prove his innocence | murder | neutral | 0 |
I recommend this book to anyone and everyone | book | positive | 0 |
The book suffers little from the amount of ideas and concepts that Nix crams between its covers, which can seem either random or confusing to a first-time reader | Nix | 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 | Arthur | negative | 0 |
The climactic scenes involving the capture of one villain and the death of another are without any sense of thrill or danger | scenes | negative | 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 | plague | negative | 0 |
Then there was a big fire that Noon started trying to get the key | big fire | neutral | 0 |
The children's novel "keys of the Kingdom Mister Monday" is a hardcore mix beetween mystery and science fiction | science fiction | neutral | 0 |
This book is not the best book for storytime or a bedtime story | bedtime story | negative | 0 |
The whole key thing was a good idea | key | positive | 0 |
Carol and Tony are also investigating the murder and rape of children | murder | neutral | 0 |
After half the book you will go on reading until the end because you want to know who the murderer is | murderer | 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 | abortion | neutral | 0 |
I have to marvel at an author who publishes the first book in a long and complex series without having first written all the others | author | positive | 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 | Carol Jordan's full abilites | neutral | 0 |
Cuthbert is expecting a child, but has twins | Cuthbert | neutral | 0 |
It all started when Arthur Penholgon was given a key and a atlas from | Arthur Penholgon | neutral | 0 |
Instead she is sent into deep undercover to bring down a notorious criminal named Tadeusz Radecki and his right hand man Darko Krasic, who are based in Germany | Darko Krasic | neutral | 0 |
The children's novel "keys of the Kingdom Mister Monday" is a hardcore mix beetween mystery and science fiction | keys of the Kingdom Mister Monday | 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 |
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 | Dusk | positive | 0 |
This is where Arthur must unravel the secrets of the key and discover his true fate | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
It has a really good moral | moral | positive | 0 |
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 | Garth Nix | neutral | 0 |
Grim Monday's Noon is a wonderfully likable villian and his master, Mister Monday (after whom this first book is named)is a slothfully entertaining fellow, with his victorian clothing & die-away-airs | Noon | positive | 0 |
I like this book because it has action, suspense and a little bit of drama | drama | positive | 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 | Nazis | neutral | 0 |
Mister Monday follows the story of Arthur Penhaligon who, during an asthma attack, is entrusted with a magical key by the mysterious Mister Monday | Arthur Penhaligon | neutral | 0 |
you'll have to find out when you read this great book | book | positive | 0 |
The assignment concerns getting to know and possibly date a criminal in Germany who imports illegal immigrants from Asia, as well as, drugs | criminal | neutral | 0 |
Grapes, berries and cherries - chokecherry, wild currant, etc | cherries | neutral | 0 |
"The Meaning of Wife," by Anne Kingston, is an eye-opening page turner, which confronts social patterns, ideologies, and generalizations of what it means to not only be a wife, but a woman in Western Society | Anne Kingston | neutral | 0 |
Soon Arthur is being pursued by more dog-faced Fetchers, and a strange plague is sweeping his town -- and somehow the Key is keeping him alive, even though he was supposed to die of an asthma attack | Fetchers | neutral | 0 |
Weird dog faced creatures from the Secondary Realms called Fetchers who were sent to retrieve the key by Mister Monday | Fetchers | 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 |
On of the greatest scenes of action is when Arthur and Mister Monday are fighting, the descriptiveness was so vivid I thought I was watching them the whole time | descriptiveness | positive | 0 |
This was a good book | book | positive | 0 |
It's a story about adventure, but also about responsibility, and courage, and overall I could recommend it to any boy or girl, and their parents, to read it! | adventure | neutral | 0 |
Mister Monday tells the story of young Arthur Penhaligon's attempt to save the world, or at least his community and family, from a deadly virus | Arthur Penhaligon | neutral | 0 |
Arthur has really bad asthma, but since the new gym teacher doesn't know it, Arthur is forced to run | asthma | negative | 0 |
I enjoyed the story, but I still don't think its right for pre-teens | pre-teens | negative | 0 |
Carol Jordan entices Tony Hill to join with Dutch and German Detectives to try and capture a serial killer that drowns his victims then scalps their pubic hair for his collection | Carol Jordan | neutral | 0 |
Arthur a new student at school, has to run a mile in the first day there | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
Weird and dangerous creatures are hunting him down, trying to retrieve the key | key | neutral | 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 | language | positive | 0 |
Arthur has been chosen by the Will to become Heir to the Kingdom and set right the corruption that is destroying management of the realm | Heir | positive | 0 |
His world faced with plague & destruction, Arthur finds the courage to enter the unknown House and try to discover the origins of the mysterious key he was bequeathed, and which rather threatening characters are trying to take from him | key | neutral | 0 |