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71. Abarat by Clive Barker
I read the sequel first. Such is one of the hazards of using the library. (Er - and I wasn't paying attention and didn't realise it was the sequel when I took it out). So this is a bit "oh, so that's how that happened". It's about a girl from a poverty stricken and abusive family in the most boring town in the Midwest who finds a portal into an alternative world called the Abarat, where every location is also a time (ie permanently at 5:00, etc). It's a really lovely ride, and I didn't realize until about 3/4 of the way through that it didn't seem to be going in any particular direction (Things just keep happening to Candy, who just goes along with it without having any purpose in mind). Sometimes it seems like a catalogue of the bizarre world of the Abarat. This wasn't really a problem for me given that I've read the sequel and I know it's going to be a four-parter, but I can see how it could be off putting to other people.
72. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
I'm big with the non-challenging reading at the moment. This is the first of Harry Potter books I've really engaged with (I read the first two a few years ago, and wasn't that impressed). I'd go as far as to say there were parts where I couldn't put it down. I may or may not ever get around to reading the rest, because they get stupidly long (and presumably in need of an editor) hereafter.
The 12-year old me would have absolutely loved this stuff, though.
71. Abarat by Clive Barker
I read the sequel first. Such is one of the hazards of using the library. (Er - and I wasn't paying attention and didn't realise it was the sequel when I took it out). So this is a bit "oh, so that's how that happened". It's about a girl from a poverty stricken and abusive family in the most boring town in the Midwest who finds a portal into an alternative world called the Abarat, where every location is also a time (ie permanently at 5:00, etc). It's a really lovely ride, and I didn't realize until about 3/4 of the way through that it didn't seem to be going in any particular direction (Things just keep happening to Candy, who just goes along with it without having any purpose in mind). Sometimes it seems like a catalogue of the bizarre world of the Abarat. This wasn't really a problem for me given that I've read the sequel and I know it's going to be a four-parter, but I can see how it could be off putting to other people.
72. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
I'm big with the non-challenging reading at the moment. This is the first of Harry Potter books I've really engaged with (I read the first two a few years ago, and wasn't that impressed). I'd go as far as to say there were parts where I couldn't put it down. I may or may not ever get around to reading the rest, because they get stupidly long (and presumably in need of an editor) hereafter.
The 12-year old me would have absolutely loved this stuff, though.
