Roderick Townley
Autor de The Great Good Thing
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Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1942-06-07
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
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Debates
YA Fiction, About Characters Living Inside Book en Name that Book (diciembre 2017)
YA Fairytale with a Twist en Name that Book (septiembre 2015)
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The Great Good Thing por Roderick Townley
This is a children's book and not one that has the depth to stand up to critical reading by an adult, but as a children's book, it was a fun story with enough depth and uncertainty to keep it from being saccharine. If your question is "Should an adult who likes great children's books read this?" the answer is maybe. But if your question is "Should I read this if I am sitting in my child's room and need something to read?" the answer is, "yes, and you'll probably have a pretty good time."
I spent a couple of afternoons with this alternate universe-type of book. Recommended to me by the author, his main character, Daniel is unable to tell lies of any kind, so when the soldiers show up in his town, the sergeant latches onto Daniel to learn the secrets of the community. Except the community knows Daniel's onus and doesn't share all their secrets with him.
Everything is in place: the packed theater, the Amazing Thummel, and, center stage, the magician's mysterious assistant. Some have called her the most beautiful woman in Europe. Then, in a swirl of light, she vanishes! An astounding illusion, but she never reappears. All that remains are a bloodstained white scarf and her daughter, Cisley, who lives in a glass castle and walks her pet lobster each morning by the sea. Enter Cole, a rambunctious boy from town and Cisley's first true friend. Together they hunt for clues to her mother's disappearance. They puzzle over broken mirrors, ever-shifting labyrinths, a closet full of whispering ball gowns, and a fatal quest for a pure black rose.… (más)
Bothered by insomnia, nightmares, and claustrophobia, sixteen-year-old Dana sees a therapist who hypnotizes her into remembering past lives, involving her in an age-old mystery and causing her to question what kind of person she is.
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- Obras
- 16
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- 1
- Miembros
- 1,235
- Popularidad
- #20,793
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 27
- ISBNs
- 51
- Idiomas
- 1