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He also learns that after creating the universe from Nothing (which is an actual substance in this "mythology"), the Architect mysteriously departed, leaving a will in the hands of seven trustees, the Morrow Days, who have become corrupt and are now running things to suit themselves | Morrow Days | negative | 0 |
Cuterston-Jones gives birth to twins with compleatly different personalities | twins | neutral | 0 |
Forbes also played his part in that "game" and writes with considerable authority | Forbes | positive | 0 |
All and all, the book was great, and I recommend it to fantasy readers everywhere | book | positive | 0 |
Garth Nix built a story like no other | story | positive | 0 |
Between present-tense episodes, which demonstrate Ben's cranky commitment to his own extinction, we learn about his boyhood in Washington's apple country, his traumatic war experience in the Italian Alps, and the beginning of his vocation | Ben | neutral | 0 |
This book explores the manner in which European - well British anyway - people became familiar with India from the 1700s on | 1700s | neutral | 0 |
The ancient Harappan civilisation - so developed and yet so static - the Hindu culture and the Buddha who grew within it (but where have the Indian Buddhist gone today - how were they driven away or why did the philosophy become unfashionable), the Jains - a sect of the Buddhists? And then there are the aboriginal peoples of India, the Moslem invasions, and, of course, the British | Hindu culture | neutral | 0 |
This is a suspenseful story packed with adventure | adventure | neutral | 0 |
Churchill, on the other hand starts as an outcast, one who continually cries out that peace with Hitler is an unattainable goal | Hitler | neutral | 0 |
Young adult readers may be slightly confused by all the twists and machinations, but will still be thrilled by the adventures of Arthur and his friend Suzy Turquoise Blue as they negotiate the secrets of the House, guided by the Will, and armed with nothing but the Key, a great deal of common sense, and a very strong will to survive | Young adult readers | negative | 0 |
Mister Monday takes place on a Monday(make sense) when Arthur our "Hero" happens to become the heir to a will that was divided a century or so ago by the "Morrow Days," which are the days of the week,a nd they operate in the "Secondary Realms" only on the day in which they are named | Secondary Realms | neutral | 0 |
I would really love to read another one of Bebe Faas Rice's books very very much | Bebe Faas Rice | positive | 0 |
Mister Monday is the first book of The Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix | Garth Nix | neutral | 0 |
An intriguing, enthralling book | book | positive | 0 |
My daughter and I both laughed out loud and gasped in horror as we read this book | book | positive | 0 |
The young protagonist; Arthur Penhaligon, is chosen by the Will (the last instructions from the Great Architect, read God, before she takes off to places unknown,) to be the heir of the Keys to the Kingdom, to be the master of the House and the known universe | the Will | neutral | 0 |
I recomend this book all the way | book | positive | 0 |
didn't get it but his Fetchers got the atlas | atlas | neutral | 0 |
But the biggest problem with The Last Temptation is that McDermid tries too hard to force a particular ending | The Last Temptation | neutral | 0 |
The novel creeps along at a good pace, and the whole time there lingers the mixing tastes of a crime novel, a psychological thriller, and speculative fiction | speculative fiction | neutral | 0 |
Did I mention he was the only one who could see it? Within the house Arthur meets the "Piper's Children" (You heard me!)Actually one of them in particular - Suzy Turquoise Blue and along with her they face many | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
this is one of the best books i have ever read! garth nix is amazing at making Arthur, Suzy, Monday, the Will, Dawn, Noon, and Dusk all come to life | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
Not long after, Arthur's hometown is ravaged by an unexplainable plague | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
This is the ultimate crime and the ultimate murderer | crime | neutral | 0 |
Garth Nix built a story like no other | Garth Nix | neutral | 0 |
However, some of the stories could have been left out | stories | negative | 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 | Sleepy Plauge | neutral | 0 |
This book fully merits 5 stars | book | positive | 0 |
If you don't already know it, this is Poirot's last case | Poirot | 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 | Arthur | neutral | 0 |
Definately recommended for anyone who has an interest in WW2, Churchill or British history | WW2 | neutral | 0 |
Angela and Diabola's mother and father soon figure out that Angela and Diabola aren't going to balance any time soon | Diabola | neutral | 0 |
When Liz and her boyfriend Sean decide to hook up Maggie with his friend Dennis, the blind date is as incredibly awkward as they come | Sean | neutral | 0 |
the end really confused me i thought liz would end up with sean and maggie would end up with dennis | liz | neutral | 0 |
I reccommend this book for anyone, and everyone!!! | book | positive | 0 |
"Written slightly below the level of the Harry Potter books this series should still capture the attention and imagination of young readers attracted to these types of stories | young readers | positive | 0 |
Will sets out on his mission, but soon becomes a target himself | Will | neutral | 0 |
With Mister Monday defeated, Arthur is able to go back home and cure the Fetcher plague | Arthur | 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 | negative | 0 |
After Arthur defeats Mister Monday he surrenders his strange powers to "The Will" | Mister Monday | negative | 0 |
Between present-tense episodes, which demonstrate Ben's cranky commitment to his own extinction, we learn about his boyhood in Washington's apple country, his traumatic war experience in the Italian Alps, and the beginning of his vocation | present-tense episodes | neutral | 0 |
Liz and Maggie are the main characters so this could be described as a book for girls, but the lives of Sean and Dennis are also described in important sub-plots | Sean | neutral | 0 |
I found "Skylar" to be a better book, because the story was more original | story | positive | 0 |
" McDermid's skill as a writer of fast-paced and well-crafted thrillers makes this new novel a "must-read" for fans of this genre | McDermid | positive | 0 |
I find myself disagreeing whole-heartedly with the negative reviews of Anne Kingston's The Meaning of Wife | The Meaning of Wife | neutral | 0 |
In having this attach Arthur Penhaligon meets two new friends (Leaf and Ed twin brother and sister) and also gets a suprise, Mister Monday and his buttler, Sneezer, appear with a flash of light and give Arthur a gift,(Arthur thinks Sneezer is up to something but does not know) a minute hand of a clock (the clock that was guarding the will) and a book (An Atlas he can't yet open) | Arthur Penhaligon | neutral | 0 |
Arthur had to go threw this big adventure but to get to the point he went to fight Monday with his minute and hour hand key that became a GIGANTIC sword that distroyed Monday and helped Will the protector or lord of the keys that guided Arthur all the way | GIGANTIC sword | neutral | 0 |
"As complete a dossier on the life and times of Capone as is conceivable | Capone | neutral | 0 |
I've no doubt that "My Darling, My Hamburger" was riveting and shocking when it first came out | My Darling, My Hamburger | positive | 0 |
Gasping for breath, two strange men visit him and give him a book and a key | book | neutral | 0 |
What could be more innocuous than a small key? But, wait, the key seems to have a terrifying effect on the world as it brings with it a plague | plague | neutral | 0 |
So Arthur and Suzy have many encounters and then are captured, and Arthur is thrown into the Coal Cellar of the realms and meets the "Ancient One" who tells him the stories and some of the secrets of the realms inside the house and about the "improbable stair" which only excists if you are able to see it and able to transfer from one realm to another quickly without losing it and being stranded in the realm forever | Arthur | neutral | 1 |
This vibrantly illustrated and informative guide offers fans up-to-the-minute reporting on the 1995-96 season, superstar and team histories, stats, and more | team histories | neutral | 0 |
In this period of formula this and that, this book was just strange enough to entertain and legitimate enough to engross | book | positive | 0 |
Liz is the more beautiful and popular of the two with Maggie often following behind | Maggie | neutral | 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 | House | neutral | 0 |
The slow mating dance between Hill and Jordan gets a lot of buildup and little payoff | Jordan | neutral | 0 |
One seemingly uneventful day high school sports friend Gary Fisher calls from Chicago to ask Jack to do him a favor | Jack | neutral | 0 |
The author states many 'facts' and points that seemed to backed up very little other than personal views or opinion (or at least they aren't explained throroughly enough for me to undertstand | author | neutral | 0 |
The key makes it possible for Arthur to live through a brutal asthma attack on the first day at this new school | asthma attack | negative | 0 |
The book I read was very interesting | book | positive | 0 |
I liked the way the author described all imnportant and non-important characters in such detail, but I didn't like the way he kept coming back to the question "why did Arthur get the key, why is he still alive, who are Mister Monday and Sneezer" | Sneezer | neutral | 0 |
When Jack's wife Amy reappears as if nothing is wrong but begins to act just a little bit "not Amy," he finds himself in an uneasy team with the old buddy, Fisher, trying to ferret out the truth behind a shadowy group whose members seem to be hiding some truly strange things | Fisher | neutral | 0 |
THE INTRUDERS affirm Michael Marshall's winning of the Philip K | THE INTRUDERS | neutral | 0 |
but before he can do that he has to dodge fechters, run from enemys like Noon and Dawn, run from dinosaurs, try not to get killed, and try to prevent himself from having a asthma atackk!! But, thankfully he has some help from a girl named suzy, a guy named Dusk, and a talking toad | asthma atackk | 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 | key | neutral | 0 |
Maggie and Liz get into a lot of trouble these days | Liz | negative | 0 |
Also, Nix sprinkles little hints and clues to the next books throughout the text, so read carefully! | Nix | neutral | 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 | key | neutral | 0 |
I liked it when Dybo pushed miss Mursles off the climbing frame without any clothes on! Angela and Diabola is a great book for all ages because it is not violent but it is extra funny | Angela and Diabola | neutral | 0 |
I personally love fantasy books, and Garth nix can draw people like me into his writing | fantasy | positive | 0 |
Jack notices that his wife is doing little things --- acquiring new habits, listening to different music --- that she has never done before | wife | neutral | 0 |
Then, a mysteriuos man called mister Monday gives him a key, with the thought that he would die any second | mister Monday | neutral | 0 |
Angela always want to be with be with her sister Diabla | Angela | neutral | 0 |
This was the first novel I read by Agatha Christie but I'll indeed read more of her | novel | positive | 0 |
Monday and his creepy butler, who leave him with a Key shaped like a minute hand and a little book with dancing letters | Monday | neutral | 0 |
Arthur had to go threw this big adventure but to get to the point he went to fight Monday with his minute and hour hand key that became a GIGANTIC sword that distroyed Monday and helped Will the protector or lord of the keys that guided Arthur all the way | Monday | neutral | 0 |
I liked it when Dybo pushed miss Mursles off the climbing frame without any clothes on! Angela and Diabola is a great book for all ages because it is not violent but it is extra funny | book | positive | 0 |
Angela and Diabola is a great fiction book with wonderful dialogue and text | fiction book | positive | 0 |
I don't usually like long-drawn out English romances that may or may not go somewhere, but this relationship is more realistic than most | English romances | negative | 0 |
Mister Monday is a phenomenal book that gets an excellent 10/10 | Mister Monday | 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 | Joshua | neutral | 0 |
This Australian author is fast-becoming one of the biggest names in fantasy with his reinvention of the genre and his intricate, fascinating plots | fantasy | positive | 0 |
Both of them work with local cops, Jordan with Petra Becker in Germany, and Hill with Brigadier Marijke van Hasselt from Holland | Petra Becker | neutral | 0 |
Award (see THE STRAW MEN) as this action-packed thriller filled with twists will keep readers on the edge throughout | thriller | neutral | 0 |
Other people are The Franklins, The Luttrells who are the owners of the hotel, Mr | The Franklins | neutral | 0 |
The book also discusses wifely history, and of great concern to me these days, what women and men are doing about The Name Problem | wifely history | 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 | asthma | neutral | 0 |
Dark fantasy writer Garth Nix expanded his readership with his excellent "Seventh Tower" series, an original and much-publicized fantasy work | Dark fantasy | positive | 0 |
Cuthbertson-Jones leaves and abandons his family | Cuthbertson-Jones | neutral | 0 |
Now the first and least fragment of the Will has escaped, and it is helping Aurther | Aurther | 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 | Suzy | neutral | 1 |
This is a thought-provoking look at the history of how wives are perceived(and yes, let's take our blinders off people, because in one way or another, pop culture affects how we define ourselves, and it sure as heck is affecting our children!) | wives | positive | 0 |
It is when an ex colleage of profiler Tony Hill's is found slain that he takes it upon himself to investigate the killings | killings | 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 |
But it doesn't work as Mister Monday intended, for with the key in his hand Arthur can breathe as though he has never had asthma | Arthur | neutral | 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 | plague | neutral | 0 |
Then they appeared outside laughing, they holded the Atlas up in the air | Atlas | 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 | Arthur | negative | 0 |