But as I lay there immobilised in a jar on the wrong side of the Moon with only a ravening caterpiller for company I realised that Mr Poe was actually quite a cheery, light-hearted sort of chap, and that his story had been touchingly optimistic." p. ".I remember thinking that there could be no fate more horrible thant to be buried alive, and wondered what type of deranged and sickly mind could have invented such a tale. Reminded me of Airborn, Skybreaker, and Starclimber by Kenneth OppelĪlso The Golden Compass and sequels a little I think middle grade and younger boys especially will enjoy it. I guess what I am saying is that it was not a page-turner. I kept putting the book down and then later remembering to finish it. The adventures, while humorous and fairly fun, were not terribly interesting. The adventure sequences and Art's take on all these things made the whole book for me. The variety and types of odd creatures Reeve thought up for the book was also really fun. The footnotes were particularly enjoyable. I really enjoyed the humor, the sarcastic and wry humor.
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