is it any good?!!
2006-09-11 02:41:09 · 2 answers · asked by ha_m_da 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Library Journal
A haunting, unusual first novel, The Stolen Child is recommended.
Kirkus Reviews
Take that, Bilbo Baggins! Donohue's sparkling debut especially delights because, by surrounding his fantasy with real-world, humdrum detail, he makes magic believable.
Publishers Weekly
An impressive novel of outsiders whose feelings of alienation are more natural than supernatural.
Scotland on Sunday
A welcome addition to the field of contemporary fantasy…sparklingly quirky... Overall it is a gently redemptive parable about becoming oneself.
USA Today
Fascinating...Donohue paints a vivid picture of American life from the 1950s into the 1970s and the pressures on a boy who, in addition to not being entirely human, is growing up in the Vietnam War era, when attitudes toward sex, drugs, and patriotism were undergoing a sea change....Anidays's story is set in the cool forest where the forever children live off the lush land except for forays into town to steal supplies and perform random acts of mischief. It is a world threatened by civilization, an encroachment that pushes the present and former Henrys toward each other. Both sides of this story are poignant and beautifully told.
Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife
The Stolen Child is unsentimental and vividly imagined. Keith Donohue evokes the otherworldly with humor and the ordinary with wonder. I enjoyed it immensely.
Entertainment Weekly
An ingenious, spirited allegory for adolescent angst, aging, the purpose of art, etc., that digs deep. Grade: A
2006-09-13 04:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by Ralph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is the worst novel ever
2006-09-11 09:46:36 · answer #2 · answered by Sanjay g 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋