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A review by rjdenney
Light Boxes by Shane Jones
3.0
3 STARS
This was a very interesting and original read for me. I'd never read anything like this before, but on the other hand it was a tad confusing at times and had me going "Whaaa?" but it was a super quick read and has a really awesome cover. The reason I bought this was for the cover and the fact that it took place in an everlasting February (My Birthday month) and February was an actual person/villain in this story who reminded me of Winter from Santa Claus is coming to Town (which I know is an interesting comparison, but it fits.) , being that he's a very confused man who only lashes out because it's all he knows and all he feels.
In this book children are going missing, there's some magical realism going on, there is plenty of snow, and there are quite a few deaths. I liked this fairy-tale-like writing style the author played with and liked how short it was and the different fonts that were used. The book kept my interest until the end, which I also liked. Would I recommend this? If you're trying to add something in a hurry to your reading challenge (like me), then yes, and if you like books written in verse that play with magical realism then you'll want to read this too. All in all this was a good Christmas read.
- Richard :)
This was a very interesting and original read for me. I'd never read anything like this before, but on the other hand it was a tad confusing at times and had me going "Whaaa?" but it was a super quick read and has a really awesome cover. The reason I bought this was for the cover and the fact that it took place in an everlasting February (My Birthday month) and February was an actual person/villain in this story who reminded me of Winter from Santa Claus is coming to Town (which I know is an interesting comparison, but it fits.) , being that he's a very confused man who only lashes out because it's all he knows and all he feels.
In this book children are going missing, there's some magical realism going on, there is plenty of snow, and there are quite a few deaths. I liked this fairy-tale-like writing style the author played with and liked how short it was and the different fonts that were used. The book kept my interest until the end, which I also liked. Would I recommend this? If you're trying to add something in a hurry to your reading challenge (like me), then yes, and if you like books written in verse that play with magical realism then you'll want to read this too. All in all this was a good Christmas read.
- Richard :)