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The Reach of Children by Tim Lebbon
Jun. 20th, 2010 01:54 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Daniel is ten years old when his mother dies. She dies young, and with so much left to give. He does not understand. He cannot let her go.
After the funeral, his father begins talking to a large wooden box that suddenly appears beneath his bed. And when Daniel whispers to the box one day when his father goes out ... it answers back.
It’s a voice he does not know. But this voice knows so much.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
There are aspects of this novella that didn’t quite work for me, but I still think that it’s worth a look. The sense of wrongness that increases in every page, coupled with the very real feeling of loss that pours from the characters make this a master class of writing and it’s for that reason that you should check it out.
Daniel is ten years old when his mother dies. She dies young, and with so much left to give. He does not understand. He cannot let her go.
After the funeral, his father begins talking to a large wooden box that suddenly appears beneath his bed. And when Daniel whispers to the box one day when his father goes out ... it answers back.
It’s a voice he does not know. But this voice knows so much.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
There are aspects of this novella that didn’t quite work for me, but I still think that it’s worth a look. The sense of wrongness that increases in every page, coupled with the very real feeling of loss that pours from the characters make this a master class of writing and it’s for that reason that you should check it out.
