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Selected as one of 160 'books for boys' recommended by the Department for Education and Skills. Coverage in THE TIMES.
Helen Boyle, TBK
'If you're after a seriously spooky story, this is one for you... a truly terrifying tale. Not for the feint-hearted!'
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There aren't many really great ghost stories that are genuinely scary enough to keep both adults and young people interested but this is certainly one. The lurking atmosphere builds in intensity towards the climax so effectively that I really feared for Jack. There's also a wonderful creation in this book - the Nightmare Passage. I've never read anything quite like it. An almost perfect story - but it IS scary, and it's not just childish thrills either.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have always liked Cliff McNish's books for the pure imagination he puts into all his books. The Doomspell which was his first book was an exciting, interesting and extremely enjoyable read which was mirrored in the other two books in the Doomspell trilogy. I can honestly say I have never read a book with such pure imaginary genius such as his writing.
The Silver Sequence followed which again was another trilogy and I believe an even more exciting and interesting series.
Now Breathe has arrived, not part of a trilogy and Cliff's first ghost novel. If you take a stroll through you the children's section of your local bookshop you'll hardly be able to find a real ghost novel. So it is with great brilliance that an author has finally written one but that they have written one with such spookyness and can fulfill the title of a true ghost story. Unlike other books, Breathe isn't filled with blood, gore and evil monsters but with a believable spooky touch that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Suitable for adults, teenagers and young children this book will provide anyone with a true ghost novel.
Buy it now!
The Silver Sequence followed which again was another trilogy and I believe an even more exciting and interesting series.
Now Breathe has arrived, not part of a trilogy and Cliff's first ghost novel. If you take a stroll through you the children's section of your local bookshop you'll hardly be able to find a real ghost novel. So it is with great brilliance that an author has finally written one but that they have written one with such spookyness and can fulfill the title of a true ghost story. Unlike other books, Breathe isn't filled with blood, gore and evil monsters but with a believable spooky touch that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Suitable for adults, teenagers and young children this book will provide anyone with a true ghost novel.
Buy it now!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A well-written and suspenseful ghost story, Breathe is the story of Jack, an adolescent who moves into an old farmhouse with his mother following the death of his father. Jack has a gift: he picks up impressions of a house's former, dead inhabitants through the furnishings and physical environment that they previously occupied. He also has a curse: severe asthma.
It proves grimly ironic that Jack's mum, in trying to find a home where she and Jack can make a new start following their bereavement, has lighted upon an establishment tenanted by five ghosts - four children and, the object of their terror, the Ghost Mother. Elated at finding the house tenanted by a real, living child, she is determined to make Jack accept her as his mother, by whatever means of persuasion, trickery or coercion she can muster.
Meanwhile, one of the ghost children manages to warn Jack of the Ghost Mother's true nature, while they themselves are horribly forced to sustain her earthly presence until they are claimed, one by one, by the terrifying Nightmare Passage.
Though this was generally an engaging and evocative tale, the concluding scene, when Jack attempts the challenge of using his gift to liberate those who have gone to the Nightmare Passage, seemed disappointingly rushed and left me with the distinct impression that the author had suddenly arrived at a premature deadline. But overall, this is a compelling and imaginative work and the passages detailing Jack's asthma attacks come across as well-researched and almost as alarming as the book's more supernatural terrors.
It proves grimly ironic that Jack's mum, in trying to find a home where she and Jack can make a new start following their bereavement, has lighted upon an establishment tenanted by five ghosts - four children and, the object of their terror, the Ghost Mother. Elated at finding the house tenanted by a real, living child, she is determined to make Jack accept her as his mother, by whatever means of persuasion, trickery or coercion she can muster.
Meanwhile, one of the ghost children manages to warn Jack of the Ghost Mother's true nature, while they themselves are horribly forced to sustain her earthly presence until they are claimed, one by one, by the terrifying Nightmare Passage.
Though this was generally an engaging and evocative tale, the concluding scene, when Jack attempts the challenge of using his gift to liberate those who have gone to the Nightmare Passage, seemed disappointingly rushed and left me with the distinct impression that the author had suddenly arrived at a premature deadline. But overall, this is a compelling and imaginative work and the passages detailing Jack's asthma attacks come across as well-researched and almost as alarming as the book's more supernatural terrors.
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Breathe a ghost story.
Excellent book, well worth a read, one of the few books that i have picked to read and struggled to put down. A good story that held me from start to finish.
Published 8 days ago by jayjay
Breathe
i was really looking forward to this book and one one level it was a nice read with an interesting plot. Read more
Published 16 days ago by vanessaws6
Extraordinary
What an amazing book. I have never read anything by this Cliff McNish before, but I certainly will now. Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. Adamson
Maybe better for teenagers
Reviews on site made the book sound really good and I expected a good old fashioned ghost story.
Whilst it started off really well I soon got bored of the story. Read more
Whilst it started off really well I soon got bored of the story. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ems
Deflated
I have to be honest, I looked forward to reading this book with a genuine anticipation. The excellent Doomspell trilogy got me hooked on the authors work. Read more
Published 8 months ago by JanG
Kids only, I fear
I'm afraid I must disagree with the reviewers who consider this a book that will satisfy both adults and the YA market. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mitz
Oh Wow!
Well this is one heck of a book...Upon the arrival of Breathe,(which I`d bought for my son) I decided to have a quick scan through the first few chapters and so, any plans I`d made... Read more
Published 12 months ago by C.L.Ford
'breathe...AMAZING!'
i don't normally enjoy reading but i found this book the best i've ever read. Jack, the main character makes the story believable. Read more
Published 16 months ago by cutsie06
Be afraid. . .
Cliff McNish has earned my eternal gratitude for writing such an exemplary wonder of a book, a truly satisfying ghost story that I can imagine earning the envy of Henry James. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Lily Seltsam
A Fantastic read!
I really enjoyed reading this book. I would'nt really call it a ghost story but it is chilling at times, particaly when the Ghost Mother feeds on the children. Read more
Published 23 months ago by April11
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