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Boyd, The Independent, 01 April 06
A ‘crossover’ blockbuster about the dark magic of reading.
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'[A] 'crossover' blockbuster about the dark magic of reading' - Boyd Tonkin, Independent
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It really is a pleasure to 'find' such a book as this. The author clearly has had a fine time writing it, and the joy is evident in every chapter - as is the sense of adventure!
The mad world of Walter Moers continues with a budding Lindworm (dinosaur) writer visiting the City of Dreaming Books... and the myriad adventures as he encounters the thousands of entirely non-human residents. Everyone is obsessed with books for one reason or another, but never in a boring manner - the Bookhunters, for example, are fully armoured against the more dangerous, man-eating or explosive tomes!
If you enjoy the wordplay of Jasper Fforde, you will enjoy this. The names of many 'famous' writers are cunning anagrams of existing 'real world' novelists, while the titles of rare books themselves are often enough to make you laugh out loud.
A thoroughly engaging page-turner, suitable for adults and older children - although I am sure, on repeated readings, new jokes will suddenly appear, depending on how well-read you are!
The mad world of Walter Moers continues with a budding Lindworm (dinosaur) writer visiting the City of Dreaming Books... and the myriad adventures as he encounters the thousands of entirely non-human residents. Everyone is obsessed with books for one reason or another, but never in a boring manner - the Bookhunters, for example, are fully armoured against the more dangerous, man-eating or explosive tomes!
If you enjoy the wordplay of Jasper Fforde, you will enjoy this. The names of many 'famous' writers are cunning anagrams of existing 'real world' novelists, while the titles of rare books themselves are often enough to make you laugh out loud.
A thoroughly engaging page-turner, suitable for adults and older children - although I am sure, on repeated readings, new jokes will suddenly appear, depending on how well-read you are!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read both this and Rumo within about 3 months of each other. At first I thought this was struggling to match the previous novel but about half way through there is a fantastic description of a dark ride on a bookcase! and after that I found it hard to put the book down.
As usual Moers fills his book with wonderful creatures and sureal backdrops...why is he not better known?
As usual Moers fills his book with wonderful creatures and sureal backdrops...why is he not better known?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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If you haven't read a Walter Moers book before then start with "The 13.5 Lives of Captain Bluebear" which is the best book he has written in my eyes and then move onto this book at a later date.
This book is still highly entertaining and you are completely dazzled and sucked into Walter Moers wonderful world of imagination.
A fantastic and utterly gripping novel
This book is still highly entertaining and you are completely dazzled and sucked into Walter Moers wonderful world of imagination.
A fantastic and utterly gripping novel
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A THRILLING FANTASY ADVENTURE
THE CITY OF DREAMING BOOKS is a marvellous example of fantasy literature and a truly exciting book which I'm going to put on my bookshelf next to my CS Lewis and Philip Pullman's... Read more
Published 6 months ago by M. Currie
Bloody fantastic!
A book lover's dream book... Loved every bit. Didn't find it slow moving at all - was just enjoying the story as it unfolded (a lost art it would seem). Read more
Published 8 months ago by Greenwoodlady
Wonderful
An amazing tale epically told. Rumo, a dog like animal, shares his life's story with you in this wonderful novel. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Genius 95
Amazing
I have never read a book like this nor encountered a character like Optimus Yarnspinner before! Walter Moers puts it quite accurately in one single sentence `... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Matilda
`This is where my story begins.'
In the fantastical world of Zamonia, Otimus Yarnspinner inherits an unpublished manuscript from his authorial godfather, Dancelot Wordwright. Read more
Published 22 months ago by J. Cameron-Smith
Books as far as the eye can see!
Having read the Captain Blue Bear book this was a book of a much darker nature, still great in it's absurdity. If you want proper escapisium then this is the author for you! Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2009 by TomB
More Moers? Many Thanks!
Thanks to translator and publisher for the latest Moers. Sad to say, I've read the previously-translated books ... Read more
Published on 21 April 2006 by D P Orman
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