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A fantastic, spine-tingling new book by award-winning author Malorie Blackman
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Kyle has always been afraid of things, especially dying. But when he gets on the train that is taking him and his class on a school trip, he has no idea how close to Death he is going to come. Death enters the train and Kyle moves with him, past his friends, who are frozen in time, in life-or-death situations. Kyle finds that he can pick up on their deepest, darkest fears - real things that have happened to them, or may happen in the future, and sometimes their surreal nightmares too.
Kyle realises that he isn't the only one who has buried fears and, more importantly, he now burns with the desire to live, and to live without fear. But will Death release him?
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It would be difficult for any reader to write their next big novel after writing the iconic 'Noughts and Crosses' series. But Malorie Blackman, in typical style, pulls it off again.
This time, Blackman enters the realms of fantasy horror, through the eyes of a doubting child. With its rather unusual plot, the book describes how the main character 'hops' into other people's nightmares after a school trip goes terrible wrong. The ending is perhaps the only weak point of the book, it leaves you feeling almost empty after the fullness of the rest of the book.
The book is truly spooky, with some of the nightmares truly spine-shivering material. Thanks you Malorie for another great read.
This time, Blackman enters the realms of fantasy horror, through the eyes of a doubting child. With its rather unusual plot, the book describes how the main character 'hops' into other people's nightmares after a school trip goes terrible wrong. The ending is perhaps the only weak point of the book, it leaves you feeling almost empty after the fullness of the rest of the book.
The book is truly spooky, with some of the nightmares truly spine-shivering material. Thanks you Malorie for another great read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Bought for my 12 year old son Kyle who really enjoyed the story particularly as the main character was a Kyle too! It held his attention really well and written by an author who he really likes. Malorie Blackman really knows how to grab a young persons attention and how to keep hold of it throughout by ensuring something is always happening and a really good use of langauge. She is indeed a special writer and can write for children of all ages. Kyle has now read 5 of her books and continues to work his way through the rest of her books and has enjoyed every single one of them so far!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I picked up this book because I knew Malorie Blackman was good, in fact, I think her Noughts & Crosses series is quite possibly the best set of young adult drama novels there is. In this book, the main character Kyle and his friends go on a field trip, unfortunately, the train they are on is involved in a crash which brings many of the passengers close to death. Being close to death has suddenly given Kyle the ability to jump into his friends' nightmares - some real, some fantastical, some horrible. Six of the 'nightmares' have actually previously been published in other short story volumes by Blackman so some fans may feel cheated by the fact they'll find half the stories very familiar.
As a whole, I don't think the book quite clicked, I felt the main story arc revolving around Kyle and the train crash was weak and served only as an excuse to launch into the short stories. I found myself wanting to skip the bits about Kyle and just head straight onto the 'nightmares'. But my oh my, some of those short stories were brilliant. My personal favourites were the ones devoid of overt fantasy elements but full of thrills, horror and drama - genres which I believe Malorie does best. So ones to watch out for are: Steve's nightmare, Roberta's nightmare, the Stranger's nightmare and Lily's nightmare. The rest of the nightmares verge on being plain old ghost stories which suffice to keep the reader interested with some good twists every now and then but they just don't have the same gut-wrenching impact as the more 'realistic' stories that involved suicide, murder, ethnic cleansing and rape.
In summary, Blackman's attempt to rehash some of her short stories into a new collection, fell slightly short of the mark. If I hadn't felt like wanting to fastforward the times Kyle had a flashback into his own life issues, I would have given it 5 stars. The short stories by themselves are well worth a read though, even for adults. I think everyone would come away with their own favourites.
As a whole, I don't think the book quite clicked, I felt the main story arc revolving around Kyle and the train crash was weak and served only as an excuse to launch into the short stories. I found myself wanting to skip the bits about Kyle and just head straight onto the 'nightmares'. But my oh my, some of those short stories were brilliant. My personal favourites were the ones devoid of overt fantasy elements but full of thrills, horror and drama - genres which I believe Malorie does best. So ones to watch out for are: Steve's nightmare, Roberta's nightmare, the Stranger's nightmare and Lily's nightmare. The rest of the nightmares verge on being plain old ghost stories which suffice to keep the reader interested with some good twists every now and then but they just don't have the same gut-wrenching impact as the more 'realistic' stories that involved suicide, murder, ethnic cleansing and rape.
In summary, Blackman's attempt to rehash some of her short stories into a new collection, fell slightly short of the mark. If I hadn't felt like wanting to fastforward the times Kyle had a flashback into his own life issues, I would have given it 5 stars. The short stories by themselves are well worth a read though, even for adults. I think everyone would come away with their own favourites.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Amazing!
I was browsing through my library's teenager section and when I saw "Malorie Blackman", I instanlty remembered my school friends recommend it. Read more
Published 10 months ago by A. P. Monblat
A solid read!
Malorie Blackman is one of those authors that is extremely popular with primary and lower secondary audiences and teachers, and indeed this is probably how I received my first... Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2010 by James Wainwright
Fantastic
Malorie Blackman is a rarity in young adult writing. The storline kept me gripped throughout and the creepiness of it was great. There was also a interesting twist at the end. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2009 by Jane Godfrey
I liked it but...
If this were a collection of short stories I wouldn't hesitate to give it four stars. Each leap into someone's nightmare is brilliantly executed; the body-part snatchers in... Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2009 by Elen Caldecott
A terrific read
The stuff of nightmares tells the story of Kyle as his school trip goes horrificly wrong.
The story is woven around thirteen nightmares and follows Kyles as he attempts... Read more
The story is woven around thirteen nightmares and follows Kyles as he attempts... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2009 by D. Burton
Stunning representation in a twisted fantasy story
On a trip with school, Kyle and his classmates are caught in a terrible train crash. Waking up, Kyle sees his friends trapped and finds himself exploring their minds. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2009 by Stampy
fantastic
Malorie Black has created a very interresting, psychological teen horror. The story is strongly written, with a sense of real fear and terror with every nightmare. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2008 by reading fool
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