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The Toymaker (2008)

by Jeremy De Quidt(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

038561358X (ISBN13: 9780385613583)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

David Fickling Books

review 1: This book is dark, maybe a bit too dark and violent for young children to read. I did enjoy reading it, though I had to gloss over a few vivid parts. Abusive of children mostly made me turn my eyes away. Several times I had to set the book down and look around to connect with this world. I suppose that is a hallmark of a good story. I wont lie this book is a bit intense, and the ending made me want to cry. I suppose the loose ends are there for the reader to fill in what would happen to the characters. Over all its a good read. I plowed through it quickly.
review 2: I chose this book as I have a fear of dolls but mostly toys having a sinister agenda (too much exposure to Chucky as a child) but in saying that I love a good scare through reading (not through TV)... more and I hoped this book would do that. It didn't I am afraid. It is a good story with a good premise but half way through it feels rushed and not enough about the characters. I wanted more back story and explanation how these characters came to be as well as the source of the whole scenario Gustav and how he became the mean old man before he dies and also how he really got mixed up with Dr Leiter. I think this story had more to offer and Mathias being constantly injured made feel him inconsequential to the storyline apart from coming across the clue. What else did he do? Get injured, saved, injured, saved, injured oh yeah and saved by all the other characters. I also wanted more from the ending. To summarise without giving too much away I felt in essence would have been a great bone chilling, creepy story overcoming adversity and throw in some Romany tribe like back stories and I would have loved it but to be honest it lacked substance and was too rushed, shame! less

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