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The Other Book (2008)

by Philip Womack(Favorite Author)

2.93 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

159990201X (ISBN13: 9781599902012)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Bloomsbury USA Children's Books

review 1: A boarding school, friends, mysterious magical happenings, suspicious teachers - does any of this sound vaguely familiar? Philip Womack's The Other Book combines each of these aspects into an intriguing and dark work that while perhaps lacking in originality, keeps the reader engaged. Edward Pollock, an avid reader, comes across a mysterious book in his school library. Soon after, things start getting wonky around the campus. Edward is ported to another dimension where he is instructed by a knight of the middle ages to protect the book from those who would use it to destroy the world. Edward reluctantly takes up the challenge, often alone and without the aids of his friends or even cousin. There are some rather detailed and gruesome scenes in this piece which I found inter... moreesting. Nothing too over the top - just enough so that readers might latch onto it and think awesome. I enjoyed The Other Book, but I also found it very similar to another well known YA series.
review 2: My librarian called this 'good, heavy duty fantasy' and dropped it on my desk for me to read over Christmas break. I'm still not entirely sure what I think of it, exactly. I did have a hard time getting into it; it sat on my shelf for several days. Once I got into it, I did finish quickly. There are still some things that never got explained that bother me, and some charaters that just didn't ring quite true throughout. It seems set up for a sequel, which I would be interested in reading. We'll see if he writes one. less

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