Clockwork: Unabridged (Cover to Cover)
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (741 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 185549695X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 521 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sir Gordon said I loved this! I couldn't believe it was a children's. I loved this!I couldn't believe it was a children's book, that's how engaged I was. Perfect spooky bedtime story, for the older ones.. Underrated Masterpiece M. Hansen Even if you've never read anything by Phillip Pullman, BUY IT NOW. It's a beautiful, haunting, and understated little gem of a book. I first bought this book at around 8 or 9 and it was one of the first books (and boy do I read), that stuck with me. Sadly, I lost mine years ago and put picking up another copy on my to do list about five years ago, figuring I'd eventually stumble upon it again. I looked everywhere- including the giant five story Barnes & Noble in New York, then hitting up The Strand which boasts 18 miles of books. Usua. audrey frances said a fine fairy tale in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm. Having read and enjoyed Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, I decided to read this tale. It is definitely a fairy story in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm -- not for very young readers, but very entertaining for kids over 10, I'd say. Three interconnected stories revolve around the deeds of the mysterious and ingenious Dr. Kalmenius and his dealings with princes, apprentices and clockwork mechanisms. Though it is 109 pages long, the type is big and there are over "a fine fairy tale in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm" according to audrey frances. Having read and enjoyed Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, I decided to read this tale. It is definitely a fairy story in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm -- not for very young readers, but very entertaining for kids over 10, I'd say. Three interconnected stories revolve around the deeds of the mysterious and ingenious Dr. Kalmenius and his dealings with princes, apprentices and clockwork mechanisms. Though it is 109 pages long, the type is big and there are over 20 full-page illustrations, so this would be a good book for a c. 0 full-page illustrations, so this would be a good book for a c
Hoffmann and the Brothers Grimm, the story begins, as all good fairy tales do, with someone whose human weakness sets events inescapably in motion. --Barrie Trinkle. With its eerie black-and-white illustrations by Leonid Gore and its happily-ever-after ending to some thrilling suspense, Clockwork is a fine fairy tale for younger children and a thought-provoking twist on the art of narrative for older ones. Fritz, in his turn, has the beginnings of a new story to tell, and as it rolls off his tongue, its dark antagonist materializes and offers Karl his dearest wish.
Once you've wend them up, nothing will stop them A tormented apprentice clock-maker, a deadly mechanical knight in armour - and the sinister Dr Kalmenius, who some say is the devil Wind up these characters, fit them into a story on a cold winter's evening, with the snow swirling down, and suddenly life and the story begin to merge in a peculiarly macabre - and unstoppable - way. Tick, tock, tick, tock! Some stories are like that. Almost like clockwork