The Thief of Always Hi i am a kid

French language

Published June 25, 1993

ISBN:
978-2-266-00430-5
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4 stars (29 reviews)

The Thief of Always is a novel by Clive Barker that was published in 1992. The book is a fable written for children, but intended to be read by adults as well. The book's cover was created by Barker and the book contains several black and white illustrations by the author.

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A nice little horror story for children

4 stars

A nice little horror story for children. There were some similarities to Neil Gaiman's Coraline, but not to the point that one copied the other, rather that there are some conventions to be followed (and Gaiman and Barker have quite similar themes). The main character is a bit grey, but gets more fleshed-out in the second part of the story, and the other children are just interesting enough. A couple of subplots give the whole surroundings a feeling of relevance, and so a somewhat slow beginning with what seems like random fairy-tale elements turns into a suspenseful race with a satisfying ending and only enough unresolved threads to provide a history.

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I LOVE this book and it kept me awake on a long drive from Austin to Stillwater at 11pm at night. It was also the first audiobook I ever listened to. This is a touching, yet creepy, look at childhood and the question of just how far would you be willing to go to stay a child and experience all of those wonderful times of the year without being forced to suffer through he times between. What would you do to remain in a place where it is summer every afternoon, halloween every evening and christmas every night?

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