The Gnome King reviewed Shakes Bear in the Dark by Joshua Kornreich
Review of 'Shakes Bear in the Dark' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Well this was an unexpected delight, a lovely little family story featuring the likes of Harry the Hippo, William Shakesbear and Bucky the One-Eyed Bunny this could easily be the screenplay for the next Toy Story Movie. The story is focused on the author, dealing with grief and his imagination runs riot and like Alice in that Wonderland place he ends up in some bizarre kangaroo court fighting for his life.
The book is a quick read but I found myself chuckling from the first pages, I could easily picture the plush bears in their place in court, pacing back and forth like human lawyers and being all judgy like a judge….luckily thanks to Amber and Depp I know all the intricate workings of a courtroom and Kornreich has got it all spot on. The ending was well played out too, couldn’t fault it.
This was a fabulous book, I …
Well this was an unexpected delight, a lovely little family story featuring the likes of Harry the Hippo, William Shakesbear and Bucky the One-Eyed Bunny this could easily be the screenplay for the next Toy Story Movie. The story is focused on the author, dealing with grief and his imagination runs riot and like Alice in that Wonderland place he ends up in some bizarre kangaroo court fighting for his life.
The book is a quick read but I found myself chuckling from the first pages, I could easily picture the plush bears in their place in court, pacing back and forth like human lawyers and being all judgy like a judge….luckily thanks to Amber and Depp I know all the intricate workings of a courtroom and Kornreich has got it all spot on. The ending was well played out too, couldn’t fault it.
This was a fabulous book, I had so much fun reading it and I can only hope that John Grisham picks up this book to see where he has been going wrong all these years.
Blog review: felcherman.wordpress.com/2022/06/11/shakes-bear-in-the-dark-by-joshua-kornreich/