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The Ribbajack: And Other Curious Yarns - Brian Jacques

Description: ISBN 0141321660 / Author: Brian Jacques / Genre: Fiction

Newest Review: ... is undoubtedly the outstanding tale in this eclectic mix of short stories. With horror and humour in equal measure, it is a ... more

... short masterpiece of macabre storytelling for the confident reader. It is a tale of sorcery, yet it shares more of the vivid morbidity of Clive Barker's Abarat than it does with lighter tale such as J.K Rowling's Harry Potter series. This is a story for serious teens who like their books dark and atmospheric. Jacques has a curious writing style that could be called old-fashioned, but that I found endearing and enriching. His refusal to "dumb down" for his chosen audience is refreshing and also makes for ...more

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The Ribbajack: And Other Curious Yarns - Brian Jacques: A horrific classic! (511 words)
by - written on 07/11/06 (Very useful, 119 readings)
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Two gargantuan, clawlike hands… Huge hairy arms with octopi suckers… A single bloodshot eye… He had done it…the Ribbajack was alive! Brian Jacques has assembled a superb collection of six short stories in the The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns. This is a collection worthy of the twisted minds of children's authors Lewis Carroll and Roald Dahl if they had ever got together to write horror and suspense stories. Indeed, The Ribbajack pays obvious homage to Carroll's Jabberwocky. The monstrous "Ribbajack", product of a twisted child's making, is the stuff of nightmares and as frightening as any bogeyman my teenage son could ... Read the complete review