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Book Description
A strange novel for strange young people. Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund
Boswell are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three ...
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bookreporter published on Sun, 29 Aug 2010
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The Gates (full title: The Gates of Hell are About to Open, Mind the Gap) is the first book I’ve read by Irish author John Connolly, but it won’t be my last. Connolly stirs together a mix of fantasy, science and anglo wit in an entertaining manner that puts him in league with Douglas Adams and Eoin ... (continue)
mondojohnson said on Nov 26, 2009 | Add your feedback
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見樹不見林 said on Dec 5, 2010 | Add your feedback
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Connolly tries to be too clever and witty. I was not a fan of the footnotes, it felt like a bad school lesson for kids from a biased opinion. The story kept getting lost with all of the scientific explanations. It left me wondering: what was the point of this book? It reminded me of Good Omens by Ne ... (continue)
Moirne Stark said on Jan 21, 2010 | Add your feedback
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- English Books
- Others 288 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0340995793
- ISBN-13: 9780340995792
- Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
- Pub date: Oct 01, 2009
- Also available as: Audio CD and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780340995792 | Others | $20.91 | $17.35 | The Book Depository |
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Bookreporter.com - THE GATES by John Connolly
Unlike John Connolly’s Charlie Parker novels, THE GATES is geared towards young adults. But that shouldn’t deter any “old” adults from picking it up, as they almost certainly will enjoy it as much as his other works. The hero of the piece is, indeed, ... (read full critics)