Sandra C. (sandybees) reviewed on 9/4/2011 + 109 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I read this book after reading many spectacular reviews and hearing it had already been optioned for a film. The story centers around 16 year old Jacob who has grown up hearing the fantastic tales of his aging grandfather. Although his family has written his grandfather off as a crazy person, Jacob is the sole member of the family who believes the stories might be true. When his grandfather is killed by a strange monster (that only Jacob can see) he sets off on an odyssey to discover his grandfather's past and to fulfill his dying wish. Although I enjoyed the first half of the book I found the second half really dragged. Sometimes when you read a book you have the feeling it is being written as a movie and I definitely got that feeling with this one. Overall, good read. Not great.

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