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Book Review of The Thief of Always/Cassettes

The Thief of Always/Cassettes
The Thief of Always/Cassettes
Author: Clive Barker
Genre: Children's Books
Book Type: Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 1


Harvey, a little boy, is bored on a rainy day. A stranger with an unusually large grin appears and leads him to a house where he can have and do whatever he wants. From here the story takes a leap from this predictable storyline to a compelling eeriness. Initially, Glover's reading is as dimensionless as the story's beginning. As the story becomes creepier, Glover's voice becomes appropriately unsettling. He gives uncanny reality to the hosts of the house by delivering their sense of humor as well. Though it is even disturbing to adults, the tale never becomes graphically violent and is suitable for children.