I was absolutely obsessed with everything by John Bellairs when I was in the 10-11 year old age range. Being that the movie âA House With a Clock in its Wallsâ is supposed to release soon, I thought I would go back and give this childhood favorite a re-read. Honestly this was a bit disappointing; this story and book just didn't hold up very well over time fo rme. This is one of those childhood favorites I kind of wish I hadn't gone back and re-read.
I was a bit disappointed on how much of the story focuses on Lewis and him struggling to keep his âfriendâ interested in him. There is lots of talk about baseball (which I had forgotten about) and a lot of discussion of history which was okay. In the end though the majority of this story is fairly...well...boring.
I did still enjoy the mystery behind the ticking in the old house Lewis moves in to. I was also impressed by the magic in this book and how dark and mysterious it is. I think if you took out all the weird catering of Lewis to a boy who obviously didn't like him and all the strange baseball references; this could make a pretty good movie.
Overall this is one I wish I hadn't re-read. My childhood memories of it were much better than the actual book itself. I wouldn't really recommend to modern middle grade aged readers. A lot of references and topics in here are fairly dated and the story wasn't all that exciting.
I was a bit disappointed on how much of the story focuses on Lewis and him struggling to keep his âfriendâ interested in him. There is lots of talk about baseball (which I had forgotten about) and a lot of discussion of history which was okay. In the end though the majority of this story is fairly...well...boring.
I did still enjoy the mystery behind the ticking in the old house Lewis moves in to. I was also impressed by the magic in this book and how dark and mysterious it is. I think if you took out all the weird catering of Lewis to a boy who obviously didn't like him and all the strange baseball references; this could make a pretty good movie.
Overall this is one I wish I hadn't re-read. My childhood memories of it were much better than the actual book itself. I wouldn't really recommend to modern middle grade aged readers. A lot of references and topics in here are fairly dated and the story wasn't all that exciting.
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