Rebecca S. (Becky43) reviewed on 5/22/2009 + 13 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I was impressed by the imagination of the author--the ideas he came up with I never would have thought of. I kept thinking he's as imaginative as J.K. Rowling. Others have described it well enough, so I'll just comment that it is difficult to classify, & I think if it was classified only in the fantasy section, it would miss people like me who don't generally read fantasy, but being a lover of books, really enjoyed this. Some of the humor is subtle (e.g., if you've noticed the unusual names in this Britain, then the following is funny: "Hi, my name's John Smith." "Huh--unusual name.") Some familiarity with British lit is helpful, but I think if you've at least seen the movie, that's probably enough. What I would've found helpful is a British-American glossary put into the American version.

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