The Wolf In The Attic Goodreads

Mama said there was a wolf upstairs a hungry dangerous wolf.

The wolf in the attic goodreads.

The wolf in the attic. Much too dangerous to tell a jewish child marked for death. The synopsis of the novel places quite a bit of weight on it being set in 1920s oxford and featuring c s lewis and j r r tolkien by any measure two of the towering figures who have shaped contemporary fantasy fiction. The wolf in the attic is very pretty to read doesn t go anywhere interesting wastes most of its good ideas in the first act and is over all a bit disappointing.

Not enough to stop me recommending it albeit with caveats in fact i ll be interested to see what other people think. I loved all the literary references to sir ernest shackleton one of the greatest explorers of all time. Alas this is both self indulgent and over ambitious and is only worth your time if you want to get sucked. Flowers in the attic i ve read a number of other v c.

But the truth was far more dangerous than that. The wolf in the attic by paul kearney i ve given this 5 stars on goodreads for its writing which is lovely but i do have ambivalent feelings about it. Even though she was only two the little girl knew she must never go into the attic. Bricks and chairs is nothing.

The night they cross paths none suspect the fantastic world at work all around them. We expected more from paul kearney and look forward to his next work. Andrews books but flowers in the attic is one which i could never quite bring myself to be interested in. Tolkien and anna francis a young greek refugee looking to escape the grim reality of her new life.

For personal reasons i was disturbed by the infamous incest subplot that the book has and the story always sounded very odd to me. The wolf in the attic author. The wolf in the attic is a charming fairy tale that is a blend of fantasy and historical fiction. Strange noises came from there.

Anna lives in a. A wolf in the attic. I feel like i was slightly sold a pup to coin a pun with paul kearney s new novel the wolf in the attic published next week by solaris review copy by netgalley. Rebellion solaris 10th may 2016 rating.