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5.0 out of 5 stars
Enchanting, April 5, 2001
This review is from: The Woven Path (Wyrd Museum, Book 1) (Paperback)
I'm a sucker for big fat kids' fantasy books (big fat adult fantasy books tend to throw me off) and I picked up "Woven Path" with great anticipation. I was not disappointed. Robin Jarvis, who wrote the great fantasy book "Dark Portal," weaves an intriguing fantasy story.
Neil Chapman is "our hero," a young man who comes to the Wyrd Museum (a pun on Weird?), a rather grimy and unimpressive building in the East End. Creepy hardly describes the odd museum, run by three old ladies who are... uh, creepy. Who are they? What are they?
Better brush up on Greek and Norse myths, as these bizarre old ladies are the Fates, who weave a cloth composed of the life-threads of all the people of the world into their future. When Neil steps into the Separate Collection, he is swept through time and space to London. In WW2. A scramble will result before Neil can hope to return, with some odd new friends...
The idea of a magical place being run by the Fates is an intriguing and original idea indeed, and Jarvis does it justice. The three are suitably creepy and strange, and the inner mood of their museum matches their personalities.
Neil is a better-than-usual book hero, a very realistic person with great reactions and some very good lines. And the character of Ted was sweet, nuff zed. Jarvis skillfully manages to make Ted believable and sympathetic, not juvenile or stupid.
The writing style is snappy where it needs to be and drawn out where it needs to be, with pretty good descriptions and characterization. I got confused a few times in this book, where the plot took a twist and I inadvertantly missed it, but the story flows well overall.
A wonderful read, and I cannot wait for "Raven's Knot"!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Woven Path- a great pick!, May 14, 2001
A Kid's Review
This review is from: The Woven Path (Wyrd Museum, Book 1) (Paperback)
The suspense, mystery, and wonder in this book are those which will thrill all. Dangerous spies, talking toys, a boy who is tangled up with destiny, souls, spirits, and demons all come together in this marvelous read. Who has been commiting all these crimes? How does Germany know the exact night to attack? How did Neil get thrown into the past, together with a talking toy? Who are the three women? An intriguing read-one which will not be forgotten soon.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Horrible book - not worth a star, July 15, 2011
This review is from: The Woven Path (Wyrd Museum, Book 1) (Paperback)
I suggest any parent read this book before letting your child do so. I was unable to finish it due to the very graphic and horrific description of a dog being stoned nearly to death by some boys. The writer excelled at getting the image of the little dog trying to crawl to a friendly human with his broken legs and his bloody lips where his teeth had been knocked out and wagging his tail at his friend even in that battered condition forever stuck in my head. Then the person in the book picks up a rock and bashes the dog's head in to put him out of his misery. A few pages later the dog's owner was eaten by the demon. That's where I stopped. This is not a good book and definitely not for kids.
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