The short story format leaves room for the reader's imagination and inferences: because of format constrictions, not everything can be explained in detail. It is great that we have books to entertain us, that we can passively enjoy when we are tired, and that we also have books that can engage us and make us think (and all sorts of variations and combinations of both).Īnother reader said that "the author doesn't really end the stories," which is only true if you have a fixed idea of what you think a story should be. One person found it "puzzling and challenging" and while her 12-year-old boy liked it, her 9-year-old daughter found it "too weird." I think it is actually a good thing to involve the reader. I'd like to briefly address a few issues raised by the comments. I was thankful I found it in a store and got to handle it myself since the online customer reviews, while positive, are somewhat misleading. If you appreciate wonderful illustrations, combinations of pictures and words that tell stories, older children's books (age 12+) with a quirky and magical edge, then I suspect you will love this book as well. I didn't buy it that day, but it haunted me and I went back for it. But a curious book jumped out at me, Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan. In this case, I went to the famed Fantastic Comics store in downtown Berkeley thinking I would be purchasing some manga for a gift, which I did. It always occurs when you are not looking for it.
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