Both The Giant Under the Snow and Fen Runners contain powerful imagery related to physical darkness and mysterious deserted environments. The atmosphere of the story is quite different from that of the other books by John Gordon which I have read. In my opinion, the strength of the book lies in the exchanges between the characters and the subtle points which are revealed by these interactions. The Quelling Eye is a little difficult to review without revealing key elements of the plot, so I think I will restrict myself to discussing the general atmosphere of the work and the interpersonal dynamics between the characters.Īlthough the plotline is by no means weak, it is a very simple one which is not at all hard to understand. ![]() For some reason I had thought it might be something like Astercote by Penelope Lively, but in fact it was very different from the latter book. ![]() The content of this book was not quite what I expected.
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