tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806500828781561546.post3858665974681133858..comments2024-02-23T03:58:58.990-05:00Comments on The Saquarry Analyses: Book Evaluation: Abarat (2002) by Clive BarkerSaquarry (Justin Miller)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16471321677204879148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806500828781561546.post-88671704524669278062011-11-01T11:18:48.971-04:002011-11-01T11:18:48.971-04:00I have only read the first book so far and that wa...I have only read the first book so far and that was my written impression of it. <br /><br />My girlfriend is a huge fan of the books... she's the one who gave me her copy to read... and she's basically said the same thing as you have, Anonymous, but she, like I'm assuming with you, has also read the second book and knows what is to come whereas I literally know nothing about any of this series at all except for the first book. I'm simply going by what I've read so far. <br /><br />This is also the only book by Clive Barker that I've ever read, so I may simply not be as used to his writing style as I am with Stephen King or other writers whose works I read much more often.<br /><br />I do intend to read the other books in the series though, so my opinions can always change. I find the interview aspect of your comment interesting though. I don't really follow interviews about things, mostly relying on my own thoughts and feelings, and the writing to speak for itself.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for the comment! I'd really like to read more of the series when I get the chance. Hopefully the other books can convince me that it is heavy-handed in the opposite direction!Saquarry (Justin Miller)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471321677204879148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6806500828781561546.post-50195338724874404912011-10-30T22:47:48.798-04:002011-10-30T22:47:48.798-04:00That's interesting--when you first said heavyh...That's interesting--when you first said heavyhanded I thought you were going go into how Barker is trying really hard to get the audience to feel sympathy for Carrion. Then again maybe it's just because this is only the first book evaluation. Even in an interview, Barker commented something about his own portrait of christopher carrion, stating that if you covered his left eye (from his side), there's a feeling of sadness.<br /><br />So I would say the book is sometimes heavy-handed, just for the opposite reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com