Abarat | 
so-soWhat an odd, quirky confection of a story which is very much, as reviewers have said, a cross between Alice in Wonderland & The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe with emphasis on the weird, head scratching wackiness of Wonderland. As for a plot, a girl travels from her town in Minnesota to a fantastical archipelago where each island is a different time of day. There, she runs into a great evil & learns she‘s the key to whatever is coming next.
Dove deep into my TBR and just grabbed for my next read. This is what wound up in my hand. This is my first by Barker and I have no idea what to expect…and I‘ve had it long enough I don‘t remember why I got it in the first place. 😬🤷♀️ I‘ve seen good reviews so 🤞 it‘s a good read.
pickBook 1 of the series. You find yourself turning the pages faster and faster!
pickFirst of all, I was given an illustrated copy, and let me tell you, it has enhanced my reading experience for this story!. Candy is awesome. This totally makes me think of Alice in Wonderland, and i just dig it
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 259 #bookstoread #tbrpile #bookstagram
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description. No reason for wanting to read it. Some are old, some are new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 2 #tbrpile
More people need to read the Abarat books. The artwork is painfully beautiful.
#7days7covers #covercrush day 2
@vivastory @Kayla.Adriena
Tagging @gradcat bc I know you love to be tagged and I don't recall if I've seen you post these yet! Just in case you haven't, 7 days of favorite covers without any explanation. 😘
#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush Day 1
@Sweetkokoro would you like to play?
Post 7 book covers that you love over 7 days, with no explanation. Tag someone new each day to play along.
Thx for the tag @robinb ❤️
so-soI'm not someone who usually intentionally #DNF's books, but I'm doing it now. This is just one of those MG/YA books that doesn't appeal to me as an adult. The writing is good, but the story isn't offering me anything I haven't gotten from other books over the years. I'm giving it a So-So instead of a Bail because this mostly an audience mismatch, but figure even a well-read teen could have the same issues, so it still feels fair to rate it at all.
The Abarat #audiobook is super frustrating, track breaks have no relation to chapter breaks whatsoever. Is this just the #cloudLibrary version or is the audiobook just like that?
1️⃣ Mystery historical, paranormal or modern; Romance historical or contemporary; non-fiction art history
2️⃣ Biographies
3️⃣ Horror and New Adult
4️⃣ Historical romance
5️⃣ More an author than the genre Clive Barker's Abarat
6️⃣ Da Vinci Code
7️⃣ @tournevis @gradcat
so-soI know this is fantasy, and I know this is young adult. This gives the author free reign to create a fictional world and incredibly unique characters. But, honestly, some sections of this book read like someone having fun stringing words together. There is a story. There is a world. And there is substance. But some of it is just a little too much. Anyone else feel this way? #whatdidIjustread #newdimension #fantasy #mixedemotions 🤔😱
We went to the park for a walk and it always makes me smile when I see one of these. 😊❤️
Tagged is the book I am currently reading. And all I can say so far is that it has been a long time that I have read something so creatively weird and out of the ordinary. #littlefreelibrary #naturewalk #currentlyreading #extraordinary
#tarottakeover #death Clive Barker always writes novels where broad sweeping changes occur. Some good, some bad. But Miss Candy Quackenbush from Chickentown, Minnesota has her entire life flipped upside down when she discovers Abarat and is reborn into someone much braver and with a far bigger purpose than she would have ever expected. This is one of the most magical, beautiful storybooks ever.
@ErinSueG @WhiskeyMistress
#thriftstorebookhaul !! I scoured around for the third one but didn‘t find it 😩
Hardcover on the left. Hefty paperback on the right.
Underrated book appreciation post! Abarat has always been one of my favorite series and not many people that I‘ve talked to have read it or even heard of it. All of the books are feature painting by the author and the world is so amazing! I wish more people could appreciate this series. What is a series you wish more people knew of?
#underratedbooks #underrated #mustreads #illustratedbooks
#readingresolutions day 10 #endpages @jess7
"Perhaps a wiser eye than hers would be able to read tomorrow in tonight's stars, but where was the fun in that? It was better not to know. Better to be alive in the Here and the Now--in this bright, laughing moment--and let the Hours to come take care of themselves."
I'm a day late! Abarat has some of the best illustrations and an amazing story. Clive Barker does YA almost better than anyone else!
My flight got delayed from 9:20 pm to 2:00 am (luckily before we left for the airport!) Getting close to boarding time, finally.... I‘m exhausted!
Beach this evening with my mom and sisters- we swam and then laid out in a row with our books. And later had ice cream, of course. It‘s my baby sister‘s 30th birthday today!
so-so3/5 ⭐ Really enjoyed the worldbuilding & fantastical elements. (I don't think there's a more delightful place name than Yebba Dim Day. 😄) Probably would have liked it even better when I was younger. Prose presented events & creatures in a beautiful and engaging way. However, there's not much dimension to the characters or plot beyond the interesting world, so I won't be continuing the series. Thanks @briary for the #projectTBR rec! #projectnew
Settling in for the night with my book and one of my favorite recipes: coconut curry lentils on naan. #projectnew #projectTBR #food
"For some reason, the doodles that she had drawn in her workbook came back into her mind. Only this time, instead of being black lines on gray, recycled paper, they were bright in her mind; very bright. And all kinds of colors, the way the sun appeared in your mind if you looked at it for a moment and then closed your eyes. Dozens of little suns: green and red and gold; then colors, too, that you couldn't even name.
#projectnew #projectTBR
After a few minutes, I had to replace two of the books on the #WorldFolktalesAndFables display. These two were up next! Hopefully, it's a very popular display 🤞🏻🤞🏻. #LitsyLovesLibraries
The world of Abarat is very dreamlike. I feel like not many people have heard of this series. It is incredible, similar to Alice in Wonderland in which the main character is transported to an unbelievable world. The books also feature artwork created by the author.
#noteworthynovember #dreams #abarat #clivebarker #recommendation
"Three is the number of those who do holy work;
Two is the number of those who do lover's work;
One is the number of those who do perfect evil
Or perfect good."
#currentread
Cliffhangers... I'd rather jump off a cliff than read or suggest series that are not completed again. Two names : Michel Folco and Clive Barker. Both wrote amazing first books that ended with a to be continued. One took 6 years of going no it's not published yet ad nauseam to patrons. One is not even now completed in French. Dante's Hell for cliffhangers. George R R Martin who? #maybookflowers #cliffhangers
pickThe mental visuals in this book are awesome. I enjoyed the book, the characters and the plot and of course Mr. Barker's imagination. Thinking of how great it would be to go on vacation there.
Not sure if any of you have read this, I'm starting it next and just wondered if it was something you enjoyed.
John Mischief and his seven brothers win the title of my #bestcharactername. What are the names? John Fillet, John Sallow, John Moot, John Drowze, John Pluckitt, John Serpent and John Slop. So I simply call them the Johns. 😉 That's Abarat for you. #booktober
Reading by candlelight due to the hurricane. Well, REreading, but this is a story with a few extra looks.
pickSome of the most imaginative creatures I've ever read about! Leaving her disappointing life behind, Candy finds herself in a new world--one that seems quite familiar.
He had not had pleasant experiences where love was concerned. It could break your heart, if you weren't careful. It could make you feel so lost, so confused, and so worthless that life didn't seem worth living. This wasn't something he knew from books; these were the bitter lessons of his life.
Help me pick my next reading! The nominees are:
1- All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
2- Abarat (book one) - Clive Barker
3- Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe
4- The Secret History of Costaguana - Juan Gabriel Vásquez
5- The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
#helpmepick #nextreading
My #TBT book is Abarat, the first book in Clive Barker's young adult fantasy/horror series. Written for his daughter, each book (three so far) is filled with Barker's artwork. The downside: he's taking his time writing, and there are two more books in the series, so who knows when it'll be complete.
pickWas recommended this book due to being s fan of Harry Potter. I enjoyed it immensely and am wrapped up in the world of Candy Quackenbush!
pickLet me tell you how good this story is!! And how disappointed that he hasn't finished this series!!! I have been waiting since I was 16 I'm now 28, maybe I shouldn't hold my breath for this guy anymore. It's just that they are so GOOD!
