by Clive Barker (387 pgs)
Barker's attempt at young adult fiction is none too bad. I actually rather enjoyed it. The point of warning here is that it takes about 50-75 pages to draw the reader into the action. This is my impression at least. The introductory material about the main character, Candy, was too long and too devoid of action. The illustrations are fantastic. Even if the story had been a load of crap, the book would have been worth the effort for the sake of the illustrations.
All in all, I recommend it and I plan on buying a copy for the illustrations more than anything else.
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