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Jun 26, 2020MAHPayne rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book is narrated by a man in flashback to one summer of his youth when he meets a girl, Lettie Hempstock. He meets her after their boarder, a miner commits suicide. The miner’s death sets in motion a string of events in which people start finding money in odd places. Lettie takes the boy into a strange world that seems to occupy the same space as her family’s far. However, they are unpleasant creatures that live there. The boy unwittingly brings one back with him. The creature masquerades as housekeeper, Ursula Monkton who begins to take over his family and threaten him. The boy’s father does not believe him when he tells him that Ursula Monkton is a monster, and instead turns on him. The boy turns to Lettie Hempstock, her mother, and grandmother for help. This book is well written and the characters are well developed. The setting is also described in vivid detail. Neil Gaiman is once again able to transport the reader into one of his strange worlds that seemingly occupies the same space as the real world, just slightly out of reach. This book definitely has appeal for teens as well as readers of all ages. It has a mix of fantasy, adventure and mystery, and is also chillingly eerie at times. The book is available on audio-book via the Hoopla App and is also available on E-Book and audio-book on the Libby App. MAH Payne, Librarian