Reminiscent of Gaiman’s Coraline, Olive is a curious lonely girl that falls into a magical situation. Her parents decide to ditch dull generic apartment living for a kooky odd house. Sure enough the house has plenty of secrets mainly that it was formerly owned by accomplished witches that have figured out a way to remain immortal in order to keep their home. Their power has been stored in paintings, which Olive eventually figures out how to enter. There are helpful felines, long ago kidnapped characters now trapped in paintings and enchanted spectacles. All the supernatural elements blend well with reality and Olive is instantly likeable as the hero. The narrative is well written, evenly paced and fun. Jacqueline West has created an imaginative story filled with adventure and the main character never even leaves her house!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
The Books of Elsewhere: The Shadows
Reminiscent of Gaiman’s Coraline, Olive is a curious lonely girl that falls into a magical situation. Her parents decide to ditch dull generic apartment living for a kooky odd house. Sure enough the house has plenty of secrets mainly that it was formerly owned by accomplished witches that have figured out a way to remain immortal in order to keep their home. Their power has been stored in paintings, which Olive eventually figures out how to enter. There are helpful felines, long ago kidnapped characters now trapped in paintings and enchanted spectacles. All the supernatural elements blend well with reality and Olive is instantly likeable as the hero. The narrative is well written, evenly paced and fun. Jacqueline West has created an imaginative story filled with adventure and the main character never even leaves her house!
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Hello,
My names Leonard and I work for Radical (www.radicalpublishing.com). I follow your site often and saw that you published an article about our title being produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. We have other film projects coming up and was wondering if there was anyone in particular we could email when we have any news to break. Any help you can give in directing me to the appropriate person would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for your time.
Leonard Sun
Radical Publishing
O 323.874.4400
F 323.930.4772
E design_asst@radicalcomics.com
www.radicalcomics.com
Sounds great, can't wait to read it! Thanks, Fifi!
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