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The Dead Father's Club
Author: Matt Haig
Book Information
Publisher: Viking
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 5
Rating: 4

ISBN-13: 9780739484364 - ISBN-10: 0739484362
Pages: 328

Book Description:
Eleven-year-old Philip Noble has a big problem: His dad, who was killed in a car accident, appears as a bloodstained ghost at his own funeral and introduces Philip to the Dead Fathers Club. The club, whose members were all murdered, gathers outside the Castle and Falcon, the local pub that Philip's family owns and lives above. Philip's father tells him that Uncle Alan killed him and he must avenge his death. When Philip realizes that Uncle Alan has designs on his mom and the family pub, Philip decides that something must be done. But it's a much bigger job than he anticipated, especially when he is caught up by the usual distractions of childhood—a pretty girl, wayward friends, school bullies, and his own self-doubt. The Dead Fathers Club is a riveting, imaginative, and quirky update of Shakespeare's great tragedy that will establish Matt Haig as a young writer of great talent and imagination.

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Linda R. (Angeleyes) wrote on 6/8/2008...


I was so disappointed. I waited quite a while for this book and it sounded so interesting but I could only force myself to get 1/4 of the way through it before I gave up. The story has no depth. The author only uses punctuation at the end of a sentence which makes it difficult to both read and follow. There is no initial setup at the beginning of the story to guide you along. It is written from a small child's perspective and appears to have been written by a small child.