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Book Review of A Good and Happy Child

A Good and Happy Child
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Helpful Score: 3


In one word? Creepy. The hair on my arms would regularly stand on end reading this book, but it's very well written, in no way a "popular fiction" novel. This is good literature mixed with a suspenseful, puzzling, (well, creepy again) plot.

I felt compelled to read this novel without stopping on a few occasions. I lived with these characters for three days and it was quite an experience. Reminded me a bit of Jonathan Carroll, maybe some Edgar Allen Poe.

Dim and foreboding, the book immediately gets its claws into you. It's a bit fantastical yet believable with the ol' suspension of disbelief. I can honestly say this story scared me. Prepare to be stunned, hit by a few waves, you won't forget this one.