My Reading List Last Week: Dinotopia(****), The World Beneath(****1/2), The Fudge Series(***), The Twenty-One Balloons(*****):D
I strongly recommend The Twenty-One Balloons. It is a masterpiece of pure adventure. Very enjoyable art work. The Twenty-One Balloons captures and finely produces a combination of fact and fiction; reality and imagination.
Dinotopia and its sequel, The World Beneath, present the stunning art work of the author, James Gurney. The World Beneath, however, gives a larger thrill and fast paced action. It explores the unexplored underground of Dinotopia, giving a whole new perspective of the dinosaur-inhabited continent. However, Gurney fails to give enough suspense, thus partially limiting the climaxes.
The Fudge Series: decently written and filled with heart and soul.
