Thank you, Adam-Troy Castro, for writing a children's book that breaks rules, even rules I agree with, and still makes it work.The Rules:1. Oh, look! A book called "Gustav Gloom"! Boys will read it because the main character is named Gustav. Girls will read it because it looks great and, hey, the...
Gustav Gloom and the People Taker was an enjoyable read. The book delves into the ideas of loneliness, friendships, trust, good and evil. It touches on real world trauma and still allows you to have some childlike innocence. Mr. Castro creates an interesting world within the home of Gustav Glo...
His lips had opened up and folded out and peeled back in all four directions, making an opening that extended well above the top of his head and well below what should have been the base of his neck. They curled back until his mouth was big enough to swallow a manhole cover whole. The inside of h...
There were additional baggage inspections, random passengers pulled out of line for special interrogation, even one or two body-cavity searches of travelers who’d asked that indignant question, “Do you know who I am?” (Yes, we know who you are. You’re somebody not nearly a...