What do You think about Am Dunklen Fluss (2011)?
Oh my. Oh my, oh my. I'm in love. Judging by the huge list of glowing reviews in the front flap, I had mixed expectations diving in. But boy, oh boy, was I wrong. Boy, oh boy. The story is written in a poetic fashion, but you know what? It doesn't really seem like it's trying too hard to be poetic. I got the impression that the author didn't sit at the keyboard and think for 2 hours about what she was going to write to make it good. She just let her thoughts flow, and whenever she thought of a plot element that she'd introduced earlier, she'd jot it down again, this time with a new piece of information to accompany it. It is fantasy, taking place in what I think is an alternate world. But this isn't just a cutesy story about a dog and a cat with some nice little morals tucked in there: this is a deadly serious magnet of a book that overflows with intensity, with creepiness at times, with beautiful and rich and thickly interwoven storylines overflowing with earnestness and the humid mist of the bayous. It will probably scare the daylights out of some kids, and draw other kids in like it's got a Harry Potter cover. It's a love-it-or-hate-it thing. And for the haters? Look a little deeper. For those who can't stand the poetic writing style? Then it just isn't your thing. For those who have a new favorite masterpiece to hold deep into their hearts like me? Cherish it. It's not often you see something with this kind of complexity and ingenuity hit the shelves for a children's audience.
—Kimmie93
Oh my. Oh my, oh my. I'm in love. Judging by the huge list of glowing reviews in the front flap, I had mixed expectations diving in. But boy, oh boy, was I wrong. Boy, oh boy. The story is written in a poetic fashion, but you know what? It doesn't really seem like it's trying too hard to be poetic. I got the impression that the author didn't sit at the keyboard and think for 2 hours about what she was going to write to make it good. She just let her thoughts flow, and whenever she thought of a plot element that she'd introduced earlier, she'd jot it down again, this time with a new piece of information to accompany it. It is fantasy, taking place in what I think is an alternate world. But this isn't just a cutesy story about a dog and a cat with some nice little morals tucked in there: this is a deadly serious magnet of a book that overflows with intensity, with creepiness at times, with beautiful and rich and thickly interwoven storylines overflowing with earnestness and the humid mist of the bayous. It will probably scare the daylights out of some kids, and draw other kids in like it's got a Harry Potter cover. It's a love-it-or-hate-it thing. And for the haters? Look a little deeper. For those who can't stand the poetic writing style? Then it just isn't your thing. For those who have a new favorite masterpiece to hold deep into their hearts like me? Cherish it. It's not often you see something with this kind of complexity and ingenuity hit the shelves for a children's audience.
—chel
I love this book! It was so sad but the plot, storyline, and writing were SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good.
—jsabs
Poetic, nice book.
—Zooboom21
