Impossible Creatures

We are LOVING reading this aloud as a family. Absolutely gripping, and beautiful and just so, so good. This is going to be a classic. 10/10!

Characters, creatures, scenery and chaos. Everything seemed mashed together. People moving from one place to another with a new creature presented here and there. Scrambling seems the best way to describe how I felt when I read this. Beautiful concept, lovely imagery and filled with hope yet I somewhat feel empty after it ended.

First off, the book itself is beautiful. My daughter that is 11 loved this book. I had to fight her to go to sleep one night because she couldn’t put it down

This is justified in its hype and awards. My younger son (9) and I (47) loved this.He especially enjoyed the fantastic creatures and the writing layout. From my perspective, I appreciated the themes and how difficult events/emotions were handled.Overall, very well done and we are awaiting the next book.Until Next Time,MC

Fantastic prose and dialogue. Heart-filled story that develops wonderfully and keeps the pages turning. It’s one of those books I keep thinking about and also keep recommending. The ending is quite cryptic and yet after a second read it’s explained right there in front of me a few pages earlier. Loved the sophisticated ending. Wonderfully written. Can’t wait for the sequel.

Beautiful book. Unfortunately it was not a new book like advertised, it was in a return item bag. It also had a tear in the dust jacket…

I bought this book for my grandson, a 9-year-old, which is the bottom of the suggested age range (9+). He's a decently competent reader who has enjoyed reading the "How to Train Your Dragon" series and having the Harry Potter novels read to him. Having read it myself, I plan to hold the book about two years before giving it to him because I think the age range for both reading and comprehension of ideas is closer to 11/12, middle school.I found Impossible Creatures beautifully written, though a bit one-adventure-after-another tedious nearing the end. (First the griffin, then the kracken, then the manticores....). But, oh, the end. A very competent 9-year-old reader could probably handle the reading level, but I wonder how many 9 year olds can handle the power ball of duty, love, sacrifice, grief, and the immortal soul that left this cynical 77-year-old weeping.Bravo to Katherine Rundell for presenting those concepts to children. Just, maybe wait 'til middle school. Or get ready for some questions for which YOU might not have the answers.

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