The John Bellairs Review

The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull

2009-07-05T11:10:00.000-06:00

Review: The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull
from Rodents Of Unusual Size

The Mansion in the Mist

2009-07-05T11:08:00.001-06:00

Review: The Mansion in the Mist
from Rodents Of Unusual Size

The Face in the Frost

2009-06-27T08:25:00.001-06:00

Review: The Face in the Frost
by Brian Murphy

The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder

2009-06-23T18:16:00.000-06:00

Review: The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder
from Rodents Of Unusual Size

The Dark Secret of Weatherend

2009-06-04T18:19:00.001-06:00

Review: The Dark Secret of Weatherend
from Rodents Of Unusual Size

The Face in the Frost

2009-06-01T18:22:00.001-06:00

Two by Gwyn Raven:

The Face in the Frost

This was a wonderful book. Wish I'd known about it when I was young. It's a pity Bellairs mostly turned away from fantasy after this and wrote mysteries. Not that his mysteries aren't good, but I'd have liked to see more high fantasy from him.

The House With a Clock in its Walls

Speaking of his mysteries . . . this is the first of the Lewis Barnavelt books. I realised about halfway through that I actually *had* read it before when I was young, but it was so long ago I'd pretty much forgotten it. Good mystery, though, and I love Uncle Jonathan. I'm still working my way through the series.

The Figure in the Shadows

2009-05-30T18:20:00.000-06:00

Review: The Figure in the Shadows
by gwynraven

The Trolley to Yesterday

2009-05-25T04:22:00.000-06:00

Review: The Trolley to Yesterday
from Question Everything

The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn

2009-05-13T20:02:00.000-06:00

Review: The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn
by Christian at goodreads.com

John Bellairs

2009-05-13T19:59:00.001-06:00

Some comments on the works of John Bellairs
by Ouranosaurus

The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn

2009-05-06T19:07:00.001-06:00

Review: The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn
from Rodents Of Unusual Size

The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring

2009-04-18T16:10:00.000-06:00

Review: The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
from the stacks my destination

The House with a Clock in its Walls

2009-04-18T16:08:00.000-06:00

Review: The House with a Clock in its Walls
from the stacks my destination

The Doom of the Haunted Opera

2009-04-10T05:35:00.000-06:00

Review: The Doom of the Haunted Opera
from What Kate's Reading

The World of John Bellairs

2009-03-27T14:57:00.000-06:00

Review: The World of John Bellairs
from Glass Salamander

The Face in the Frost

2009-03-14T05:58:00.002-06:00

Review: The Face in the Frost
by Priscilla King

There's a few odd remarks about bellairsia in the final paragraph but what can you do?

The House with a Clock in its Walls

2009-03-04T16:39:00.002-06:00

From the Comics Spotlight blog and their “20 Questions With...” series, an interview with Brandon Jerwa:

"One of my favorites was The House With a Clock In Its Walls, which I didn’t know was a series until a couple of years ago...."

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

2009-02-26T17:59:00.002-06:00

Review: The House with a Clock in Its Walls
from The Spectacle

"The Best Creepy Houses in Kid Lit."

The House with a Clock in its Walls

2009-02-23T16:31:00.001-06:00

Review: The House with a Clock in its Walls
from they must need bears

The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn

2009-02-19T16:57:00.000-06:00

Review: The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn
from the Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog

John Bellairs' New Zebedee

2009-02-15T22:28:00.002-06:00

Review of John Bellairs' New Zebedee books by notadoor:

"...probably the best horror books I've ever read -- so frightening that even now, when I'm an adult and know that the main characters will get through to the end all right, I still end up skipping pages and chapters just so I can get to the end and make sure everyone survives. I'd love to figure out how he does it, but I think if I read them too closely, or too many times, I'll give myself nightmares."

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

2009-02-14T06:26:00.002-06:00

Review: The House with a Clock in Its Walls
from mattsonStudio

Weekly Rot: All Hail the New Weird

2009-02-01T18:08:00.001-06:00

All Hail the New Weird
from the weeklyrot (Dave Hurwitz)

John Bellairs: Children's Fantasy and Christianity

2009-01-31T12:47:00.001-06:00

Outside Narnia: Children's Fantasy and Christianity
by Eve Tushnet at insidecatholic.com

The Curse of the Blue Figurine

2009-01-27T13:29:00.001-06:00

Review: The Curse of the Blue Figurine
from weeklybookpixie