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| Marianne Dreams (Faber Children's Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Catherine Storr
Publisher: Faber Children's Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 12858
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0571202128
EAN: 9780571202126
ASIN: 0571202128
Publication Date: April 3, 2000
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Utterly terrifying! October 8, 2008
I first read this as a child and it scared the life out of me to the point that it still haunts me today. Both the TV series and the film were good but didn't come anywhere near the menacing aura that seeps out of the pages of the book.
Without ever descending to the obviously scary (ghosts, monsters etc.) Storr manages to activate your imagination in the most disturbing ways; almost like a child's version of James' The Turn of the Screw ( The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics)).
I have been delighted to find this book again as an adult, and both exhilerated, relived and unsettled to find it as scary as ever.
Very highly recommended, but do read with the lights on in a well-populated house!
one of the single biggest influences on my life July 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Even though it's been over a decade since I read this book, I still often return to a very particular eerie sense it gave me, and find it terrifying but comforting at the same time. I don't know how different I would be if I had never read this book, but am eternally grateful that I did.
I would compare it more than anything to the paintings of Magritte or De Chirico, or the painting 'Christina's World' and would say that it is thanks to how this book made me feel that Magritte is now my favourite artist.
On the surface my life is unaffected by these facts, but a large part of my inner self is shaped by the strange but awe-inspiring isolation drawn from Marianne Dreams.
I haven't read it since; I'm too scared that it would change my perception of it, but I STRONGLY recommend that, if you appreciate the atmosphere of the surreal, you read this book. Whatever your age.
cheepy childrens classic February 1, 2008
I first read this book many years ago when i was a child. I also watched the scary tv series based on the book ( which was exellent and very eery)The story begins at a slow even pace but as the tension builds the story rapidly gathers at a fast frightening pace. There is tension and horror as the story unfolds to the fantastic and thrilling ending. Storr really writes well and gets into the psyche of Marianne. She really conveys the loneliness of the ten young girl as she is confined to her bed and as she retreats into her dream world where she is alone until she meets Mark another lonely child - together they must overcome their obstables to escape from the scary house that Marianne drew. A smashing read suitable for all ages
NOT THE LIGHT!! NOT THE LIGHT!! January 10, 2008
I was one of those people who grew up being pleasantly traumatised by "Escape Into Night" during the 70's but had no idea as to the link to this book.
Thanks to a chance encounter with You tube (which now has the complete episode 6 of that series posted on it) I quickly discovered the source of the imagery that has haunted me for years.
This book is superlative-a much underated classic!! Storr writes in a way that appears at first glance to be cod Enid Blyton but as soon as she starts describing Marianne's dream world the tone changes dramatically. I write as an adult and I still found it gripping. As a child I think it would have scared me senseless, such is the sense of menace Storr conjours up.
Please buy this book and also visit You tube. "Escape into Night" should be up there with "Dr Who" and "Quatermass" in the classic scary serial department.
Great 'Family' Reading September 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book after reading the reviews on here, as I wanted to reinstate the bedtime story at our house. My daughters are 9 and 13 and read avidly by themselves, but they still enjoy me reading to them. This story has really captured their imaginations (as well as my own.) I think it's great for all ages. My 9 year old is particularly fascinated by her own dreams at the moment, and about what they mean, so this book is such a hit. I think there is a message in there for adults too. As with so many 'children's novels' this is a book that adults can also relate to and enjoy.
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