Mister Monday
Ratings55
Average rating3.6
I loved this book when I was a kid! I remember I was out with my uncle and my sister and he bought each of us a book and this was my choice.
A 1001 Children's book. Audio. Arthur sets out on a quest to unite the two hands of a clock in an attempt to stop a plague from destroying the people of Earth.
Wow, this was a wild story. It was hard to wrap my head around it so I quit trying and just kept reading.
Arthur is a boy with bad asthma that is having to deal with the difficulties of being a new kid in school. He finds himself swept up in a whirlwind of fantasy as he is trying to keep up with the other kids in gym class. The gym teacher didn't listen to everything he said when he was trying to explain about his breathing problems. In an attempt to join the group running he triggered an asthma attack when he saw 2 strange men approaching him. He was given a key that the giver was reluctant to give and then a book came flying out of no where. After a couple of other kids found him and helped him get his inhaler he started feeling better but still ended up in the hospital where his mom worked finding cures for the flu. While in the hospital he was visited by the same kids that helped him and they mentioned the strange men. Arthur through he'd imagined them. After he got home he looked at the book and saw lines sketch out The House. It was huge and took up a whole block. The book showed him the way in. When these dog men started chasing him and everyone started to get sick he went to the house to get away. He knew he had to figure out what was going on and find a way to stop the plague before it killed everyone.
Just the kind of book I was in the mood for. It seems like a good start to the series.
This was an attempt to revisit the joy I felt while reading this series while I was younger, however I think I've grown past the point where this kind of book keeps my attention. I found it very difficult to keep focus, as well as relate to any of the characters.
However, it was well written and paced well. Just no longer my cup of tea unfortunately.
Sunni recommended this book to me with good reason it was wonderful, lots of magic and fun. :)
I enjoyed this first book of the Keys to the Kingdom series. Iliked how Arthur learned to believe in himself and how he interacted with Suzy and the Will. I look forward to reading the next book, Grim Tuesday.