The Lives of Christopher Chant
Ratings26
Average rating4.3
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Ratings26
Average rating4.3
PerfectBound e-book exclusive extras: "Diana Wynne Jones's The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Nine Notes"; and our exclusive interview with Diana Wynne Jones.His father and uncles are enchanters, his mother a powerful sorceress, yet nothing seems magical about Christopher Chant except his dreams. Night after night, he climbs through the formless Place Between and visits marvelous lands he calls the Almost Anywheres.
Series
6 primary books8 released booksChrestomanci is a 9-book series with 5 primary works first released in 1977 with contributions by Diana Wynne Jones and Eliana Sabino.
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Another in my string of DWJ rereads this fall. This is one of the most satisfying “prequels” I can think of - it explains details given in passing in the book Charmed Life while filling them out into a fully satisfying story that can be read on its own. Christopher's character arc is convincing; it's a story of overcoming a neglectful and traumatic upbringing, yet this somber subject is handled with the humor, compassion, and insight that subtly teach young readers without preaching. My only complaint is that it ends too abruptly, but that's not uncommon with Ms. Jones. Maybe it's just that I wish her books would never end.
Reading these books again has been a pleasure and a joy. I'll probably be rating all of them five stars, thank you very much.
This was my first Diana Wynne Jones book, and the one that made me crave more of her writing. Sentimental.
