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A review by mayajoelle
100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson
5.0
N.D. Wilson is one of my favorite Christian fantasy authors, because he's not afraid to show the darkest, most terrible things, but he never forgets the light either.
This book is such fun. It starts off rather like a Wizard of Oz-inspired family story, then takes a darker, Magician's Nephew turn with a trip to Endor and an evil witch trying to take back her kingdom with blood magic. There's also a baseball-playing uncle, a chainsaw stuck in a carpet, a little old man in a bathrobe, and numerous female cousins. And a wall of magic cupboards. And a ridiculously lovable character called Richard.
One of the best things I can say about this book (and every NDW book) is even though I've read it so many times, even though I remember the plot fairly well, every time I read it it feels fresh and new.
Recommended for mature middle graders who can handle some scary stuff. And everyone older, as well.
Henry successfully kept his mind on the game, which might seem strange for a boy who slept beside a wall of magic. But baseball was as magical to him as a green, mossy mountain covered in ancient trees. What's more, baseball was a magic he could run around in and laugh about. While the magic of the cupboards was not necessarily good, the smell of leather mixed with dusty sweat and spitting and running through sparse grass after a small ball couldn't be anything else.
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read Mar. 2016
reread 2/2/2019
reread 6/11/2020
This book is such fun. It starts off rather like a Wizard of Oz-inspired family story, then takes a darker, Magician's Nephew turn with a trip to Endor and an evil witch trying to take back her kingdom with blood magic. There's also a baseball-playing uncle, a chainsaw stuck in a carpet, a little old man in a bathrobe, and numerous female cousins. And a wall of magic cupboards. And a ridiculously lovable character called Richard.
One of the best things I can say about this book (and every NDW book) is even though I've read it so many times, even though I remember the plot fairly well, every time I read it it feels fresh and new.
Recommended for mature middle graders who can handle some scary stuff. And everyone older, as well.
Henry successfully kept his mind on the game, which might seem strange for a boy who slept beside a wall of magic. But baseball was as magical to him as a green, mossy mountain covered in ancient trees. What's more, baseball was a magic he could run around in and laugh about. While the magic of the cupboards was not necessarily good, the smell of leather mixed with dusty sweat and spitting and running through sparse grass after a small ball couldn't be anything else.
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read Mar. 2016
reread 2/2/2019
reread 6/11/2020