- Ransom Riggs (2001 USA)
I actually found this in a roadside library, nearly passed it over as I don't read a lot of fantasy. But it has led me in slowly and subtly so now I'm hooked, about a third-way in, and I need to know what happens next.
My initial guess was that Riggs (check the Wiki page below for the whole story) had a few old black and white photos, which fired his imagination, he then rounded up a heap more, and decided to weave a story around them. Clever idea. Not only that but he's put the photos into the book as they are mentioned, and it's damn hard not to look ahead to see what the next one is. All of them odd or even a touch weird. And thereby hangs the tale.
It starts off sort of "Adult" but it soon gets to feel more like it's pitched at the Young Adult market, say 13-20 year olds, with it's delving into the mildly fantastic. Not that this detracts in any way, it's a good read, so far, well put together and worth the time. No surprise that they've already (2016) made a movie out of it, as it screams Netflix.
More soon....
Cheers....
T.R.E.
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