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The Ghosts of Heaven
The Ghosts of Heaven: The Spiral Edition | Marcus Sedgwick
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A cleverly interlinked novel in four parts which can be read in twenty-four different ways. This special ebook edition will choose which quarter you read next, creating one of twenty-four possible reading experiences. These are the ways of infinity... Song, Whisper, Hell, Witch. Where will the spiral lead you? Tweet us @fiercefiction. The spiral has existed as long as time has existed. It's there when a girl walks through the forest, the moist green air clinging to her skin. There centuries later in a pleasant green dale, hiding the treacherous waters of Golden Beck that take Anna, who they call a witch. There on the other side of the world, where a mad poet watches the waves and knows the horrors they hide, and far into the future as Keir Bowman realises his destiny. Each takes their next step in life. None will ever go back to the same place. And so their journeys begin...
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Not convinced that the theme effectively ties all the stories together but in spite of that the individual stories are really well written and compelling.

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JanuarieTimewalker13
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This is one trippy ride...dark, mind bending, maybe even hopeful. The fourth quarter (the novel has 4 linked quarters) was a bit over my head.

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JanuarieTimewalker13
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A strange but provocative read, thus far. It‘s got that Fever Dream vibe, where you‘re not sure how much you‘re enjoying it, yet you can‘t put it down.

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JillR
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“The spiral has existed as long as time has existed.” Seth and I are reading this; it is written in quarters which can be read in any order. We‘ve started at the 4th, in the far future where 500 humans make a voyage into deep space to attempt to colonise a new planet. There is lots of maths involved and Seth has just had to explain Phi and the Fibonacci sequence to me. I don‘t understand a word of it but he‘s loving it! 🤔 #raisingreaders

BarbaraBB Great reading spot! 6y
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Mimi28
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Taz likes to chew on my hug light. This could be a problem, lol. P.S. A hug light is like an open necklace that has lights on each end to read. It's awesome! 👍😺

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MrsMarks88
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Oooooh I do love an interactive book!

abhisynthe They need to revive some old school 'choose your adventure' series 😌 9y
MrsMarks88 @abhisynthe Goosebumps chose your own scary story were a personal favourite of mine as a child! 9y
abhisynthe Oh yea. Those were well done - illustrated well too :) I think there was an Indiana jones version too. 9y
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Mimi28
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This is Stormy she's 12 or so. My female cats are so much more photogenic, lol. Picked this book up in the YA section of the library today. The Paws book I own it's such a cute little book with great poems and quotes. I like to read it at night. We're just chillin on the kitchen floor, cool here 😺

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Ms.DeMaine
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Have you ever felt that maybe a YA book was too smart for you? Book 11 of #100bookchallenge

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ramblingsofareader
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One of my absolute favourites this year! Marcus Sedgwick just keeps getting better and better... fingers crossed for this (or Nick Lake's There Will Be Lies) to win Carnegie 2016!

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Alohamoraopenabook
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I bailed on this #PrintzHonor book and therefore give it ⭐️/5 in my book review. I have loved the weirdness and amazing storytelling of Marcus Sedgwick's previous books 📚, but this one I just couldn't get into no matter how hard I tried. It isn't worth the check-out.

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BookAndABrew
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Tried so hard to like this, and love some of his other work. I felt this thought too much of itself and tried to be clever but didn't quite make it. I finished it but didn't enjoy it.

Lindy The only reason I finished this was for book club. I keep trying his work, because of said book club--they are all fans. Out of 7 of his, I've enjoyed only 2. 9y
BookAndABrew @Lindy So glad I'm not the only one! I read it for work; it's on the Carnegie award and I'm doing it with pupils. Amazon reviews score it highly and I just can't really see why. 9y
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maximoffs
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My highest recommended book of the year so far. Seriously beautiful, haunting and overall just...amazing. Connects four vastly different stories all through a shape, a spiral. You won't regret reading this.

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