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The Movement: A Children's Story for Grown-ups
"We were made... then we were left." - The Other
The A Children's Story for Grown-ups is the tale of a little clockwork man and his search for the Maker and the cruel joke. Told by the narrator in a 'sitting around the fireplace enjoying a warm cup of cocoa' sort of way, the reader embarks on a journey through a wondrous land inhabited by wondrous creatures. Yet, the reader soon discovers that the wonder of these creatures is blanketed in a thick comforter of despair brought on by the cruelty of the joke.
Curl up in a comfy chair. dear Reader - cocoa and cookies at the ready - and embark on this whimsical tale of discovery. And - if I may dare to speak? - who knows what you may discover...
For the child in all of us
- D
Compared
C.S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia
Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
John Bunyan - Pilgrim's Progress
The Wizard of Oz and Disney
The A Children's Story for Grown-ups is the tale of a little clockwork man and his search for the Maker and the cruel joke. Told by the narrator in a 'sitting around the fireplace enjoying a warm cup of cocoa' sort of way, the reader embarks on a journey through a wondrous land inhabited by wondrous creatures. Yet, the reader soon discovers that the wonder of these creatures is blanketed in a thick comforter of despair brought on by the cruelty of the joke.
Curl up in a comfy chair. dear Reader - cocoa and cookies at the ready - and embark on this whimsical tale of discovery. And - if I may dare to speak? - who knows what you may discover...
For the child in all of us
- D
Compared
C.S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia
Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
John Bunyan - Pilgrim's Progress
The Wizard of Oz and Disney
142 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 4, 2012
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March 14, 2020
Okay
I appreciated the spirit of the book but didn't fall in love with it like I wanted to.
Just okay.
I appreciated the spirit of the book but didn't fall in love with it like I wanted to.
Just okay.
April 21, 2016
This allegory is about a little clockwork man who “wakes up” from the Void to find himself in a hopeless situation -- the "cruel joke." So he strikes out into the world to find the Maker and ask him about the cruel joke. As he struggles to overcome obstacles along the way, he is changed, and he changes his world.
I really enjoyed this little book – a quick read, and really hard to put down. It reads, as it says, like a children’s story for grown-ups. It’s like crawling up on your grandpa’s lap and resting your head against his chest, his rumbly voice tickling your ear while he reads you a bedtime story. It comes complete with fun advice about when to stop for milk & cookies or when to go to bed.
Yet tucked into the whimsical narrative are some rather deep spiritual truths ("it happens to us all, dear Reader, but the question is: Will we get up and try again, or will we stay in the mire?" p. 72). Also some of the most creative descriptions I've seen in a long time ("A kindness was in her eyes that matched the sadness and dared it to wrestle." p. 67 or "Yes, it was that kind of dark -- the kind that gets in your teeth." p. 51).
I really enjoyed this little book – a quick read, and really hard to put down. It reads, as it says, like a children’s story for grown-ups. It’s like crawling up on your grandpa’s lap and resting your head against his chest, his rumbly voice tickling your ear while he reads you a bedtime story. It comes complete with fun advice about when to stop for milk & cookies or when to go to bed.
Yet tucked into the whimsical narrative are some rather deep spiritual truths ("it happens to us all, dear Reader, but the question is: Will we get up and try again, or will we stay in the mire?" p. 72). Also some of the most creative descriptions I've seen in a long time ("A kindness was in her eyes that matched the sadness and dared it to wrestle." p. 67 or "Yes, it was that kind of dark -- the kind that gets in your teeth." p. 51).
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