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Creature of the Night
I could hear Dennis talking to my ma. 'She was little,' he said. 'Little like me. But old. Older than you. Those words gave me a cold shock. I could see Dennis imagining fairies, but old ones?
When Bobby's mother moves the family into a rented house in the country, a neighbour tells him that a child was once murdered there. Bobby doesn't care. All he wants is to get back to Dublin and to resume his wild life there, stealing from the crowded shopping streets and racing stolen cars at night. But getting his old life back doesn't turn out to be so easy, and the longer he spends in the old cottage, the more convinced he becomes that something very strange is going on there. Was there really a murder? And if so, was it the one he has been told about?
When Bobby's mother moves the family into a rented house in the country, a neighbour tells him that a child was once murdered there. Bobby doesn't care. All he wants is to get back to Dublin and to resume his wild life there, stealing from the crowded shopping streets and racing stolen cars at night. But getting his old life back doesn't turn out to be so easy, and the longer he spends in the old cottage, the more convinced he becomes that something very strange is going on there. Was there really a murder? And if so, was it the one he has been told about?
250 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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Kate Thompson
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Kate Thompson is an award-winning writer for children and adults.She has lived in Ireland, where many of her books are set, since 1981. She is the youngest child of the social historians and peace activists E. P. Thompson and Dorothy Towers. She worked with horses and travelled in India before settling in the west of Ireland with her partner Conor. They have two daughters, Cliodhna and Dearbhla. She is an accomplished fiddler with an interest in Irish traditional music, reflected in The New Policeman.
While Kate Thompson's children's fiction is primarily fantasy, several of her books also deal with the consequences of genetic engineering.
She has won the Bisto Children's Book of the Year Award four times, for The Beguilers, The Alchemist's Apprentice, Annan Water and The New Policeman. The New Policeman was also awarded the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children's Book Award and the Dublin Airport Authority Children's Book of the Year Award for 2005.
Kate Thompson is an award-winning writer for children and adults.She has lived in Ireland, where many of her books are set, since 1981. She is the youngest child of the social historians and peace activists E. P. Thompson and Dorothy Towers. She worked with horses and travelled in India before settling in the west of Ireland with her partner Conor. They have two daughters, Cliodhna and Dearbhla. She is an accomplished fiddler with an interest in Irish traditional music, reflected in The New Policeman.
While Kate Thompson's children's fiction is primarily fantasy, several of her books also deal with the consequences of genetic engineering.
She has won the Bisto Children's Book of the Year Award four times, for The Beguilers, The Alchemist's Apprentice, Annan Water and The New Policeman. The New Policeman was also awarded the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children's Book Award and the Dublin Airport Authority Children's Book of the Year Award for 2005.
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February 20, 2010
I hate to say it, but I really did not like this book at all. I think I have a high tolerance for foul language and misguided actions (I work in a high school and hear it all of the time), but it was just so excessive in this book. Bobby is 14-years-old. He drives, steals, lies (at one point, saying his mother has cancer), smokes, drinks, and swears constantly. Almost every page has the word "fuck, "bastard," "piss," or "kill." He has a terrible mother, and they are very abusive toward each other. He calls her a "fucking bitch" and a "lazy cow" and she calls him a "little shit." The fact that the author turns his behavior around in the last ten pages doesn't make this okay to me, as a reader. I didn't find the mystery to be very developed or believable, and I thought his bad behavior overshadowed that aspect of the plot.
I just don't see this as a book that I would want any teens reading. Bobby is a terrible role model. The only redeeming quality about him is that he treats his brother with respect. He mistreats everyone else around him and is incredibly selfish.
I just don't see this as a book that I would want any teens reading. Bobby is a terrible role model. The only redeeming quality about him is that he treats his brother with respect. He mistreats everyone else around him and is incredibly selfish.
November 1, 2011
I'm surprised that I liked this book as much as I did. From the plot description, I thought I was getting a dark urban fantasy. I ended up getting much more of a gritty urban contemporary. The former is right up my alley, the latter is not. And yet, I was fairly glued to it. All credit goes to Kate Thompson for that.
The story is far, far more about Bobby's shift from a thoughtless thug to... well, not exactly sure what. Something more, at least. The epilogue was a little too brief for me. I would have preferred to see a bit more about who exactly Bobby became, and how. There is a mystery, possibly involving a changeling, but it's very much on the back burner. The winning thing about this story is Bobby's voice. Here is where Thompson really nailed it. It's very, very real, and his gradual change is very believable. Would've liked to see more of that change, though.
There are a few genuinely chilling moments in here, like Bobby's realization that, although his little brother might have made up a fairy, he wouldn't have made up an old one. My favorite moment was when one of Bobby's Clare friends mentions how young his mother is. He'd known all his life that she'd been young when she had him, 14. But it's not until he's 14 himself that he realizes exactly what that means.
My one concern about this book is that the summary, which on my copy seemed to play up the fairy elements, might turn off the readers who would enjoy it the most, boys like Bobby.
The cover on my copy is the one with the house with the blue door. It's a striking cover, and it does suit the darker elements of the story. That's only a small part of the story, though. The paperback cover, with Bobby stalking the streets, is probably more representative of what's actually going on in most of the book. It's a great cover. The band of green countryside at the bottom reflects the effect that Clare is having on Bobby: always at the back of his mind, but fiercely kept there.
The story is far, far more about Bobby's shift from a thoughtless thug to... well, not exactly sure what. Something more, at least. The epilogue was a little too brief for me. I would have preferred to see a bit more about who exactly Bobby became, and how. There is a mystery, possibly involving a changeling, but it's very much on the back burner. The winning thing about this story is Bobby's voice. Here is where Thompson really nailed it. It's very, very real, and his gradual change is very believable. Would've liked to see more of that change, though.
There are a few genuinely chilling moments in here, like Bobby's realization that, although his little brother might have made up a fairy, he wouldn't have made up an old one. My favorite moment was when one of Bobby's Clare friends mentions how young his mother is. He'd known all his life that she'd been young when she had him, 14. But it's not until he's 14 himself that he realizes exactly what that means.
My one concern about this book is that the summary, which on my copy seemed to play up the fairy elements, might turn off the readers who would enjoy it the most, boys like Bobby.
The cover on my copy is the one with the house with the blue door. It's a striking cover, and it does suit the darker elements of the story. That's only a small part of the story, though. The paperback cover, with Bobby stalking the streets, is probably more representative of what's actually going on in most of the book. It's a great cover. The band of green countryside at the bottom reflects the effect that Clare is having on Bobby: always at the back of his mind, but fiercely kept there.
April 12, 2011
This is probably the only book I've ever really fully disliked. In my opinion, it's the worst book I've ever read. I read it as part of a school reading challenge and it annoyed the crap out of me. The main protagonist was an absolute pain. Maybe it's just that he's so opposite to me that I couldn't understand or sympathise with him. Also, the book didn't really have anything to do with the 'Creature of the Night' from the title. I think it was mentioned about three times, if that, and it was certainly nothing to do with the main plot. Basically, the boy and his mum move to the country and the boy's pissed off because he can't steal things or hang out with his friends, so he runs back to Dublin about four times, filling up most of the book, and realises at the end of it that his house has some kind of supernatural being living in it, but he's better off staying there anyway. Loathed it completely.
June 6, 2016
*4.5
Pocos libros me han sorprendido tan gratamente como este.
Cuando lo comencé no tenía gran idea de lo que iba a encontrar pero suponía que iba a ser una historia con tintes fantásticos como su nombre lo indica. Pero no. Para nada.
No hay duda de que el titulo lo pusieron solamente para hacerlo más comercial, eso de "criatura de la noche" no es mas que un agregado tonto para hacer que el libro sonara mas interesante.
El libro va mas sobre la contemporánea, sobre la vida de un adolescente al que obligan a mudarse a unas granjas, que debe soportar a su hermano y a su madre, que debe estar lejos de sus amigos, que debe pasar su adolescencia como todos los adolescentes: sufriendo por cosas que no se debe sufrir.
Hermoso.
Y honestamente, la parte fantástica solo le quita esplendor a lo que pudo ser una obra perfecta.
Pocos libros me han sorprendido tan gratamente como este.
Cuando lo comencé no tenía gran idea de lo que iba a encontrar pero suponía que iba a ser una historia con tintes fantásticos como su nombre lo indica. Pero no. Para nada.
No hay duda de que el titulo lo pusieron solamente para hacerlo más comercial, eso de "criatura de la noche" no es mas que un agregado tonto para hacer que el libro sonara mas interesante.
El libro va mas sobre la contemporánea, sobre la vida de un adolescente al que obligan a mudarse a unas granjas, que debe soportar a su hermano y a su madre, que debe estar lejos de sus amigos, que debe pasar su adolescencia como todos los adolescentes: sufriendo por cosas que no se debe sufrir.
Hermoso.
Y honestamente, la parte fantástica solo le quita esplendor a lo que pudo ser una obra perfecta.
June 4, 2014
This book has almost nothing to do with the creature of the night, It is more about a 14 year old brat trying to adjust to a new home. I was not happy with this book because when I picked it up and read the description I was expecting a book about some fantasy creature not some book about a kid trying to adapt to a new life.
This book uses a ton of profanity because the main character of the book is a thief, a liar, a smoker, a drinker, and a rude little brat; keep in mind he is only 14. Warning, some part of this book I would consider to be vulgar. I would not recommend this book to kids, because I feel like it encourages bad behavior.
It is possible that I would of enjoyed this book a little bit more if the description actually described what the book was about, because I was very disappointed that there wasn't more about the creature of the night.
This book uses a ton of profanity because the main character of the book is a thief, a liar, a smoker, a drinker, and a rude little brat; keep in mind he is only 14. Warning, some part of this book I would consider to be vulgar. I would not recommend this book to kids, because I feel like it encourages bad behavior.
It is possible that I would of enjoyed this book a little bit more if the description actually described what the book was about, because I was very disappointed that there wasn't more about the creature of the night.
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July 7, 2016I remember reading this years ago and being terrified.
June 21, 2009
If you come to this from The New Policeman you may be surprised -- and may not appreciate just what Kate Thompson has accomplished in this coming-of-age novel which goes back and forth between the Dublin streets and the countryside his mother thought would be a safe haven but has violence of its own. Although I have heard people say the realism and the fantasy don't mesh well, I think that might be an American reading. I wonder if Thompson's Irish readers are closer to a folkloric tradition, more likely to accept the changeling possibility. This would be a spectacular teen book discussion title -- just who is the creature of the night? And how can you come to care so much for a narrator who is so wrong-headed for so much of the story? Read it as teen grit, not as fantasy or horror.
May 25, 2017
I liked how the story was told by Bobby. It made you realize that even though he was in trouble a lot he still had fears and feelings like everyone else. His mom made them move to the country to try to keep him out of trouble, but I didn't think she was a very good mom. When they moved to the country he did move next to some cool neighbors.
I liked this book because it was easy to read and was very interesting. All the people in the book seemed very real and could remind you of people you know in real life.
I liked this book because it was easy to read and was very interesting. All the people in the book seemed very real and could remind you of people you know in real life.
November 7, 2019
Review- Creature Of The Night by Kate Thompson
This book was a quick read actually(260 pages) but it took weeks and more for me to finish it. It is not suitable for young reader as state at the back cover and surely I would definitely not recommend it to any earliest teen's age to read it.
I doesnt like the main character here because i felt like i spend too much time focusing Bobby's bad habit. He is very jerks 14 years old who step into social life-drugs,drinking, robbering, hits his mother, running with bad gangs and has a foul mouth. He struggles to survive in Dublin which is he dont want any changes of his life and his mother decide to move the family at the country and wanted to escape her own debt.
A young single mom,aged 28 and not matured enough to handle two kids and doesnt have any parenting skills. Thats why her family always got a problem-the kids, dont know how to manage money(always make any debt as possible as she can and trapped with it), doesnt like doing housework and cant handle the emotions.
The plot of the story start when he was working for his neighbour to pay off the debt from a car he was stolen(a car from old owner who lend this house before. The owner was missing without any news and he left that car). Dennis,his little brother aged 4 is the second main character. He also develops the plot and makes it keep going at the point where it seem it should end. There was some nights when Bobby catches Dennis talking to himself at kitchen which is he find out a dark story about the cottageand Dennis can see a "fairy" . He notices some strange things happening in their house every night.
It was slow at the beginning but the story got better as Im continued reading. It is very suspenseful with a touch of magic featuring a troubled family but that kept me interested. It had been a little better from bad Bobby, then merge into farming and ends up with Bobby solving a murder mystery.
This book was a quick read actually(260 pages) but it took weeks and more for me to finish it. It is not suitable for young reader as state at the back cover and surely I would definitely not recommend it to any earliest teen's age to read it.
I doesnt like the main character here because i felt like i spend too much time focusing Bobby's bad habit. He is very jerks 14 years old who step into social life-drugs,drinking, robbering, hits his mother, running with bad gangs and has a foul mouth. He struggles to survive in Dublin which is he dont want any changes of his life and his mother decide to move the family at the country and wanted to escape her own debt.
A young single mom,aged 28 and not matured enough to handle two kids and doesnt have any parenting skills. Thats why her family always got a problem-the kids, dont know how to manage money(always make any debt as possible as she can and trapped with it), doesnt like doing housework and cant handle the emotions.
The plot of the story start when he was working for his neighbour to pay off the debt from a car he was stolen(a car from old owner who lend this house before. The owner was missing without any news and he left that car). Dennis,his little brother aged 4 is the second main character. He also develops the plot and makes it keep going at the point where it seem it should end. There was some nights when Bobby catches Dennis talking to himself at kitchen which is he find out a dark story about the cottageand Dennis can see a "fairy" . He notices some strange things happening in their house every night.
It was slow at the beginning but the story got better as Im continued reading. It is very suspenseful with a touch of magic featuring a troubled family but that kept me interested. It had been a little better from bad Bobby, then merge into farming and ends up with Bobby solving a murder mystery.
January 11, 2020
Really good YA book. In fact, one of my top favorite YA books. Mother takes son to countryside in
England because he's been in trouble in the city where they lived. They have mysterious happenings with the fairy world there. Very realistic and well written contemporary story. If you believe in the
fairy kingdom it is eerie as well. Highly recommend.
England because he's been in trouble in the city where they lived. They have mysterious happenings with the fairy world there. Very realistic and well written contemporary story. If you believe in the
fairy kingdom it is eerie as well. Highly recommend.
February 28, 2019
Wtf did I just read!? I hate this book so much! Review to come 😒
March 2, 2012
In my opinion, this was one of the worst books for teens that I've ever read. Until the very end of the story, the main character, his mother and his friends show absolutely no redeeming qualities. It's not until the very end that he shows some. I just don't think the average teen will make the cause-effect connections until the very end of the story. Until then they have a teen who treats his mother horribly, reels profanity, drinks, steals, lies and has no regard for any other person. As an adult, I could see what was happening, but even so, I couldn't get past all of the other stuff to enjoy the book. School Librarians - Note that this book had all very positive reviews in the library journals and none mentioned the extreme amount of profanity or any of the other vices of the main character. If this is a problem in your community, you may want to think twice about buying the book.
Plot Notes: Bobby is a foul-mouthed, fourteen-year-old thief who has been allowed to run around with the wrong crowd for years. Now his single mother, who has little motivation anyway, can not control him. In an effort to keep him out of jail, she moves him from Dublin to a small Irish village a couple hours away from Dublin. While there, Bobby can think of nothing more than getting back to his friends in Dublin. His "friends" use him to carry off the goods they steal - or the good they are selling so that they don't take the wrap - Bobby's younger and would be tried as a Juvenile. Bobby is not happy about the move. He and his mother argue constantly and talk horribly to one another regularly. He escapes back to Dublin a couple of times, always finding trouble and getting bounced back when he goes. The one redeeming aspect of the story is their kindly landlord who tries to take Bobby under his wing and show him some kindness and discipline. Finally, there is a last straw, and the landlord evicts them. It's then and only then that Bobby realizes the way things really are. Can he do what's right?
Plot Notes: Bobby is a foul-mouthed, fourteen-year-old thief who has been allowed to run around with the wrong crowd for years. Now his single mother, who has little motivation anyway, can not control him. In an effort to keep him out of jail, she moves him from Dublin to a small Irish village a couple hours away from Dublin. While there, Bobby can think of nothing more than getting back to his friends in Dublin. His "friends" use him to carry off the goods they steal - or the good they are selling so that they don't take the wrap - Bobby's younger and would be tried as a Juvenile. Bobby is not happy about the move. He and his mother argue constantly and talk horribly to one another regularly. He escapes back to Dublin a couple of times, always finding trouble and getting bounced back when he goes. The one redeeming aspect of the story is their kindly landlord who tries to take Bobby under his wing and show him some kindness and discipline. Finally, there is a last straw, and the landlord evicts them. It's then and only then that Bobby realizes the way things really are. Can he do what's right?
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May 27, 2014Creature of The Night is a very misleading, and awful book. When I first saw this book at the local library, I thought it would be about spooky things like a ghost or a murder. But, then I realized this book had nothing to do with any of that. This is a very misleading book, which is the main reason I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. Dennis, the main character, sneaks out of his house and goes to meet up with his old buddies in Dublin. When they go to Dublin, they smoke,drink,and rob many cars. This problem occurs when Dennis is telling his mom about his crazy friend: " HE threatened me with all kinds of stuff if I didn't do it. And then he'd buy drink and drugs and whatever he needed"(Thompson 76). This quote shows readers that this book has many bad/illegal things in it for many kids. If readers think it's cool for Dennis and his friends to do illegal things, then readers may think it is all right to do. Kate Thompson includes many inappropriate things, which is one reason I don't recommend this book. The other reason why I don't recommend this book, is because the title of this book is very misleading to the actual plot of this horrendous story. Originally, I thought this story was about something scary that happens at night, but then I found out the plot of this story revolves around kids that do many bad things. When Kate Thompson said, " So five minutes later I was back on the road, loads of petrol in the tank, and nothing but the empty road between me and lads"(Thompson 61). This is the quote that proved to me that the title and the cover are both misleading to the actual plot. To sum it up, I don't recommend, Creature of the Night, to anyone because Kate Thompson includes many inappropriate things and this book is misleading.
May 29, 2014
Creature of the Night may be one of the best books written to cover the life of a troubled teen living in the suburbs of Dublin. The way the story flows is quite enticing to the average reader. The story line isn't the best but I've read worse. I enjoyed following Bobby on his rambunctious escapades through Dublin and seeing all of the different shenanigans he gets himself into.
Although the description of the book made it appear to be a mystical and magical type novel, it didn't expand on the fairy-tale sections very much. The title made the book seem eerie and creepy yet, there were few, if any, elaborate scenes protruding scary vibes. The cover of the book should have been different in my opinion, as it sends off a completely different vibe than what the story really portrays.
I was somewhat pleased with the storyline, although it seemed to drag on forever. Bobby kept returning to Dublin then getting sent back to the cottage his mother moved him to. It seemed somewhat repetitive and could have been easily rewritten to include better details and different escapades for Bobby to experience. Overall, "Creature of the Night" was a good read, however, the ending left me wanting more as it kind of just ended with no closure or reasonable ending.
Although the description of the book made it appear to be a mystical and magical type novel, it didn't expand on the fairy-tale sections very much. The title made the book seem eerie and creepy yet, there were few, if any, elaborate scenes protruding scary vibes. The cover of the book should have been different in my opinion, as it sends off a completely different vibe than what the story really portrays.
I was somewhat pleased with the storyline, although it seemed to drag on forever. Bobby kept returning to Dublin then getting sent back to the cottage his mother moved him to. It seemed somewhat repetitive and could have been easily rewritten to include better details and different escapades for Bobby to experience. Overall, "Creature of the Night" was a good read, however, the ending left me wanting more as it kind of just ended with no closure or reasonable ending.
April 20, 2010
This book was average, but ended strong. It started out O.K., but then just keept dropping off. There almost wasn't any action in the majority of this book, just describing the 14 year old's work in his new community. Sometimes it would set you up to the main part, like "he woke up in the middle of the night to a creepy sound in the kitchen", but then nothing would happen. It wasn't until the last 50 pages did it get exciting, "edge of your seat" type material. He found a person who kept sneaking into his house that supposodely died 15 years ago. Then she described the scary night very well, the fog dropping in to set up the background. Then the book ended. There was some minature altercations that dragged me on to keep reading, but I wanted to stop reading after the first 75 pages.
June 19, 2013
This. Book. Was. BORING.
I'm sorry, but when I read the inside cover, I thought it would be loads more of a creep-fest, with spooky things going on and lots of murder, disappearances, and mystery.
No.
This book is very misleading: it is NOT what the inside cover tells you it is about. It is about "Bobby" coming fro a messed-up background and learning to be a farming and occasionally putting milk and chocolate out for the "little woman" who may or may not be a fairy.
The book is quite resistant to explaining things.
So if you're looking for a cutsie little "coming of age" story with some sort of modern reality when there is little resolution, then go right ahead.
If you are looking for the eerie novel the inside cover suggests, try Long Lankin or Ten.
I'm sorry, but when I read the inside cover, I thought it would be loads more of a creep-fest, with spooky things going on and lots of murder, disappearances, and mystery.
No.
This book is very misleading: it is NOT what the inside cover tells you it is about. It is about "Bobby" coming fro a messed-up background and learning to be a farming and occasionally putting milk and chocolate out for the "little woman" who may or may not be a fairy.
The book is quite resistant to explaining things.
So if you're looking for a cutsie little "coming of age" story with some sort of modern reality when there is little resolution, then go right ahead.
If you are looking for the eerie novel the inside cover suggests, try Long Lankin or Ten.
October 10, 2016
Creature of the Night by Kate Thompson Is a story about a kid, Bobby, fourteen years old. He originally was living in Dublin, and then he moved to the country near Ennis. His mom decided to move them to the country to get him away from the kids that are bad influences. The bad things Bobby did included stealing cars, stealing electronics,and stealing all kinds of stuff.When he comes to the country he finds out that someone was murdered in the house they are renting. So he finds a diary with hair in it from the person that lived at the house. His goal is to get his mom and brother out of the house before another murder happens.
I thought this book was exciting and boring to read. It was exciting because it had ups and downs; however, there were some very slow parts to the action.
I thought this book was exciting and boring to read. It was exciting because it had ups and downs; however, there were some very slow parts to the action.
March 29, 2010
Bobby isn’t afraid of anything. He steals car and then races them. He steals anything and he hangs around with the bad boys. His mom wants him to move with her to another place that gives him a chance to reform his life and get away from the bad boys. Once there he steals a car and rides back to Dublin. He meets up with an old friend who hurts a guy. Bobby does the right thing and tells the guards what happened, but his boys won’t accept him anymore. There is something wrong with their new house. Over time they find out that a murder took place at this house. They immediately leave and go back to Dublin.
November 15, 2017
This was one of the most boring books I have ever read. I went into it with promises of faeries, murder, monsters, and a mystery. None of those were in this book. This book is a story of a child delinquent who's mother moves him from Dublin to the countryside. He ends up just doing a lot of farmwork. It had a little suspense and a tiny event happens near the end, but nothing near what I was expecting for this highly revered book.
June 17, 2009
This is not really a coming of age tale in the traditional sense as the lead, Bobby is a angry flawed teen more likely to lash out as we see first hand. But when Bobby's mom moves the family away from Dublin to a small village in the country, Bobby's world changes. His brother begins to see a little old woman who only comes out at night...
March 5, 2020
I very much enjoyed Creature of the Night -- the protagonist is a wholly unlikeable teen, rebelling from his jobless single mother and his little brother... he likes to get in trouble, steal cars, the usual... and yet... he somehow wriggles his way past all your defenses, and you find yourself rooting for him all the same.
May 25, 2009
14yo troublemaker Bobby is whisked away from bad influences in Dublin by his single-parent mom and taken to live in the Irish countryside, in a house with a mysterious past. Great blend of contemporary thriller and faerie tale.
September 27, 2015
j'ai perdu mon temps. je n'ai vu aucun intérêt à cette lecture...
October 21, 2019
COTN Book Review
If you like action, with a little bit of a mysteriousness in a book, then, Creature of the Night is the book for you. Creature of the night is a very interesting book about a boy, that lived in the city his whole life (Dublin), who moved into the country. The book talks about all the things the main character, Bobby, went through in his new home of Ennis. I really liked the book mainly because it was a fictional story, but it just had enough realistic actions in it that I just loved the book overall.
This was really a joy to read, and I don’t say that very often. The main topic of the book is based around a boy and his family who are forced to move from their hometown, Dublin, to a new home in Ennis. This book gives you an idea of what would happen if you put someone in some completely different surroundings than what they are used to. This book’s whole plot is based around the boy and his little “adventures” that he goes on. I really liked the main character Bobby. He is a boy who came from stealing from people in the streets in his early teens to end up trying to figure out how to live in the country. He had to learn how to be able to deal with the people there, and even his own mom and brother.
“He just left a bit sudden”, “He just disappeared one day.” I really liked how the author included something like this to get the mysteriousness aspect of the book to start rolling. That quote is one of the reasons why I kept reading this book.
I really liked how the author told the story from Bobby’s point of view. It really brought a kind of inside look to the story. An important message that I took away from this book was to try and adapt to new surroundings, to not try and fight them and make everything go back to the way it was and just let it happen. You can also learn from this book that your life can change in an instant. “That one day you can be on top of the world. And the next at the bottom of hell.” As you can see in the story, Bobby doesn’t really gain anything from fighting back against everything. He basically ends up where he started. I know that this might not be a good thing, but I liked how the author wasn’t afraid to use some foul language in the telling of the story. It really brought more of a realistic feel to the book and I liked that.
One reason I liked this book is because it was action packed, but it still had some mystery involved and those aspects are what I look for in a good book. This book taught me a few things and also was awesome to read at the same time. Definitely one of the first books that I enjoyed reading in a long time. I think that this book overall was very good and would encourage anyone to read it.
If you like action, with a little bit of a mysteriousness in a book, then, Creature of the Night is the book for you. Creature of the night is a very interesting book about a boy, that lived in the city his whole life (Dublin), who moved into the country. The book talks about all the things the main character, Bobby, went through in his new home of Ennis. I really liked the book mainly because it was a fictional story, but it just had enough realistic actions in it that I just loved the book overall.
This was really a joy to read, and I don’t say that very often. The main topic of the book is based around a boy and his family who are forced to move from their hometown, Dublin, to a new home in Ennis. This book gives you an idea of what would happen if you put someone in some completely different surroundings than what they are used to. This book’s whole plot is based around the boy and his little “adventures” that he goes on. I really liked the main character Bobby. He is a boy who came from stealing from people in the streets in his early teens to end up trying to figure out how to live in the country. He had to learn how to be able to deal with the people there, and even his own mom and brother.
“He just left a bit sudden”, “He just disappeared one day.” I really liked how the author included something like this to get the mysteriousness aspect of the book to start rolling. That quote is one of the reasons why I kept reading this book.
I really liked how the author told the story from Bobby’s point of view. It really brought a kind of inside look to the story. An important message that I took away from this book was to try and adapt to new surroundings, to not try and fight them and make everything go back to the way it was and just let it happen. You can also learn from this book that your life can change in an instant. “That one day you can be on top of the world. And the next at the bottom of hell.” As you can see in the story, Bobby doesn’t really gain anything from fighting back against everything. He basically ends up where he started. I know that this might not be a good thing, but I liked how the author wasn’t afraid to use some foul language in the telling of the story. It really brought more of a realistic feel to the book and I liked that.
One reason I liked this book is because it was action packed, but it still had some mystery involved and those aspects are what I look for in a good book. This book taught me a few things and also was awesome to read at the same time. Definitely one of the first books that I enjoyed reading in a long time. I think that this book overall was very good and would encourage anyone to read it.
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December 14, 2017Creature of the Night by Kate Thompson is a book about a 14 year old boy named Bobby and his family going to move out of the big city to a cabin in the woods because Bobby’s mom wanted to get him away from the drugs and life of crime. It all started in a place called Dublin where he used to live and where him and all of his friend’s used to cause lots of trouble by doing smoking, drinking and racing stolen cars. Also all the cops in Dublin know him and his gang. But since Robert and his mom and little brother moved to the country, a place where it’s an old village something does not seem right about that house though.
The previous tenant mysteriously disappeared and stories of murder surround the family who lived there for years. And also Roberts little brother starts to talk about a strange visitor who comes to the house at night. Bobby and his mom always just put it off but it just got worse and worse. Eventually bobby makes a new friend and gets a job. When his mom and brother leave one day he looks at the old owner’s stuff who said he ran away from the place and he finds a the guys passport and then he realized that the man couldn’t have left because his passport was still there. When his family came home he told his mom about it and she called the police and they got there and searched the entire house and started to look in the fields. They eventually found the body stuffed in a hole and chopped up into pieces. They also found a knife with little fingerprints which looked like a child’s fingerprint. They left the house soon after and then they went to live back in the city.
The story concludes when they come back a few years later and he brings his little brother back to the house to see if he remembers anything and all he remembers is when they took his fingerprint to make sure he didn’t kill the man.
The previous tenant mysteriously disappeared and stories of murder surround the family who lived there for years. And also Roberts little brother starts to talk about a strange visitor who comes to the house at night. Bobby and his mom always just put it off but it just got worse and worse. Eventually bobby makes a new friend and gets a job. When his mom and brother leave one day he looks at the old owner’s stuff who said he ran away from the place and he finds a the guys passport and then he realized that the man couldn’t have left because his passport was still there. When his family came home he told his mom about it and she called the police and they got there and searched the entire house and started to look in the fields. They eventually found the body stuffed in a hole and chopped up into pieces. They also found a knife with little fingerprints which looked like a child’s fingerprint. They left the house soon after and then they went to live back in the city.
The story concludes when they come back a few years later and he brings his little brother back to the house to see if he remembers anything and all he remembers is when they took his fingerprint to make sure he didn’t kill the man.
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January 7, 2020
Creature of the Night by Kate Thompson is a book with a mysterious plot that is used to create questions for the reader and keep them guessing. While the first half of the book doesn’t really build on the main question and mystery at the end, the beginning and middle keeps the reader entertained and also helps the reader learn more about the main characters. This book is in the 1st person perspective of Bobby, a rebellious fourteen year-old, who likes to partake in illegal activities with his group of friends. Bobby lives with his half-brother Dennis, a young boy with much to learn about life, and their single mother. This family is moving from the city of Dublin, in Ireland, to a more rural area in the countryside. Bobby’s mother is excited by the idea and takes it as a chance to start a new life, however, Bobby prefers his old, criminal life in Dublin, where all of his friends are. The old, dilapidated house that the family moves into has had its last owner mysteriously disappear, and the owner before him was an old man who died in the house, and his dog stays in it even now. Even stranger, the family’s neighbor and landlord, P.J. Dooley, tells them to place a bowl of milk on the windowsill every night for the local fairies. I would give this book an eight out of ten rating because It kept me entertained. One of my only criticisms is that I think that there should be a more clear and consistent plot, all the way through the story. This novel is clearly a mystery and draws in readers who like suspense, predicticting twists, and a little bit of horror. The rebellious side of Bobby is similar to that of King Jaron in the Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen, they both go against what their elders say and act in their own self interest. The plot twist and uncertainty at the end make the book and the experience one of a kind.
December 2, 2018
Bobby is a 14 year old miscreant from Dublin, Ireland. He lives with his mother and younger brother, Dennis. His mother is unemployed and receives weekly doles, which are basically unemployment checks in Britain. Her poor spending habits tied with the steep cost of living land her in debt. In an attempt to run from debt collectors, Bobby’s mother moves them to a rural area. There they move into an old home where, according to the Dooleys, their new neighbors, the previous occupant up and vanished and that he put out a tiny bowl of milk on the windowsill each night for the fairies. Disregarding Mrs. Dooley’s words as silly, Bobby and his mom ignore her but Dennis believes her. Shortly after they settle in, Dennis tells Bobby about a little old woman he’s seen outside. Bobby thinks he’s just imagining it, but he’ll soon find out that’s not so.
Creature of the Night by Kate Thompson is a very interesting book. It started fairly slowly and wasn’t too terribly exciting most of the book but it’s definitely unique and different from what I’ve read before. Throughout the book, the reader learns a lot about Bobby and his mother which explains why they act the way they do. I enjoyed reading about Bobby’s life in Dublin and all the shenanigans he and his friends pull. There are spooky bits sprinkled in here in there that I believe would give anyone the chills. With how slowly the story progressed, the end felt a bit rushed. Although ultimately, it was satisfying. All in all, I would say that this was a pretty good book and I would recommend it to anyone who likes an intriguing story.
Creature of the Night by Kate Thompson is a very interesting book. It started fairly slowly and wasn’t too terribly exciting most of the book but it’s definitely unique and different from what I’ve read before. Throughout the book, the reader learns a lot about Bobby and his mother which explains why they act the way they do. I enjoyed reading about Bobby’s life in Dublin and all the shenanigans he and his friends pull. There are spooky bits sprinkled in here in there that I believe would give anyone the chills. With how slowly the story progressed, the end felt a bit rushed. Although ultimately, it was satisfying. All in all, I would say that this was a pretty good book and I would recommend it to anyone who likes an intriguing story.
December 16, 2017
I entirely thought this book was not very interesting to me for a few reasons. Bobby a 14 year old boy moved to Ennis, Ireland from Dublin because his mom wanted to get him away from bad influences, but also because she is running away from debt collectors. When they get to the house Bobby immediately plans on how he is going to escape and go back to Dublin where his friends are. The "creature" was announced when Bobby's half-brother Dennis who is 4 years old, says he plays with an old woman that peeks through the dog flap in which he calls "fairy". Bobby is very freaked out by this and doesn't really like scary things like what his brother is mentioning. Bobby then escapes to Dublin but gets caught when his friend Mick crashes the car Bobby stole which is a Skoda. Bobby is then sent back to his house and starts to like the country life with Coleman Dooley, PJ Dooley's son.(PJ is the landlord) PJ notifies Bobby's family that a man named Lars mysteriously disappeared but left all of his belongings, next thing you know he was actually murdered by this "creature". I honestly disliked the book because of its genre which is a mystery type of genre where as I like more of history genres. I chose this book thinking that it was actually going to be scary but it ended up just being a boring and corny book. It is also very repetitive on how Thompson wrote about the "creature/fairy". It seemed to me as if most of the story was focused on Bobby's attitude and personality and how it changes more than an actual creature.
May 13, 2021
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Well,I dont know what exactly was the point of this novel, we had a selfish kid, impolite,very rude to his mother..who moved down from Dublin, as his mother's last attempt to get back to his nad influencing friends and apperantly ome of them is his gang, so we have our protagonist who is 14, planning and thinking and every single time he does.the same bad choice, drinking and taking drugs, even on his own, and his mom herself who apperantly of a young age and got to be a mom earlier than she should,is not the perfect adult when it comes to money..so it is messed up.but things with snail speed gets better or seemed to when Rob meets his neighbors and thier good intentions start to brush on him..so this is the main story so where is the creature, well for me that was supposed to be a side story or not even put there it didnt affect the plot ,it wasnt spooky ,it has no point, I would have rather read more about Rob and encouraged him through redemption,i wanted him to get it right, to listen to his heart telling him his mom is trying,to open his eyes to see the bad people he is surrounded by,he is a kid who went astray,and as much as I wanted it to slap him, I wanted to see him happy, i was glad by the end end of it. But it was the aide story, they all should went back, and made sth out of it , not just him...
Well,I dont know what exactly was the point of this novel, we had a selfish kid, impolite,very rude to his mother..who moved down from Dublin, as his mother's last attempt to get back to his nad influencing friends and apperantly ome of them is his gang, so we have our protagonist who is 14, planning and thinking and every single time he does.the same bad choice, drinking and taking drugs, even on his own, and his mom herself who apperantly of a young age and got to be a mom earlier than she should,is not the perfect adult when it comes to money..so it is messed up.but things with snail speed gets better or seemed to when Rob meets his neighbors and thier good intentions start to brush on him..so this is the main story so where is the creature, well for me that was supposed to be a side story or not even put there it didnt affect the plot ,it wasnt spooky ,it has no point, I would have rather read more about Rob and encouraged him through redemption,i wanted him to get it right, to listen to his heart telling him his mom is trying,to open his eyes to see the bad people he is surrounded by,he is a kid who went astray,and as much as I wanted it to slap him, I wanted to see him happy, i was glad by the end end of it. But it was the aide story, they all should went back, and made sth out of it , not just him...
May 8, 2017
Olen kahlannut vasta 100 sivua, mutta sekin oli jo raskasta. Teos vaikuttaa ensimmäiseltä raakaversiolta, täysin editoimattomalta, hyvin keskeneräiseltä. Pahin vika oli jatkuva selittely, joka ei hellittänyt missään vaiheessa. Juonta oli tuskallista seurata kaiken selittelyn ja "ohi juoksun" alta (kohtaukset juostiin läpi muutaman virkkeen toteamuksilla, eikä mihinkään jääty pidemmäksi aikaa, ohitettiin vain ja mentiin seuraavaan). Myös dialogi olisi kaivannut rankkaa remonttia. Kirjakieli dialogissa vielä menee, mutta se ei silti tuntunut luontevalta. Joka repliikin jälkeen oli lisätty "hlö X sanoi", se alkoi rassata tosissaan. Ensimmäinen mietteeni kirjasta oli, että miksi näin keskeneräinen teos on julkaistu. Eläytymäänkään ei juuri päässyt, kun ei otettu kohtauksista tarpeeksi irti. Aisteja tai muutakaan ei oltu juuri käytetty, miljöökuvauksia en kaipaa pitkiä, omakin tyylini on suhteellisen niukkaa, mutta niitä olisi silti saanut olla edes vähän ja mieluusti sellaisia, että miljöö elävöityisi lukiessa.
Katsotaan, pääsenkö kirjan loppuun saakka vai onko pakko laskea teos käsistään etuajassa.
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