Tar Pit

by Tor Seidler

First UK edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Light shelf wear only, boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW

160 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1987

Reviews

[Bri · Rating 3 out of 5]

My mom got this one for me in 2004, when I was 9 years old, but I never got around to reading it until now -- 21 years later -- and I'm not sure if my third-grade self would've liked it much. There's a dinosaur on the cover, which was why my mom picked it out for me, but there aren't any real dinosaurs in the story; they're all imaginary. It's actually just a standard slice-of-life about a teen working out his problems in the 1980s rust belt, and I suspect the dinosaur stuff was there to market the book to kids like me who'd (rightfully, imo) have no interest in such a story. Still, I guess it's not the worst.

[Matt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some truly frightening passages