The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet

from dreams_ark

Did you ever enjoy reading a book, and, at the end, could not for the life of you decide if you liked it or not? I gave it five stars, because I really did enjoy reading it, but I don't think I could recommend it to anyone. How odd.

from literarytiger

This is a beautifully produced book, set out as if it is one of the sketch books of T.S. Spivet - 12 years old, scientific genius, skilled illustrator and map maker and average, everyday boy. It follows the story of T.S. who, feeling like he doesn't belong in his somewhat dysfunctional family in ...

from alana_leigh

Charming, poignant, and utterly original, I cannot think of another novel that's quite like The Collected Works of T.S. Spivet by the multi-talented Reif Larsen. It was given to me as a gift and I knew very little about it before I started reading, aside from the fact that my flipping through its...

from dreams_ark

Did you ever enjoy reading a book, and, at the end, could not for the life of you decide if you liked it or not? I gave it five stars, because I really did enjoy reading it, but I don't think I could recommend it to anyone. How odd.

from mrstreme

It was with great anticipation that I picked up The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet from the library. The synopsis of a 12-year-old science prodigy hopping a train "hobo style" to accept an award from the Smithsonian sounded like the coming of tale that I would adore. Once I had the book, the illus...