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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Far Far Away by Tom McNeil

Far Far Away begins thus:

“What follows is the strange and fateful tale of a boy (Jeremy Johnson Johnson), a girl (Ginger Boultinghouse), and a ghost.  The boy possessed uncommon qualities, the girl was winsome and daring, and the ancient ghost (the teller of this fairy tale) intentions were good.”

The ancient ghost lived once as a mortal man known as Jacob Grimm.  Yes, the very Grimm who along with his brother Wilhelm wrote Grimm’s Fairy Tales.  Jacob, it seems, after he died went to Zwischenraum- the space between death and the afterlife.

Jeremy Johnson Johnson can hear the voice of the ghost of Jacob Grimm.  For that reason, “Jeremy hears strange whisperings” are taunted about him.  In the town of Never Better, Jeremy Johnson Johnson is definitely an outcast.

“There is yet another player in this cast, the Finder Of Occasions, someone who moved freely about the village, someone who watched and waited, someone who watched and waited, someone with tendencies so tortured and malignant that I could scarcely bring myself to them….”

Jeremy’s mother has run away.  His father has shut himself in his bedroom--forgoing of any normal life.  Their bookstore and home are being foreclosed.

If Jeremy Johnson Johnson can possibly win in the TV game, Uncommon Knowledge, there might be a hope for him and his father.


If you like fantasy and fairytales, this will be an enjoyable read.

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