Kristin's Reviews > The Abominables

What a fun adventure! I've read Ibbotson's YA novels, but most of her career was built off of her juvenile fiction works. While I've read 1 of those (Platform 9 3/4. The book people claimed JK Rowling plagiarized for Harry Potter. I could see some of the claims...), this has started my journey into the rest of her works, and boy, are they fun!

This story, about abominable snowmen and some kids who help them, was tender, funny, and enjoyable to read outloud to my son. While there were certainly parts that dragged (hence by 4 stars), I loved the creativity and the language. It was an imaginative journey I was glad we could go on!

One other impressive Ibbotson tidbit I learned in this book? There was an interview with the author in the back, who has since passed, and she indicated that she doesn't have other people read through her stories. She critiques and revises herself, for all of her books. Her publishers see pretty much a finished product when she sends the manuscript. Talk about a skilled writer!