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Dramatic

Review by YoshiGirl

The book was very good but scary at parts. It is also very long.

Dec 03, 2023 09:28 AM
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This book was literally the best book ever

Review by NightOwl

Sweep is an amazing book with lots of crazy plot twists, its full of action and adventure plus it was very well written also pretty emotional. Jonathan Auxiers other books are also just as good as Sweep like: The Night Gardner, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes and Sophie Quire and The Lost Storyguard

Dec 02, 2023 10:59 PM
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One of the best books I've ever read!

Review by LTinuviel

This moving, detailed blend of historical novel and fantasy is one of the best I've ever read. It's one of those stories that shines on many levels. Through Nan's experiences, I learned a lot about the plight of children who worked as chimney sweeps in Victorian England and how their exploitation helped the movement against child labor to get started. It also had literary references to the poet William Blake (author of Songs of Innocence and Experience and a champion of exploited people like chimney sweeps and enslaved people) and Frankenstein, whose nameless monster is somewhat like a golem. I loved the character of Charlie; I've always felt sympathy for golems in their stories and the author of Sweep captured exactly why I feel this way. I won't give anything else away...I just want to say that this book is a must read if you love a complex story that will make you laugh, cry, and want to learn more.

Dec 01, 2023 03:56 PM
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Interesting

Review by Boome

And a good story.

Nov 30, 2023 11:05 PM
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SO SAD

Review by sweetpuppy

Nan's "Sweep" has dissapeared, and she misses him. After almost dying in a chimney fire, she finds that the little soot in her pocket has turned into a golem, with the intention to protect her. This is a really, really sad book, and it almost made me cry at some points. SPOILER ALERT: Violence and Sadness: All the chimney sweeps' lives are super sad. Nan misses what the book calls "Her sweep" who acted like her father, and has dissapeared. Important characters die, and Nan's life is put in danger; it is noted that her boss doesn't care about the chimney sweeps at all.

Nov 17, 2023 07:57 PM