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Tunnels (Tunnels 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Roderick Gordon; Brian Williams
Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 6416
Media: Paperback
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1905294425
EAN: 9781905294428
ASIN: 1905294425
Publication Date: July 3, 2007
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 Keeps you turning the page November 23, 2008
This book is well written with lots of details and the story is original with promising characters and plot. I will definitely read the sequels. The magic pulls you into the story and you really enjoy the characters.
well worth reading, I am looking forward to the next one in the series!
Interesting but ultimately slow to develop September 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read this because of all the publicity online and in the press and although it is engaging on one level and based on a clever idea, the story unfolded at a pedestrian pace that did not hold my attention, with a lot of background adult observation irrelevant to the story form. I'm sorry, it didn't live up to expectations.
 Tunnels April 22, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Will Burrows loves a good adventure. His father was trained as an archaeologist but works in a second rate local museum. In their off hours, Will and his Dad do amateur digs in hopes of finding something really exciting, something really noteworthy. They've had a few interesting discoveries but nothing seems to pan out.
Bend on trying to find something really interesting, Will enlists the help of his buddy Chester. Every day after school the two work on an area that seems to have some potential. At the same time Will's Dad is also onto something huge. In secret, he has been doing research on a strange orb that he found in a cellar. It appears to be some sort of light made of materials that are very unique and have some very interesting qualities.
Will and Chester stumble upon Dr. Burrows work when the man suddenly disappears. Then, the real adventure begins. Will's world is turned upside down. Not only does he find out that his parents are his natural parents but that his sister is actually a spy sent to watch him and make sure that he never finds out the truth.
I highly recommend Tunnels and can't wait for the sequel. It's full of action and intrigue. A great plot and a well thought out world.
I don't 'get it' .....but my daugher liked it April 17, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
A few days have elapsed since finishing 'Tunnels' and the feeling of being cheated has passed ;P
Ultimitely I realise that my annoyance isn't with the authors or the book itself....it's with whoever markets and hypes 'Tunnels'. I bought this book because it was hailed as the next Harry Potter. Now, granted, that was my own fault because I should have known that HP was one-of-a-kind, but just for a moment I believed in the hype. I think that sort of advertising is doing the authors and the book a disservice and is unfairly setting up some readers for a fall. It's NOT the new Harry Potter, there will never be another Harry Potter and why a new book can't just be touted as a great book in it's own right is beyond me. The comparison is letting 'Tunnels' down IMO.
To compare the 2 is one of the worst ploys this book's advertisers could have made. It's not an even playing field and I feel it's really unfair to put so much pressure on Tunnels when they're clearly nothing alike....neither in subject nor style.
As to how I feel about the book itself, well I'd be lying if I said I loved it. I'm not even sure I can say I liked it, but I did finish it so it can't be all bad. It had it's 'moments' but sadly, for me, they were all too few. If more (or even 'as much') time had been spent on characters as was spent on the surroundings, then perhaps I could have bonded with the people better. As it is, the only one that mildly interested me was the sister, and little was spent on her.
Having said that, the appeal is obviously there, judging by other reviews so maybe I'm just missing something.
I (might) even buy 'Deeper' to see how Will fares ;P
If this was made into a film it might have more appeal.....but as a book, it doesn't 'do it' for me..
I feel obliged to add that my daughter liked it, (although it was a bit scary for her), and since children are the target audience perhaps they are the best critics. That being the case, the rating reflects her appreciation alone.
 And the most over-used tagline is... April 2, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I really wish people (publishers, agents, critics, the public) would STOP using the tagline, "The next Harry Potter." There will NEVER be another Harry Potter, nor another JK Rowling. Even if you do not like the books, you at least have to acknowledge the singular, unique phenomenon that was/is Harry Potter.
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