

If you don’t like them, it must be your fault. What is wrong with me? Why can’t I love this charming, well-written, loveable book that many other people cherish?“ Then I thought, “ I’ve just chosen not complete a classic book.

When, at 65%, when I finally abandoned it, I felt the same relief as if I’d let go of a kite that was pulling me along in a strong wind. The harder it pulled the more I resisted its charm. I could not get my imagination to where this book wanted to take me.

‘The Halloween Tree’ should have been the perfect read: a gorgeous cover, a title and plot that were a perfect match for a square on my Halloween Bingo card and written by Ray Bradbury, whose Science Fiction I gorged myself on when I was a teenager.
