Yeah. Haig writes for both adults and children, and says that his adult books will always have a 17-year-old feel to them because that's where part of his mind sits. 
That sounds about right.
Certainly not. But at least the vampires are proper vampires, not icky sparkly things.
That is true.
Fair enough. I think Haig's style is to tell a story, not write a perfect book.
Yes. I think that is why I think it would work as a film.
Agreed with all of that. I would definitely watch a film of it. I think it would work VERY well.
Yes. I don't know if it was because you had told me that it had started out as a screen play, but I kept noticing scenes that were very visual. There was also a tendency for expositionary (is that the word?) sentences in dialogue, which you rarely find in literature, but which is a necessary part of films.
So was I. That kind of an ending would probably fit with a YA book.
Yes, it had the "let me teach you how to live a good life through this unreal story" feel.
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The Radleys by Matt Haig: secrets and lies in suburbia.
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It was a very quick read, indeed. *spoilers*
- 11/07/2010 11:36:13 AM
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Re: It was a very quick read, indeed. *spoilers*
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- 11/07/2010 01:29:09 PM
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