The Plucker: An Illustrated Novel

Short read. Awesome illustrations. Brom is mine and my husbands

Short read. Awesome illustrations. Brom is mine and my husbands favorite author and artist. Loved this book. Finished it before the nights end.

Amazing Artwork, Even more amazing story

I enjoyed this tale to no end. The artwork is amazing and the tale is wonderful. You need to have a bit of an open mind before you read it. This is no Disney Sleeping Beauty. No the female character, Angel, is more the damsel in distress in this tale. Jack (a jack in the box) has recently been forgotten by his owner Thomas, who is growing up. He has been put under the bed, or the Underbed, which is considered a huge horror to the toys still on the outside. Once a toy is put under the bed the other toys avoid them as they serve as a reminder that someday their boy will outgrow them all the older he gets.
Jack's only friend from outside is Angel, a special Snow Angel doll who is his secret freind when she can get away from the Red Knight who otherwise keeps her tight to his side. She is his one bright light while the others avoid him.
Thomas's father is off at war and it is during a very (very) short visit home he gives Thomas a doll he bought from a witch doctor is Africa, called a Spirit Warden. The problem is, it's a Plucker, an eater of human children's souls or gusto...and it's full. The doll falls behind the bed and breaks open, freeing The Plucker.
As the story continues the Plucker sends his creations into Thomas's room during the night to destroy his toys and bring them to him so he can eat Thomas's Gusto. It is Jack who has to rise up to stop The Plucker. A simple Jack in the Box turned into a Devil Slayer. And that's only part one!
All in all a good book. Not for children unless you cut out some parts and language. This is a use your own judgement book for parents. If you like wierd books and are of mature age then give this book a spin.

Someday I will read this story to my children

I absolutely LOVE and ADORE this story. I was raised listening to Poe's The Raven and The Black Cat as bedtime stories along with the original Grimm's Fairy Tales and Aeosp' Fables. So with The Plucker I shall someday continue the family tradition of bedstories as such. I inhaled this book and the artwork is beautiful in it's macabre fashion. I found myself rooting for Jack all the way and wishing I could have a Jack doll for myself. Love it, a very awesome story.

Great book

This book takes you away on a dark exciting adventure. What do toys do when your not around? They come to life what else? what happends when a evil being is broght in the form of a doll? find out as you follow jack (a misfit jack in the box)as he transforms to save the ones he loves. This book wont dissapoint.

I'm impressed

This book was extraordinary - I've always known Brom was a talented artist but come to find out he is a great author as well. If you love weird ass books and stories, The Plucker is defiantly something for you to read.
Loved this book and look forward to more of Brom's illustrated novels.

A reviewer

I borrowed this book from a friend who thought I might be interested in it. So I said, 'Yeah, I'll read it', half- heartedly. But once I got into the book, I could hardly put it down and the pages flew. The artwork was amazing and the writing and story also had depth and lots of character. I would recommend this book to any reader who likes horror-esque books, or just books which are an interesting read. As one reviewer said, it was definitely a short book. I think Brom could have did an even more amazing job in a longer book, but I am nonetheless happy with what he did with the shortness of the story.

A reviewer

I really enjoyed reading this book. The illustrations enhanced the experience. I could not put it down.

AMAZING!

The book was great. I was fascinated with the cover. And I read the other reveiws and I knew I had to buy the book. Its kind of short. But the illustration is excellent. And the story is great.

A Delightfully Dark Yet Triumphant Tale, Newbery Quality

On a cold and rainy Saturday I bought this book on a whim, based on the lusciously gorgeous illustrations and the profoundly enticing writing - it fit the mood of the day perfectly. Only two other artists have such a rich and delightfully wicked combined creativity Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, whose movie Mirrormask I had just seen! Brom has sewn together a magical tale of heroism and Love that will send you longingly into the toy chest hoping to revive the life in those precious objects of youthful imagination. Just as you wonder if there are doors in the backs of wardrobes or if the white rabbit could lead you off into Wonderland, Brom sheds new dark on the goings on in the 'Underbed'. Perhaps one way of looking at this story is to say: the Nutcracker is sugarplum and cotton candy, Plucker is a perfectly decedent rich dark hand dipped imported chocolate truffle. If I could I would give it a Newbery Award. I would have devoured this story as a child and as an adult did it in one day. I would recommend it as a 'read with' to those whose children liked Coriline (Neil Gaiman), Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll), Keys to the Kingdom series (Garth Nix) and any good supernatural tale. For basically a lover of Halloween. For adults it's a great read for fans of Ray Bradbury, Hideyuki Kikuchi, Neil Gaiman, & early Stephan King.

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