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“I expect you might think the story I am about to tell you is untrue or perversely gothic in some unhealthy way. You might even think I’ve exaggerated the facts in order to twist this book into a modern-day metaphor on the exploitation of human creation, as did Mary Shelley with Frankenstein. Maybe you’ll think I’m trying to spook you with a psychological tale of a murderous double as Edgar Allan Poe wrote in “William Wilson,” or to stir up family shame as Hawthorne did in The House of the Seven Gables. But my story is entirely different.” So begins Jack Gantos’ unnerving drama about three generations of family and friends in a small western Pennsylvania town, held together by the secrets of obsessional mother love–a love so blood-bound that, once revealed, it has no choice but to turn against its keepers.
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"Wow, very different for a children's book. "
— Sharyn (4 out of 5 stars)
The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs Listener Reviews
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" ..Creepy...weird, but somehow, strangely likable... "
— Reba, 4/25/2011 -
" What a strange book. I can't even describe it. Actually creepy is probably a better word. There are mothers, daughters, twins, taxidermy and a curse that involved loving your mother. I had to listen to the whole thing to find out what happened so it is engrossing. "
— Vickie, 4/8/2011 -
" The strangest book I think I've ever read--a train wreck of dysfunction and weirdness that I couldn't stop reading but wish I had. If you like creepy, you'll like this. "
— Kate, 4/3/2011 -
" A seriously creepy book, especially when my little sister jokingly proposed doing what the people in the book were cursed to do. "
— Magdalen, 3/29/2011 -
" It was quite well-written, but that is one of the reasons why I gave it two stars. The language is quite archaic, whilst the subjects the book portrays include implicit incest, which isn't a subject that should ever be written in a children's book. "
— Gabriel, 3/26/2011 -
" A very strange, compelling book. "
— Wendi, 7/25/2010 -
" A creepy book with creepy characters. But somehow the straightforward tone makes the "heroine" seem semi-normal until the end. "
— Glorianne, 3/13/2010 -
" Liked it, didn't love it. A little creepy, but I felt the end was unsatisfying. "
— Jennifer, 1/2/2010 -
" Very strange, yes, VERY strange. "
— gkbowood, 12/3/2009
About Jack Gantos
Jack Gantos has written books for people of all ages, from picture books and middle-grade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. His works include Hole in My Life, a memoir that won the Michael L. Printz and Robert F. Sibert Honors, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, a National Book Award finalist, and Joey Pigza Loses Control, a Newbery Honor book. He developed the master’s degree program in children’s book writing at Emerson College and the Vermont College MFA program for children’s book writers. He now devotes his time to writing books and educational speaking. He lives with his family in Boston.