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title: "The City of Dreaming Books"
brand: "walter moers"
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# The City of Dreaming Books

**Brand:** walter moers
**Price:** € 33.54
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** The City of Dreaming Books by walter moers
- **How much does it cost?** € 33.54 with free shipping
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The City of Dreaming Books

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Lizards, Living Books, Monsters, and Moers
  

*by K***E on Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2015*

This is an absolutely fascinating book that I am glad to have found. The second of this series came upon my friend and we both required to read the first befre entering the second. It is truly well thought out, complex, and thought evoking. It is not for someone who isn't into a bit of fantasy/just wants a light bit of reading.I found the writing to be incredibly unique and well purposed. Although there were many words that I did not recognize and needed to look up, there were even more that I needed to truly use context clues in order to understand their definition. Indeed, it is a book I will need to reread in order to truly gain such a full and complete understanding of said words.  The illustrations only added to the book, giving only a few slight hints as to what things might be like, but still leaving many details to the reader's mind. Add in the famous author references, such as Aleisha Wimpersleake and Doylan Cone and you are in for a literary masterpiece that was certainly well thought out.This is a book I would love to see used in a high school english class. The reader can rarely guess what will happen next and doesn't truly know what will happen in the end unless they have already been spoiled for it by The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books. The language is that of a young adult, with enough variances to make the reader have to focus and occasionally have to seek solace in a dictionary for meanings unrecognized. Not only that, but to discover each reference inside is an amazing feat and some anagrams are easier to work than others.In a world where books are everything and writers, authors, and publishers reign supreme, the main character must find his way after his "authorial godfather" passes. Alone in a mysterious city with nothing but an unnamed manuscript to guide him, Optimus Yarnspinner searches for the writer to tutor and mentor him as well as to begin his own journey into the world of writing. Met with mystery and intrigue, Optimus finds himself in the way of danger accidentally and must try and survive, although curiousity is ever so tempting.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Cannot Get Enough of Moers
  

*by M***N on Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2013*

I'm so glad I found Walter Moers! I love City of Dreaming Books. So whimsical, so imaginative, and a general theme of your mind being your most powerful tool. Every character in this book is silly and hilarious in their own way.This book is an epic adventure. And epic adventures take a long time to complete. So there are times where you want things to go a little faster, but it's just because you can't read fast enough for all of the excitement that's being built up. Then you find yourself reading in a dimly lit room at 3AM.Like reviewers on the back cover say, if you like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Hitchhiker's Guide, and Shel Silverstein, you'll enjoy these books. I don't like books that require a lot of attention, thought, or that are particularly dense/deep. This book (as well as the other Moers' books) is the perfect almalgamation of everything. I typically read books before/after work on my 1.5 hour commute on public transportation when my brain is not functioning yet or anymore.Lastly, if City of Dreaming Books is your first Walter Moers book, you might think he's being rather arrogant about writing about the best literature/writing ever at first, as some other reviewers have commented. BUT, just bear through it for a few pages and you'll realize the book is not that at all. I do recommend reading Captain Bluebear first because it spans a lot more of Zamonia and gets you well acquainted with the awesome silliness of it all.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    interesting and quirky book
  

*by S***T on Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2018*

what a interesting book.. well written, almost too well written.. but a very poetic way of writing.. at first it seems like it should be a childrens book, what with creatures and dinosaurs and such, but it is not.. it kept me entertained..

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