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title: "The Gates (The Samuel Johnson Series) Paperback – August 30, 2011"
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# The Gates (The Samuel Johnson Series) Paperback – August 30, 2011

**Brand:** john connolly
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- **What is this?** The Gates (The Samuel Johnson Series) Paperback – August 30, 2011 by john connolly
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Another standing ovation for Connolly.
  

*by S***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2011*

John Connolly has delivered something special for YA and Adult readers alike. The Gates is brilliant.The writing style is fun to read and flows beautifully. It has rhythm that's becoming harder to find in the YA market. It may sound strange, but the dozens of little notes - Connolly's asides to the reader - are quite wonderful and enrich an already fantastic tale.I laughed out loud frequently. In fact, I laughed so often while I read this book that I was beginning to annoy others nearby.  Not just by laughing either. Several times, I had to look up and go 'Wow!', even when there was nobody else in the room. While I read the last 15% of it in bed, I had a tough time stiffling the giggles and wows. My wife probably thought I was having convulsions of some sort. Either that or doing something she wouldn't want me blogging about, considering I was in bed after all.The book isn't just funny. It's a great spooky story that will thrill youngsters every bit as much as Connolly's other work scares the pants off his more grown-up readers. The story has action, creepiness, gore, monsters, just a tad of pre-teen angst and more. Oh, it also has poo; essential for any good YA story, wouldn't you agree? JK Rowling could really have made Harry Potter et al more fun if she'd included poo.The plot stands out because not only is so original, it's so well written. It often had me saying to myself, 'Gee, I wish I could make the Large Hadron Collider sound interesting and fun for a YA audience.' Think about it. The holy grail of geekery, quantum physics (and the possibility of creating a black-hole that could destroy the universe) and all, and Connolly comes along and makes it sound fun. For teens. That aint easy.The protagonist, a lad called Samuel Johnson is written to a bit, well... different, shall we say. And he's spot on. The lead baddies are delightfully wicked. The not-so-bad baddies (some are even quite good, truth be told) are a hoot. The rest of the supporting cast are credible and three-dimensional.The Gates gets 9/10 . Will I read more John Connolly? Tell you what: I'll keep his work on my shelves and in my Kindle and every now and then, when I feel like I deserve a special treat, I'll start reading one. I bought my copy from Amazon and when I see it in hardcover, I'll buy a couple of copies - one to read again, and one to keep in the 'no you touch it!' section of my bookshelf.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A meeting of science and fantasy
  

*by C***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2014*

Clear and correct description of what goes on in a particle accelerator paired with a delightful tale of disgustingly scary beings from "Hell" bent on coming "up" to Earth and taking over.  Connolly's descriptions of these creatures is vivid.  The dialogue and depictions of characters' motives and inner thoughts are, frankly, amusing if not outright funny.  The line I best remember (since just at that point in the book I was thinking the same thing) is when a creature is asked, why, when the world of Hell is so dark, scorched, and barren, would it want to take over and make "upper Earth" the same way.  Lots of fun to read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Another masterpiece by John Connolly
  

*by E***E on Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2009*

John Connolly is a brilliant writer. From his Charlie (Bird) Parker series to his stand alone books, you know you'll get an excitingly provocative read.The Gates was semi-reviewed incorrectly in the Oct 26th People Magazine.Here is what the plot really is -A young boy Samuel Johnson, and his loyal dog, Boswell - go trick or treating a few days early and he rings the doorbell at 666 Crowly Road and after being told to go away it wasn't Halloween, looks at the light in the basement and sees 4 adults in black cloaks doing what looks like witchy things -What they are doing in trying to do is have a little fun with the metaphysical that backfires - they cause a gate between Earth and the gates of Hell - and the four get sucked in to a plot to let Satan and his minions back to earth to rule the world.Samuel tries to see what is happening and brings his friends, his trusty dog, as well as a very nice demon, and the members of CERN to help save the planet.It has been said that the experiments CERN does about the big bang theory and doing experiments of epic proportions do no harm, but maybe, just maybe there is a chance of creating a black hole that may swallow us up, but it's not that great a chance...CERN sees a blip in the recording and it leads back to 666 Crowly Road.Be careful what you are playing with - it may bring things you don't want all in the name of science!!!Connolly as he does writes as he does with lyrical proportions with wit and humor and he then proceeds to scare the dickens out of us.It is a wonderful read and again proves that Connolly is a once in a lifetime author that literally brings magic to the word and our imagination.

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