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'''''The Thief of Always''''' is a fable written by Creator/CliveBarker that may read like a children's book, but it's just as enjoyable for adults. It deals with [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor temptation]], [[GrowingUpSucks growing up]] and [[WhoWantsToLiveForever mortality]], and it has a few good helpings of horror, as expected of Clive Barker.
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'''''The Thief of Always''''' is a fable written by CliveBarker that may read like a children's book, but it's just as enjoyable for adults. It deals with [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor temptation]], [[GrowingUpSucks growing up]] and [[WhoWantsToLiveForever mortality]], and it has a few good helpings of horror, as expected of Clive Barker.
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'''''The Thief of Always''''' is a fable written by CliveBarker Creator/CliveBarker that may read like a children's book, but it's just as enjoyable for adults. It deals with [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor temptation]], [[GrowingUpSucks growing up]] and [[WhoWantsToLiveForever mortality]], and it has a few good helpings of horror, as expected of Clive Barker.
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** Strictly speaking, [[spoiler: Hood]] is ''completely'' correct in this assessment; they've both stolen things that make a person what they are -- things that should never be taken by anyone. [[spoiler: Hood has stolen the souls of the children lured to his Holiday House, while Harvey has stolen the lives of Hood's illusory minions]] The difference comes in ''why'' they did it -- Harvey did it [[spoiler: to lure out Hood so he could defeat him and save the children trapped there]], while [[spoiler: Hood has merely done it to extend his warped existence and feed his unholy hunger.]] The difference between heroism and villainy sometimes isn't in '''what''' you do, but '''why''' you do it. Not the sort of thing you tend to see in a children's book.
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** Strictly speaking, [[spoiler: Hood]] is ''completely'' correct in this assessment; they've both stolen things that make a person what they are -- things that should never be taken by anyone. [[spoiler: Hood has stolen the souls of the children lured to his Holiday House, while Harvey has stolen the lives of Hood's illusory minions]] The difference comes in ''why'' they did it -- Harvey did it [[spoiler: to lure out Hood so he could defeat him and save the children trapped there]], while [[spoiler: Hood has merely done it to extend his warped existence and feed his unholy hunger.]] The difference between heroism and villainy sometimes isn't in '''what''' ''what'' you do, but '''why''' you do it. Not the sort of thing you tend to see in a children's book.
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Harvey quickly befriends the incumbent residents of the house: two other kids named Wendell and Lulu, kindly caretaker Mrs. Griffin and her seemingly sentient cats, and two of Rictus' "siblings". However, some sinister hints are dropped, such as the collection of [[InfantImmortality children's]] [[AvertedTrope clothes]] in the attic, the forbidden lake behind the House, and mentions of a fourth member of Rictus' family called "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Carna]]". Above all, who is Mr. Hood and where does he get his power from? Eventually, Harvey's curiosity and growing suspicions about the House lead him to discover some unpleasant truths...
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Harvey quickly befriends the incumbent residents of the house: two other kids named Wendell and Lulu, kindly caretaker Mrs. Griffin and her seemingly sentient cats, and two of Rictus' Rictus's "siblings". However, some sinister hints are dropped, such as the collection of [[InfantImmortality children's]] [[AvertedTrope clothes]] in the attic, the forbidden lake behind the House, and mentions of a fourth member of Rictus' Rictus's family called "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Carna]]". Above all, who is Mr. Hood and where does he get his power from? Eventually, Harvey's curiosity and growing suspicions about the House lead him to discover some unpleasant truths...
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