Game of the Sunken Places

	Young Adult Literature without Apology Amy's assessment of contemporary young adult literature, organized by author and title, censored by noone.

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Anderson, M.T. (2004). The Game of the Sunken Places. NY: Scholastic. 272 pages. ISBN: 0439416604. M.T. Anderson, why? Why the cop-out with the cheesy Lemony Snicket knock-off featuring lame and undeveloped characters, nineteenth century effects (and affect), dubious cousins and magic? I know you can do better than to send two 13-year-olds off to eldrich Vermont to stay with one of their reclusive and eccentric uncles, only to have them discover a mysterious and morphing board game that serves as a living metaphor for the struggles faced by a bygone community. This might appeal to older fans of Lemony Snicket, but even they will likely recognize Anderson's novel for the knock-off it is. It's really sad, because Burger Wuss and Feed were both really good books.