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Clive Barker leaves us a porch gift of a creepy short tale of three friends who find a dimensional portal and decide to universe jump and have a bit of fun. Almost feels like a book you'd find in the background of one of his films.

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A cute tale from Clive Barker?! Impossible! And yet, it is very cute and it is very Clive Barker.

<i>Jump Tribe</i> is a collection of stories and poems that were written to accompany a line of plush toys so it's a little choppy as a book, but the stories within are so wonderfully imaginative that it's hard to care about its limitations. I can well see anyone of any age who is lucky enough to own the toys using the stories as a jumping off point to imagine their own adventures for the tribe.

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This was a fun and short read that made me feel like I’d gone back to my childhood. I imagine this could be a good thing to read aloud and give voices and sound effects to it.

Note: ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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I absolutely love Clive Barker! This is such a quirky and fun read.

Three friends are on quite a journey and they get separated align the way. I mustnfind out if there is a continuation of this story!

#NetGalley #Jumptribe

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This was such a fun read. I love Clive Barker’s children’s books especially The Thief of Always. I’d never heard of Jump Tribe before so I was happy to get it on NetGalley. Fun, colorful, whimsical, imaginative all describe this book. I’d definitely buy this book for myself or for a kid in my life. I wish we would get more adventures about Yaboo, Twoth, and Billum.

**Thanks to the author and Subterranean Press for the e-arc I received via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.**

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A collection of quirky stories intended to be sold with plush toys, I’m glad to see these released along with added poetry from the world of the Jump Tribe. Stories are short which allows for quick reading and are good for bite sized breaks from other reading.

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Weird and quirky. This book tells the story of three friends and one villain who jump through a hole between worlds, and the adventures that ensue.

A very quick, plot-based read. The antics and storytelling reminded me of a whimsical children's story, but with more adult themes. The ending of the story was abrupt, but the closing poems were a lot of fun. And the last line in this book is really quite profound.

My mind is still a bit boggled from this one. What did I just actually read?!

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This is an adorable collection of short stories and poems that glimpses into a fantastical world following the adventures of some of its creatures. It was very sweet to have each character's story mingle with the other characters so it completed one cohesive narrative. I think this is more geared for young/middle-grade readers, but still, it's very sweet.

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This was a very quick read. Definitely a fun, whimsical and imaginative story. Even though this story seems geared towards more of a YA audience, I'd still read more adventures of the Jump Tribe. I've been reading Clive Barker since I was in high school (40 years ago or so), and haven't read a bad story yet. Can't wait to see what he writes next!

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Especially delightful, especially imaginative, and subtly thought-provoking in the fashion of all talented Speculative Fiction, JUMP TRIBE collects short tales and poems about a small group of creature-friends and their very unexpected and sometimes dangerous adventures through a series of Wormholes. There's much below the surface to be pondered here. From the perennially imaginative Clive Barker.
Release July 31.

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