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From: Christine Hill <chill>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:53:36 -0500
I felt this way originally, but this ccbc-net discussion of the parallels between the two generations has convinced me that the layering works. I personally liked the way this book pushes the envelope in mixing violence and anger with fantasy and humor in a way very unusual for this age group.
(As does The Watsons, which I love.) Who ever would have thought an anti-bullying message could be presented so artfully? I didn't think the seriously eccentric Aunt Sally was insane. Instead, I approached the book as magical realism and accepted that trolls might exist in its invented world. My quibble is an ingrained dislike of framing devices and stories within stories. I wish the author had chosen another structure, yet applaud her success in employing it.
Christine M. Hill Willingboro Public Library One Salem Road Willingboro, NJ 08046
Received on Thu 13 Jan 2000 01:53:36 PM CST
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:53:36 -0500
I felt this way originally, but this ccbc-net discussion of the parallels between the two generations has convinced me that the layering works. I personally liked the way this book pushes the envelope in mixing violence and anger with fantasy and humor in a way very unusual for this age group.
(As does The Watsons, which I love.) Who ever would have thought an anti-bullying message could be presented so artfully? I didn't think the seriously eccentric Aunt Sally was insane. Instead, I approached the book as magical realism and accepted that trolls might exist in its invented world. My quibble is an ingrained dislike of framing devices and stories within stories. I wish the author had chosen another structure, yet applaud her success in employing it.
Christine M. Hill Willingboro Public Library One Salem Road Willingboro, NJ 08046
Received on Thu 13 Jan 2000 01:53:36 PM CST
