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angelbeats1's review against another edition
5.0
It's been 15 years since I read this book and I still cry when I think about it.
I'm crying now.
yay.
It's not creepy, it's a metaphor.
I'm still crying...
I'm crying now.
yay.
It's not creepy, it's a metaphor.
I'm still crying...
harlando's review against another edition
4.0
Somehow I missed this one
I am a sucker for lists of books everyone should read. Somehow i managed to grow up with parents who read to me, and had children to whom I read, and never read this.
It’s a bit of a tear jerker for a kids book, but its good.
The part about the mother going to her adult sons house and rocking him while he sleeps is creepy if taken literally.
I am a sucker for lists of books everyone should read. Somehow i managed to grow up with parents who read to me, and had children to whom I read, and never read this.
It’s a bit of a tear jerker for a kids book, but its good.
The part about the mother going to her adult sons house and rocking him while he sleeps is creepy if taken literally.
queen_inhercrown's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
venusinaries's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Oooh boy.
sapphicswrld's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
eemmaa92's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
revanchist's review against another edition
4.0
I used to love this book very much.
I remember being a kid who's just new to the world of reading and finding this book very, very beautiful.
Why can't I do that now? Because it sounded creepy when I read it again? WHY?! But I do understand the deeper meaning of this book by Munsch. It's just... ugh.
Marvels are better seen by children.
I remember being a kid who's just new to the world of reading and finding this book very, very beautiful.
Why can't I do that now? Because it sounded creepy when I read it again? WHY?! But I do understand the deeper meaning of this book by Munsch. It's just... ugh.
Marvels are better seen by children.
jo_doth_read's review against another edition
4.0
Yes... there is an element of the strange in this story. How is that old woman transporting ladders and picking up grown men, for example. But, the sentiment of this story is very touching.