false 81026 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg 81026 12 78229 1967 The Magic Toyshop total:599|5:176|4:246|3:141|2:32|1:4| 599 2355 897 62 27500 4.01 6224 652 27290624 21854 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.94 555 1967 5 1 false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 04:13:49 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 08:26:37 -0700 2008
This tale is wonderfully typical of Angela Carter ...more...]]> 78780149 2296253 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 5 0 false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 23 15:01:58 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 15:03:20 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 61221890 171400 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 5 1 true Fri Jun 26 14:53:57 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 14:53:57 -0700 2009
A very strange, powerful book which left me somewhat off-balance but increasingly impressed. Angela Carter was a sensuous but gritty writer, and her imagery (much like an uncensored fairy tale) oddly melds the beautiful ...more...]]> 23491684 1186572 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 1 1 false Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 21:56:09 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 10:55:10 -0700 2008
It took an hour to read half of the first chapter.

Usually I hate to walk away from a book but reading...more...]]> 76591566 845910 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 3 1 false Tue Nov 03 10:11:22 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 10:11:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 81346139 3051509 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 4 0 false Sun Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 18:16:54 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 28 11:36:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 45224903 168525 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 4 0 false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 22:30:30 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 19:44:47 -0800 2009 1 Angela Carter.

I first read her short stories, The Bloody Tower, in college for a class on Gothic/Horror Literature. And had been wanting to read it since I saw it on a book list for a different literature class by the same professor.

Carter does an excellent...more...]]> 30791127 1448053 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 5 1 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 09:56:54 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 09:58:03 -0700 2008 63480859 2523086 873922 0860681904 9780860681908 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179094886m/873922.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179094886s/873922.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/873922.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.81 31 1967 3 0 false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 13:43:10 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 05:03:43 -0700 2009
Angela Carter's writing is generally exquisite, and especially so in the first chapter of this book. Unfortunately, the rest of the book (language-wise) failed to live up to the very delicious promise of the first handful of ...more...]]> 62003238 189892 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 3 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 05:52:11 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 05:59:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 54726594 128770 1408586 1844083438 9781844083435 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183372266m/1408586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183372266s/1408586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1408586.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.67 9 1967 4 0 false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 16:30:06 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 19:15:40 -0700 2009 This was a lie. She did not hope the cat was well. She hoped it was dead. She was convinced the cat was basically evil, but it was Mrs Rundle's beloved if delinquent child and she had to ask after it."

Carter's writing i...more...]]> 69977297 959531 873922 0860681904 9780860681908 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179094886m/873922.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179094886s/873922.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/873922.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 3 0 false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 17:02:52 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 17:14:29 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 51139518 528278 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 2 0 false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 08:36:21 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 14:08:28 -0700 2009 The Bloody Chamber, and I do like Carter's writing. Even in this book, which had a story that I just didn't connect with, I loved her words (So, two stars instead of one). She paints wonderful pictures with them.

My problems with this book weren't with any technical aspect...more...]]> 22001291 1149635 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 5 0 false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 19:19:58 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 08:52:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 19412854 123293 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 4 0 false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 18:59:55 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 04:27:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 18170679 198316 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 4 1 false Mon Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 06:44:05 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 14:57:10 -0700 2008
Angela Carter's dark fantasy achieves this feat with the coming of age of ...more...]]> 75204178 2662846 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 4 0 false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 20 21:05:41 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 10:20:11 -0800 2009 The Bloody Chamber, but once again, Angela Carter amazes me. Her use of language is simply stunning. I grew to love these characters, especially Finn. The story is dark, disturbing, beautiful and tragic. It is a wonderful adult fairy tale seen through the eyes of a...more...]]> 40020111 176588 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 4 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 13 11:16:23 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 01 13:44:02 -0800 2009 I was trying to follow Andy's good advice and not read everything she's ever written in 2 weeks... bless her, she's dead and won't be writing any more for me to enjoy. That said, what if *I* died in 2 weeks and had been depriving myself of...more...]]> 41842708 1389839 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 4 0 false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 10:36:10 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 10:42:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 38009777 1669791 81026 0140256407 9780140256406 55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318m/81026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170993318s/81026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81026.The_Magic_Toyshop 3.93 599 1967 4 0 false Mon Nov 17 20:48:37 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 20:54:49 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=81026