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May 01, 2020
PattyMacDotComma
rated it
really liked it
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4★
“‘That’s the moon,’ I said.
‘Gran likes it like that,’ said Lettie Hempstock.
‘But it was a crescent moon yesterday. And now its full. And it was raining. It is raining. But now it's not.’
‘Gran always likes the full moon to shine on this side of the house. She says it's restful, and it reminds her of when she was a girl,’ said Lettie. ‘And it means you don't trip on the stairs.’”
A young man drives by the homes of his childhood, past the old house he lived in from age five to twelve, a formativ ...more
“‘That’s the moon,’ I said.
‘Gran likes it like that,’ said Lettie Hempstock.
‘But it was a crescent moon yesterday. And now its full. And it was raining. It is raining. But now it's not.’
‘Gran always likes the full moon to shine on this side of the house. She says it's restful, and it reminds her of when she was a girl,’ said Lettie. ‘And it means you don't trip on the stairs.’”
A young man drives by the homes of his childhood, past the old house he lived in from age five to twelve, a formativ ...more
6/4/23: We all remember things differently & childhood memories are even more fallible than most. Told from a 7-year-old's point of view, I can imagine being absolutely terrified by some parts of this tale as a child, & equally fascinated by others. The part with dad & the bath, oh my! The bogeyman in this is Ursula Monkton, only giving people what they want - there's a chilling thought.
If the Varmints tore out his heart, what did Lettie Hempstock have to recover from, who has the most to regret ...more
If the Varmints tore out his heart, what did Lettie Hempstock have to recover from, who has the most to regret ...more
Quintessential Neil Gaiman! This is how magic realism should be done folks!!
I especially liked his own narration of the book. What a lovely treat.
I especially liked his own narration of the book. What a lovely treat.
I wanted to love this but did not. I think I'm just not a fantasy reader. I kept reading looking for the subtext off what really happened to this boy.
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Lindsay
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