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If I had read Seven-Day Magic later, I think I would have been (justly) more captivated by Nesbit's story. Now that I've read Five Children and It, I am in a real muddle. I don't know whether to adjust my original four-star rating for Eager's tribute, and whether to increase my rating for the original inspiration for his tale.
The truth is, both are pretty much the same story, with a group of siblings taking turns at making wishes that turn out terribly wrong. But Eager's book contains some macab ...more
The truth is, both are pretty much the same story, with a group of siblings taking turns at making wishes that turn out terribly wrong. But Eager's book contains some macab ...more
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