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"In fairness, this 1944 novel has a fantastic opening chapter. It's gripping, suspenseful, and rife with atmospheric details that build a sense of horror and dread. The second chapter proceeds well enough, but the third bores -- it's mostly descrip..."
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"A Scottish Victorian fairy tale, full of Christian metaphysics and period morality, but very charming, fanciful, and poetic. Much of the subject matter -- extreme poverty, alcoholism, domestic abuse, and death -- is very serious, making the book m..."
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"Ruth Sanderson's ugly, overbearing illustrations do not serve the story at all. They upstage it."
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