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I may be 70 years old, but reading Pullman's book made my hackles rise just as they did when I first heard the tales of hapless children suddenly turning clever when stalked by witches, wolves, giants and trolls, and most frightening of all, their own evil parents.
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Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version by Philip Pullman
monahobo, November 16, 2012
I may be 70 years old, but reading Pullman's book made my hackles rise just as they did when I first heard the tales of hapless children suddenly turning clever when stalked by witches, wolves, giants and trolls, and most frightening of all, their own evil parents.(2 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)