tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post8811732779766228403..comments2023-12-13T02:57:32.461-08:00Comments on Book Aunt: A Review of The Poisons of Caux: The Hollow Bettle by Susannah AppelbaumKateCoombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-12192668218752878582011-03-12T20:04:35.132-08:002011-03-12T20:04:35.132-08:00Jessica--Good point. There's been some talk la...Jessica--Good point. There's been some talk lately about how children's books are becoming darker, and this is a prime example of the trend.Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-51596435947170278952011-03-12T17:53:50.202-08:002011-03-12T17:53:50.202-08:00Couldn't get past the first 100 pages. I'm...Couldn't get past the first 100 pages. I'm a college student and was still unsettled at the light and almost airy mention of death, to the point that I first perceived "poisoning" to mean "food poisoning"--a two-day nightmarish bout of illness followed by an immediate return to full health. This is just too dark for me...so I can't imagine how it would seem to a parent of a younger child.Jessica Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07851296003383175774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-60852515267129801232009-09-07T07:33:48.400-07:002009-09-07T07:33:48.400-07:00Yes--the villains, including that big tongueless g...Yes--the villains, including that big tongueless guy, are deliciously scary!Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-14138380985768166362009-09-07T07:27:45.819-07:002009-09-07T07:27:45.819-07:00I thought this book was great. I screamed (just a ...I thought this book was great. I screamed (just a little) when I got to that part about the tongue, didn't not expect that.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.com