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Title: Overcooked prose
Review: Evidently this book was meant to appeal to adults as well as children through its use of grown-up language, and while I can't speak for my kids (to whom I read a couple of the stories), I found the writing off-putting. The prose put me in mind of what I imagine one would find in a supermarket bodice-buster. The authors demonstrate a distinct fondness for one-word sentences, breathy declarations of undying love between characters, and the word "gossamer." For me, too much gossamer lends a certain heavy quality to the text. Pretty pictures, though.
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