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Title: book about children, not for children
Review: I read this book when I was young and was disturbed by it. It is not a kid's book. It is a book by an adult ABOUT children, not FOR children.This book paints a very negative picture of children. With the exception of the main character, all of the children are bad and are punished in cruel ways for their faults. Are most children fundementally bad and deserving terrible punishment, at the moment they least expect it? This book suggests it (especially to a child who might be reading it and cannot understand what "social commentary" is yet). This book fits right in with the Omen and Rosemary's Baby. It is a child-exploitation story.I recommend this book to adults who do not like children.
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