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tanita's avatar

I still love how OG children's books were like, "A little light murder, anyone?" Sometimes reading books from the 60's/70's is a masterclass in What Wouldn't Work Today.

ALSO??? I LOVE knowing that Edward Gorey was as weird as I thought he was. Even when I wouldn't watch the rest of "Mystery!" I would come out to watch the intro. This is so great.

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Oh wow, what fabulous drawings. Those creepy twins! I agree that there's a hint of Yellow Submarine in there; maybe it's the grins? Also my mom used to be able to recite all of The Cremation of Sam McGee. She has a scary good memory.

I just remembered (from your links below) that I read the Keeper on your recommendation. And I did love it, but I found the ending to be SUPER WEIRD for specific GenX reasons and I had FEELINGS about it and nobody to discuss them with.

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