Note: Due to the way this book handles religion and religious belief, devoutly religious people should probably approach it with caution. The main character of this book used to be a Japanese salaryman (his name is never mentioned). Specifically, he worked in HR and did layoffs. One particularly u...
(Original Review, 1981-05-20)I am reading the English version of Pinocchio; I read it, obviously many times in my language and the other day I found a small book with this title and I was curious to see how it was in a different language from mine. I also want to "invite him for dinner" as it is the...
This book is about a wooden log so this guy finds a log in the middle of now where and decides to take it to finish a leg on his table but as soon as he starts to carve the log it starts to talk and he thinks its just his imagination but its the log so he gets scared and gives it to one of his frien...
The first book I reviewed this year was Pinocchio, which I read in conjunction with viewing the Disney film for week 2 of my Year in Disney Movies. I wasn't really thrilled with the original story, but there are a couple other takes on it that I liked more. The original: Pinocchio by Carlo C...
This is a terrifyingly preachy morality tale for children, laid over rollicking fun. Weird, but enjoyable.