Instead of Three Wishes: Magical Short Stories
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140386721 (0140386726)
Publish date: May 1st 1998
Publisher: Puffin
Edition language: English
Esp. liked "Factory", "Instead of Three Wishes", "Aunt Charlotte and The NGA Portraits", and "The Baker King.""A Plague of Leprechaun"2 stars. Nothing that stood out."Leroy Roachbane"2 stars. My least favorite. Much too odd."Factory"3 stars.This was, by far, the one that evoked the most emotion from...
Turner has a firm grasp on the matter of fact style that makes fairy tales so delicious. Skip the first story when you first read. In fact, go straight to Aunt Charlotte and the NGA Portraits, my favourite.
This is a short book with only seven stories, all of them pretty lightweight and aimed at a pre teen/early teen audience. But they are well written and charming, and for what it is its lovely. I think Megan Whalen Turner has a great ear for language and these stories are lighthearted and funny. I ...
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