“She remembered the lover made up out of books and poems she had dreamed of all summer; he crumbled like the paper he was made of before this insolent, off-hand, terrifying maleness, filling the room with its reek. She hated it. But she could not take her eyes off him.”Torn wedding dresses, shatter...
It's weird, falling in love with an author's later work and then picking up something they wrote when they were still learning the ropes. "The Magic Toyshop" has a lot of Angela Carter's trademarks, and it is a very poignant story, but she doesn't nearly have the same control of her language as she ...
Read for university. A generous 3.7 stars, as I can't give halves. Beautifully written, but sometimes to the point of exhaustion. A dark, jarring tale. Left me intrigued. Enjoyed.
There's only one thing better than a good book, and that's a good book that introduces you to a brand new author. Angela Carter may well just be my new obsession. Carter's writing is at times, exquisite and at times, harrowing. This has all the elements of a fairy tale but goes much deeper than t...
I haven't read any Angela Carter in quite a while, and I have to say I'm a bit dissapointed. I had been looking endlessly for this book, and finally, yes finally, it was delivered into my hands. This book was definitely not horrible, but for me, it was lacking....well, magic. I really did enjoy the ...
This book has such a cute cover and such an innocent and magical title that I was expecting a fairy-tale between the covers. Since this is a book for grown-ups I didn't think it was all going to be lovely and happy ever after, but I definitely wasn't ready for the rather horrific tale I encountered....
Melanie are cincisprezece ani, vârsta la care nu e nici copilă, nici adolescentă. De ea şi de fraţii ei, Jonathon şi Victoria, are grijă doamna Rundle, bona lor, împreună cu pisica ei. Părinţii lor muncesc în străinătate pentru ca aceştia să se bucure de toate luxurile vremii respective (nu e specif...
Melanie are cincisprezece ani, vârsta la care nu e nici copilă, nici adolescentă. De ea şi de fraţii ei, Jonathon şi Victoria, are grijă doamna Rundle, bona lor, împreună cu pisica ei. Părinţii lor muncesc în străinătate pentru ca aceştia să se bucure de toate luxurile vremii respective (nu e specif...
Having just finished Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber,' her retellings of traditional fairy tales, I thought I'd read something else by her in order to have a basis for comparison.The Magic Toyshop is, firstly, much more horrific and disturbing than the cute cover of this edition would lead one to expec...
I didn't love this book as much as [b:The Bloody Chamber|49011|The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories|Angela Carter|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348808640s/49011.jpg|47950], but once again, Angela Carter amazes me. Her use of language is simply stunning. I grew to love these characters, especially Fi...
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