![]() Shenzhen: A travelogue from China – Guy Delisle But it reminds me of the potential for violence in all of us, and especially in young children. It is really quite confusing a story, the reader is expected to fill in a lot of blanks on their own. All kinds of weird things happen, which the children attribute to a creature living in a dark tunnel. This manga is set in a small town in Japan and flits between childhood and young adulthood. I am not good with movies and books and things to do with creepy children – and this was even before I had children. ![]() In terms of illustrations, I love the use of colour.Ĭreepy children. I wish that we could have learnt more about Mab and why she behaves the way she does – there are hints here and there but I think it could have added more depth if we had more background on Mab. And it doesn’t help that she is self-centered and naive (she has spent most of her life working in a kitchen in a small village), and thus easily led astray by Mab, the faerie. Her beauty is a kind of destructive force. ![]() And Coddie becomes Beauty, the kind that is magnetic and attractive and enchanting, the kind that men would die for. Not that her looks are changed, instead the way she is perceived has been altered. So when she rescues a faerie, she asks for beauty and beauty she gets. ![]() Poor Coddie spends her time scaling fish and stinks of fish and is teased for being ugly. Beauty – Kerascoët (Illustrations), HubertĪ different kind of fairy tale. ![]()
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