en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/650311 Comments by BookMaven http://blog.emporiumbooks.com.au/madhatter/#IDComment45932469 Tim Burton has a natural talent for doing that with beloved children's classics. Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:31:12 +0000 http://blog.emporiumbooks.com.au/madhatter/#IDComment45932469 http://blog.emporiumbooks.com.au/newmoon/#IDComment45932376 It should also be kept in mind that its target audience is teenage girls. If it seems a little beneath you, you should stop being so stuck up and go read one of the "big kid's" books. Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:29:52 +0000 http://blog.emporiumbooks.com.au/newmoon/#IDComment45932376 http://blog.emporiumbooks.com.au/borders/#IDComment45932222 I think it's ok. I found out that it's only the UK subsidiary of Borders. Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:27:04 +0000 http://blog.emporiumbooks.com.au/borders/#IDComment45932222 http://blog.emporiumbooks.com.au/clivejamescostaaward/#IDComment45932116 You REALLY should, Louise! There's SO many talented wordsmiths out there Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:25:27 +0000 http://blog.emporiumbooks.com.au/clivejamescostaaward/#IDComment45932116 http://blog.emporiumbooks.com.au/sutong/#IDComment44659505 The writing itself is not bleak. Merely the imagery that Tong paints. I don't believe in comparing one book to another. Unless one is an appropriation of the other. It it DEFINITELY worth the read. You might also enjoy "Wonderful Fool" by Shusaku Endo. Thanks for your comment! Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:30:13 +0000 http://blog.emporiumbooks.com.au/sutong/#IDComment44659505 http://blog.emporiumbooks.com.au/word-up-1-toilet-humour/#IDComment44642291 Indeed it does, Aimee. You'd be surprised at how many words and phrases that we still use today have fascinating origins and histories just like this one! This is what Etymologists study for a living. You can find more interesting word origins like this one in the posts entitled "word up" Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:58:47 +0000 http://blog.emporiumbooks.com.au/word-up-1-toilet-humour/#IDComment44642291