Series: |
Taletwisters
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Author: |
Schraff, Anne
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Illustrator: |
Edwards, Bruce
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Date: |
1982 |
ISBNs: |
0895983648 / 9780895983640
0895983702 / 9780895983701 |
Length: |
136 pages |
Number of Endings: |
40 |
User Summary: | You visit the lab of Doctor W (rumored to be short for "Wizard"), a scientist you met in a high school class; adventure ensues. |
Demian's Thoughts: |
Because this series is so hard to get hold of, I eventually resorted to requesting a representative sample from my local library's Interlibrary Loan department. I was hoping to find a lost gem, but it turns out that this is actually a turkey well-deserving of suppression. Written in short, simple sentences that build a condescending atmosphere, the book tells the disjointed story of the reader's encounter with a most baffling scientist, a man "who works in a secret laboratory among elixirs of magic and potions that glitter and glow." For no apparent reason, the reader is able to visit this lab, at which point the scientist performs a dangerous experiment without asking for consent. This is rather odd, since his later actions seem to indicate that he feels strongly about moral values. Of course, I suppose some contradictions are to be expected from a scientist who is also a magician. Whether dealing with a golden future for humanity attained through shrinking everyone or detailing the reader's misadventures after being transformed into a hairy beast, the book is uniformly silly and embarrassing to read. I recommend avoiding this mess, and fortunately, that shouldn't be very hard. |
Special Thanks: | Thanks to the Orange County Public Library for lending this book via Interlibrary Loan and to Ken G. for the cover scans. |
Users Who Own This Item: | horrorbusiness, knginatl, Nomad |
Users Who Want This Item: | NEMO, Pseudo_Intellectual |
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