Jessie S. (----strangeling) reviewed on 8/22/2007 + 48 more book reviews

With a medley of fairy tales - all retold with twists - interspersed throughout this book, it adds up to one giant, interesting tale. I liked the story itself, but up until the last two chapters, the main character, Lump, was such an insufferable brat that I came close to giving up on the book several times. He was selfish, arrogant, whiny, vengeful, cruel, and only thought of how he could become rich and powerful and get the vapid beauty he lusted after - basically, his personality was as ugly as his face was described as being. Of course, he eventually has a fairy tale transformation and redeems himself for the most part, but he was so utterly unlikable for the majority of the book, it was hard to sympathize with him and feel happy about his change of heart and disposition.

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