A review by laylamckane
Der satanarchäolügenialkohöllische Wunschpunsch by Michael Ende

adventurous funny fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

This is a childhood book I should've left in the past. We used to listen to the audiobooks on long car rides to Sweden so I had a lot of nostalgia attached to this story. I still like the general premise, unlikely animal partners having to stop evil magicians on New Year's Eve, but the execution...less so. It's very info-dumpy at parts which, as an adult, I found very annoying. My biggest "oh yikes" however, is the blatant fatphobia. Can we stop making villains fat as a sign of their evilness, please? Needless to say, I am not going to reread this, but I'm glad I had the chance to reflect on the kind of tropes used in the literature I read when I was younger. Because again, big fucking yikes. 
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