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A review by sillycreature
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This is unironically the most invested I've been in any story in a long time. I never thought I'd find a "horror" story for ages 6+ to be an emotional roller-coaster, but here I am. Every page I turned made me go from "damn, what's gonna happen next??" to "OH MY GOD RUN" to "THESE TWO ARE SO WHOLESOME I'M GONNA DIE" to "HOLY COW THAT GIRL IS SAVAGE" - and I'm not even ashamed of it. Thank you, Jon Klassen. These two live in my head rent-ree now, six months after I read this.
My absolute favorite part was whenshe gave the skull a bite of pear & when she took the skull out on a sled for a walk in the woods & when they danced together in the ballroom, SO FREAKING CUTE. I cried. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.
My absolute favorite part was when