![]() If ever a book recreated the humor of a slow double-take in print, this is the one. The stories are full of odd, strange, even terrifying things that are treated as totally run-of-the-mill, and as a result, become extremely funny. Aiken's humor is dry and matter-of-fact, cutting through the mysticism as if to say, "Well, this is just how it is, I suppose." A little boy reads stories to inanimate objects, who are grateful for the company a dragon curls up near a space heater like a cat a princess rides to the ends of the earth to bring back a piece of the dark. ![]() Yet the stories are never cold or distant. ![]() ![]() There are lots of direct references to classical mythology, and several stories follow the familiar logic of fairy tales, which Aiken plays for real she takes her fantasy seriously. ![]()
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