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Translation: this second foray is even more enjoyable than the author’s acclaimed debut.

Jack and Jill don't take the horrors they must go through lightly, and readers will learn along with them that sometimes you must go through difficult experiences before you can become enlightened.The grossness quotient has gone up in Gidwitz’s companion to A Tale Dark and Grimm, his grisly reimagining of classic fairy tales. There's plenty of humor here, as well as violence, including almost being drowned by a mermaid, a character nearly cutting off his hand with a sword, someone's lips being sewn together by goblins, and three mysterious beings who obtained immortality by murdering children and building a basement out of their bones.

Gidwitz is up-front about the fact that the fairy tale he is about to tell is not boring or cute and makes frequent funny and informative interjections when things are about to get "strange, bloody, and horrible," warning readers that this part may "produce nightmares, whimpering for one's parents, and bed-wetting." He grounds the story in two likable characters, Jack and Jill, cousins who support each other through their self-doubt and hardships. Parents need to know that In a Glass Grimmly is a companion book to Adam Gidwitz' A Tale Dark and Grimm. It's not for the faint of heart, but once again narrator Gidwitz gives readers a heads-up and invites the squeamish to skip the upcoming parts - which will no doubt serve to increase most readers' determination to read on.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Gidwitz again makes good on his promise to offer a horrible story in the true sense of the word: "causing feelings of horror, dread, unbearable sadness, and nausea." Some of the horrible elements include wading through a room full of giants' vomit and blood, almost being drowned by a mermaid, a character nearly cutting off his own hand with a sword, someone's lips being sewn together by goblins, and facing three mysterious beings who've obtained immortality through their practice of murdering children and building a basement out of their bones.