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From The New Yorker, May 13, 2013
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Gossamer by Lois Lowry
Of course this is how dreams work! If only Lowry had given her words wings and taken this further. For example, who are these strange creatures? Why give the Sinisteeds names but not the gauzy little paper fairies? Or The Old Woman? Why give the Sinisteeds so much power? Why did she end with Gossamer's story? Tell me more!
Did anyone have nightmares about the Sinisteeds? I have been looking at my walls a little differently. In fact, I'm downright skittish around them, especially in the middle of the night. Sure, there are bad things everywhere, but on the other side of the wall? Sweaty, smelly horsey demons?
I thought that there were parts of this book that were a little mature for. . . well everyone. I was appalled by the conversations between The Old Woman and John, but also equally impressed with the The Old Woman's responses. As much as this was a study of the boundaries of imagination, it was also a profound exploration of child abuse.
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