TLS

In the book review from TLS “Mother Shudder”, Roz Kaveney talks about a very important point. As I read the first lines this quote caught my attention, “Chesterton reminds that the point of fairy tales is to show us that fears can be overcome; those critics who have attacked the book, or Henrys Selick’s new film based on it, as too terrifying for the young seem to forget that fears are phenomena from which children cannot be protected”. This is so true, and not only do children have fears but also adults. Fear is a feeling you cannot control or evade as stated in the article you can only be given tools to overcome them. He uses a common place while explaining what fear is and so on. This creates sympathy with the reader making the reader relive situations of fear, therefore connecting with the reader and gaining its interest to read the book.

In this TLS the author has a great use of style. He gives examples of stories that happen in the book, while using a lot of vividness. He narrates parts of the book, using proper language, easy to comprehend. He explains well his ideas and point of view, therefore using excellent clarity. The author really has a great sense of rhetoric making me want to read this book, maybe it’s not really good, or maybe it is, no matter the case, he does a magnificent job presenting it.