While other authors try to tone down the original Grimm's fairy tales, Mr. Gidwitz takes them on blood, gore and all. He retells the story of Hansel and Gretel (taking some literary license along the way) in the original style. He does take time to warn the readers throughout the book that the "awful" parts are coming up - “Are there any small children in the room now? If so, it would be best if we just...hurried them off to bed. Because this is where things start to get, well...awesome. But in a horrible, bloody kind of way" thereby assuring that everyone will stay glued to their seats. Like Neil Gaimon's The Graveyard Book this story will appeal to both boys and girls, adults and teens. Mr. Gidwitz does an equally great job of combining humor with blood and guts. A fast paced, well written novel. I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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