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Maguire takes the unhappy tale of a little match-selling girl who freezes to death, and attempts to give it a heartwarming spin by at least having something good come out of her death. Despite his efforts, the story still seems bleak, and depressing . . . though the book itself is a visual treat with lovely marbleized endpapers, and plentiful illustrations by the author.
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I like the Maguire calls this an "illumination" rather than a "retelling" of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Match Girl." That's really the best way to describe it, as the Andersen's original story is mostly left intact with very minor changes. Maguire's additions are the expansion of the story. He adds a framework and new characters that blend with Andersen's tale that make it just a little bit less melancholy. Beautifully done.
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Meh. Written as a Christmas story for “All Things Considered” this may be better radio than reading.
Oct 22, 2010
Shellie (Layers of Thought)
marked it as to-read
Dec 13, 2010
Joanna Kronke
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Aug 13, 2011
Jessi
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Jan 30, 2014
Barb
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Apr 12, 2014
Beth
marked it as retelling-fairy-tales
May 28, 2014
Ella
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