The poppet is absolutely chilling.
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This seems to fit the description. And may also solve the inexplicable fact I never read much DWJ as a teen.
aug 26, 2025, 4:33 pm • 2 0 • view
I looked up the cover and definitely remember this very BBC kids TV effort, think I'm going to grab a copy and reread.
aug 26, 2025, 4:47 pm • 3 0 • view
I think…I think we have a winner. And as it’s DWJ there’s a chance my library may have it! Although not in that edition.
aug 26, 2025, 5:59 pm • 2 0 • view
I can't remember what the one I borrowed from the library looked like, but my copy is scary.
aug 26, 2025, 5:49 pm • 2 0 • view
Bloody hell that looks terrifying! I need to read this book …
aug 26, 2025, 5:55 pm • 2 0 • view
The sample on Amazod is scary enough. Threatening landscape and existential hollowing-out.
aug 26, 2025, 5:57 pm • 3 0 • view
The beginning - when you don't know what's going on and neither does the protagonist - is one of the most disconcerting things I read as a young person.
aug 26, 2025, 5:58 pm • 3 0 • view
I have just bought a 1980s edition on eBay as a payday treat. Maybe.
aug 26, 2025, 6:06 pm • 4 0 • view
Oh! You do. In fact you should read all of DWJ's books if you haven't already. She's brilliant.
aug 26, 2025, 5:57 pm • 1 0 • view