And in my opinion, it only needs a little slack. But honestly, this book was written 60 years ago, and you need to cut it a little slack because of that. And there were a few slight pieces of sexism that I ignored, skipped over, or re-worded on the fly. The British slang will be a stumbling block to some. And when you're reading a book aloud, it becomes really obvious.) (That's become a particular peeve lately. Also there's not a lot of dead space or trashy empty dialogue that just seems to be there to take up space. I've read a lot of books to my little boy these last couple years, and I can honestly say that This book is among the best. I don't know how easy it is for y'all to access the record of those here on Goodreads, but if you're looking for a detailed account of my thoughts on the book, you can look there. This is the first book where I chronicled my thoughts as I read through it with my son.
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