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naes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
dmfsharp's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
_astridedwards_'s review
5.0
Bad Jelly the Witch is brilliant.
The tale inspires children to think by refusing to follow the standard fairy tale format.
The version published in [a:Spike Milligan|114722|Spike Milligan|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1208957754p2/114722.jpg]'s own handwriting - including drawings of Bad Jelly and the rest - is highly recommended (and a damn dight more imaginative than the current 'child-friendly' purple one).
They simply don't publish fairytales like they used to.
The tale inspires children to think by refusing to follow the standard fairy tale format.
The version published in [a:Spike Milligan|114722|Spike Milligan|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1208957754p2/114722.jpg]'s own handwriting - including drawings of Bad Jelly and the rest - is highly recommended (and a damn dight more imaginative than the current 'child-friendly' purple one).
They simply don't publish fairytales like they used to.
larrys's review against another edition
3.0
In NZ, the radio play used to air on Sunday mornings every single weekend when I was growing up, partly because it was so often requested ('This morning's Badjelly the Witch' was requested by Jane/Robert/Anna/Paul etc' and partly because I suspect Radio New Zealand didn't have a huge budget for buying audio plays for kids.
Needless to say, I never got sick of hearing it.
Needless to say, I never got sick of hearing it.
treereader's review against another edition
5.0
Such a great book, and the audiobook is even better (it's read by Spike Milligan).
I have a friend called Rosie and her brother's called Tim, so in her copy of Badjelly she's gone through and put an 'i' between the s and the e in every single mention of Rose, to make it Rosie.
I have a friend called Rosie and her brother's called Tim, so in her copy of Badjelly she's gone through and put an 'i' between the s and the e in every single mention of Rose, to make it Rosie.
dereksilva's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of the strangest stories I have ever read.
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