I had NO IDEA that adults enjoy children's books because they "offer a world where self-consciousness is overthrown and relationships are straightforward".
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23 September 2011
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Does this person remember middle school? With its oh-so-straightforward relationships? And the total lack of self-consciousness of a third-grader who doesn't have The Right Shoes! Just curious.
Posted by: Maureen | 08 October 2011 at 11:05 PM