The story itself has dark layers to it that the ballet does not possess. I feel like this translation did not do the original story justice at all and a lot of the magic had seeped through the cracks as a result. Sweet little book and I hope to own the whole collection with these little cardinals on them one day! I'm going to have Nutcracker nightmares now! And now she knew that it was the draft and the quickly blazing ray of the lamp that had totally distorted his features. But the moment Marie tried to get properly released, she was again viewed by the mournfully smiling face of honest Nutcracker. For when she pronounced Drosselmeier's name, Friend Nutcracker's face twisted up devilishly, and his eyes virtually emitted sparkling green prickles. He comes to life for little Marie and then it just gets all kinds of cray. Lol, I know I can make a horror movie out of anything. I will also admit that this book creeped me out in the beginning when they were describing the sharp little teeth. Yeah, I never thought I would be into the play, movies, whatever. I might have seen bits of one when I was little. I will also have to admit I have never seen the Nutcracker on tv. I'm loving these covers and they are too expensive right now. Okay, I picked this book for a challenge here on Goodreads but now I want the whole set of these books.
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