Official Review: The Magic Clothesline by Scott W. Hume

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Re: Official Review: The Magic Clothesline by Scott W. Hume

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Aww, this sounds like an adorably crafted premise, laundered items being given anthropomorphic qualities! Big Mama, Harve, and the bull(y) dogs, all with complex personalities and behaviors. Thanks for sharing this clothesline insight!
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What a great idea for a book! The illustrations sound engaging, too. Thank you for your review.
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The sentence structure almost makes me wonder if the author is not a native English speaker. There are a number of languages that put the subject at the end of the sentence.
Still, this sounds like it would be a fun book to read to some of my friend's kids.
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This sounds like a promising and unique read, but it is a shame about the editing. Thanks for this great review!
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AvidBibliophile wrote: 16 Oct 2019, 18:12 Aww, this sounds like an adorably crafted premise, laundered items being given anthropomorphic qualities! Big Mama, Harve, and the bull(y) dogs, all with complex personalities and behaviors. Thanks for sharing this clothesline insight!
You're welcome! It was a fun read. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
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MsH2k wrote: 16 Oct 2019, 18:41 What a great idea for a book! The illustrations sound engaging, too. Thank you for your review.
If you like the cartoon Arthur, you're sure to like the illustrations! Thanks for dropping in and commenting!
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esp1975 wrote: 17 Oct 2019, 10:35 The sentence structure almost makes me wonder if the author is not a native English speaker. There are a number of languages that put the subject at the end of the sentence.
Still, this sounds like it would be a fun book to read to some of my friend's kids.
I wondered about that too. Still, if the author needed the book translated to English, he needed to make sure to get a good translator. It was still a fun book, though! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
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Meg98 wrote: 18 Oct 2019, 09:38 This sounds like a promising and unique read, but it is a shame about the editing. Thanks for this great review!
Unique is a good word for it! Thanks for dropping in and commenting!
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I am curious about the face of an item of clothing. Where is it placed? Does it stretch over the entire surface? These are things I might find out of I give this a read.
For some reason, I'd have assumed that the human family were oblivious to the sentience of their laundry, you know? A Toy Story kinda thing :D
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Dentarthurdent wrote: 19 Oct 2019, 07:58 I am curious about the face of an item of clothing. Where is it placed? Does it stretch over the entire surface? These are things I might find out of I give this a read.
For some reason, I'd have assumed that the human family were oblivious to the sentience of their laundry, you know? A Toy Story kinda thing :D
Thanks for the awesome review.
No, just like a human face, those of the laundry items do not cover their entire surface!! :lol2: All I can say without too much of a spoiler is that some in the family are oblivious! Thanks for stopping by and commenting, and thank you for the lovely compliment!
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Sounds like a wonderful book, definitely worth some more editing. I love the clothesline idea. :D
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Juliet+1 wrote: 19 Oct 2019, 22:53 Sounds like a wonderful book, definitely worth some more editing. I love the clothesline idea. :D
It is quite a fun book. I hope the author will have another edit done; the clothesline idea is unique! Thanks for dropping in and commenting!
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This sounds like a fun children's book. Magical clothes, that come to life on a clothesline, is a unique storyline. Thanks for your excellent review.
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Jsovermyer wrote: 21 Oct 2019, 17:49 This sounds like a fun children's book. Magical clothes, that come to life on a clothesline, is a unique storyline. Thanks for your excellent review.
That describes it exactly! Both fun and unique! Thanks for stopping in and commenting!
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This seems like a nice that can teach kids about responsibility and teamwork through protecting others against bullying. Thanks for the enjoyable review.
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