The Hero with a Thousand Faces -
Why do we keep telling the same stories over and over?
quote [ Turkish Delight, or lokum, is a popular dessert sweet throughout Europe, especially in Greece, the Balkans, and of course Turkey. ]
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LurkerAtTheGate said @ 8:22pm GMT on 3rd December
I read the book and thought that whatever the sweet of choice to a worldwar-era British kid, I don't even want to try.
Also: "considering that Edmund was willing to sacrifice his entire family for just one more piece" to me meant children are little shits, not that candy was fucking magical.
LurkerAtTheGate said @ 8:23pm GMT on 3rd December
I read the book and thought that whatever the sweet of choice to a worldwar-era British kid, I don't even want to try.
Also: "considering that Edmund was willing to sacrifice his entire family for just one more piece" to me meant children are little shits, not that candy was fucking magical.
I was a jaded little bastard.
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LurkerAtTheGate said @ 8:22pm GMT on 3rd December
I read the book and thought that whatever the sweet of choice to a worldwar-era British kid, I don't even want to try.
Also: "considering that Edmund was willing to sacrifice his entire family for just one more piece" to me meant children are little shits, not that candy was fucking magical.
I was a jaded little bastard.
Did anyone else imagine the flavor of this horrible delicacy?