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|title=Pinocchio

|author=Carlo Collodi, Geoffrey Brock, Umberto Eco and Fulvio Testa

|reviewer=John Lloyd

|borrow=Yes

|isbn=9781849392624

|pages=1184

|publisher=Andersen

|date=October 2012

|summary=A bright, large format chance to get back to the original classic, showing the book's many qualities in crisp, considered detail.

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Of all the benefits of being at the hands of the book reviewing gods, the fact that now and again you get to visit a true classic, one of those books you think you know but have never read, stands out as being a major advantage. Consider Pinocchio – I've reviewed a [[Pinocchio by Winshluss|very adult graphic novel version]] that's definitely not for the faint-hearted, I've even performed in a stage version – but never read the original. I might never even have seen the Disney film but I have an inkling of what it's about, how it pans out, and what the thrust of the story is. And of course, a lot of my impressions are wrong. This volume is one of the best ways to get a crisp, accurate and clear insight into the reality.

[[Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi and Sara Fanelli]] is a different, much shorter telling for the young - this volume here is the full text.

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