librarianryan 's review for:

Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak
2.0
adventurous dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

 
What in the heck did I just read? The book barely made sense.  In a way it reminds me of the David Bowie movie Labyrinth where the Goblin King comes and takes the baby away.  Here the goblins take the baby away to marry the baby to a goblin.  The sister comes in playing her horn, turns the goblins to steam and fights their way home again.  According to the NYPL this book was banned for Nudity, religion, and witchcraft.  Which okay….but…..  I would not ban it for that.  However, not liking the story, I would just have not bought it.