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Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

All these lies Pippi comes up with are very difficult to listen to after a while. And the book is often very racist. Even though this particular translation replaced some racist expressions, but it still comes through.

I do like how stubborn and strong Pippi is. She was one of my role models when I was younger.
And she is smarter than I always thought.
Her ignorance and foolishness are difficult to place. It is possible that she only became popular because of that, but I wished that there could have been a little more sense in her. What about Pippi being not just strong, independent, adventurous, and happy, but also thoughtful and considered
I don't know. I think it wouldn't be her anymore :(