Porter Grand

Haven't read the original since elementary school, but I'd bet I prefer this version. The werewolves are portrayed as beasts while in form, but respectable, moral members of society otherwise. I appreciated the contrast between the physical monsters and the brigade hunting down the beasts and their sympathizers (although some of the werewolves were awful just as some humans are awful). I enjoyed the dynamics between the sisters and their neighbors and their father's efforts to bring attention and aid to permanently wounded soldiers through a ghastly showcase. The ending dragged and was abrupt at the same time, but perhaps that's how the original was? Should have ended bloodily.… (lisätietoja)