[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I don't think I read far enough beyond it to make that judgement fairly .... I just couldn't stomach the descriptions

Spoiler:

of the constant thwarting of a child's attempt to escape from seemingly endless horrible situations

so I won't label it gratuitous .... just something I couldn't personally handle. It may have been necessary to contrast with the magic the child found at the farm down the lane. Other readers may not find it so ....

Thanks, that explains it better. I'm not into gratuitous descriptions.