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WITCH BABY LB

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I had read Weetzie Bat and the Goat Guys. It had seemed like a nice book so I decided to read the rest of the series. I was upset though when I discovered that the second book in the series was about Witch Baby. She just didn't seem to be one of the nicer characters in Weetzie Bat. But I decided I should at least try to read through this one before going on to the next book in the series. Boy was I surprised when Witch Baby turned out to be on of my favorite characters of all time and this turned out to be one of my favorite books of all time! This may have been the only book I ever read which made me cry almost every single moment I was reading. I was able to relate to Witch Baby just a little too well.

The first book I've ever read of the Weetzie Bat collection was Baby Be Bop. After that experience I was hooked forever. This book, however, would have to have been one of Block's very best. It was so whimsical, magical, and painful, that even though it was very short, I just couldn't put it down. Find out for yourself and read this slinkster-cool book!

Witch baby the book stands out among the other works in the Dangerous Angels series just as Witch Baby the character does from her colourful, sparkling, and seemingly wonderful almost-family in glittering LA. The story of Witch Baby is written from the point of view of a mysterious, elf-like little girl with a dark, secretive, and magical nature about her. She lives in a world of family, friends, sunshine and movies, but never feels that she really belongs to it. Is it because she's the daughter of a witch? Because she never knew who her father was? Whatever the reason, Witch Baby is determined to find her place in the world (most importantly in her own family), and opens peoples eyes in her own mysterious Witch Baby way. I love this book because it really makes the reader see things from a unique point of view, using the colourful imagery and feeling that Francesca Lia Block is known for. This is a particularly good read for adolescent and teenage girls, but I would encourage anyone to try it, because I think everyone can relate to Witch Baby and her struggle to fit in at some point in their lives.

Block has to be one of the most beautiful, most creative writers in the whole world! I love her writing style. It is so easy to get lost in her books with all of her wonderful descriptions.... pretty soon you are breathing the musky air of her world.
Witch Baby is adorable with her purple hair and her bad attitude.
The story that Block included within this book about the people who find the glowing globe of blue and then die after decorating themselves with it was haunting....
I felt so bad for Witch Baby because she felt so unwanted....
I love the scene when she dances on the pancakes after hiding in the trunk when Dirk and Duck go on vacation.

Never, EVER think that this book belongs on the children's fiction table. Well, it belongs there, obviously. But it would also fit in very comfortably in the adult fiction section.

Witch Baby is a girl who has never quite felt at home in the family who adopted her. This book is all about her trying to fit in, to relate to the people around her, and to find her true niche in life. Although it all sounds very cliche, this is one of the most rewarding books I've read in a long time. The print is large, the book is small enough to read in an evening, and you walk away feeling as if it was more than worth the effort.

Written in fairly plain, even childlike language, using slang that could seem forced in another context, but fits in nicely, it is truly a work of art. At times it is hard to fit Witch Baby into an age bracket - at times she seems little older than ten, but at others she could be seven or eight years older than that.

With characters such as My Secret Agent Lover Man, and Angel Juan, again it seems childlike in its outlook. However, issues confronted in the book, like acceptance of homosexuality, being adopted and finding your true roots are deep and well presented in this book. In this kind of book, a younger reader could encounter, for example, homosexuality in a non-judgemental light, and completely accept it at a younger age.

This book is a jewel to read.

This book made me smile, just like every other book by Francesca Lia Block has. I didn't know there was another author out there that thought like I do. Writing with dream like images and magical tongue sweetening phrases. It will seduce your senses and tap into your mind.

I've read all of Ms.Block's books. I have to say, this one was the best. It is written so beautifully, the words are mesmorizing and the character reflects our globe. The plot is great. And I think many people, teanagers especially can relate to Witch Baby. Thinking where the heck do I belong in this crazy world. I think it's simply great. Read all of them, the weetzie bat series that is, you'll learn a lot.

Out of all of Blocks' books,this was my favorite! A baby is dropped of at the home of Weetzy Bat and My Secret Agent Lover Man.She has purple tilted eyes and is full of fire and strength. She grows up with her almost family, and real dad.She meets a boy but he is stolen away from her.But when she finds her real dream love,she is heart broken when he is forced back to Mexico.She learns that she has a real mom and stes out to find her,but soon realizes that her mother is just as ignorant and blind as anyone else,and decides to go back home. It is a book of tears and anger and pain,a book of jelousy and love.It will steal your heart and make you want to read it over and over again!It will make you cry and yell and laugh. It explains LA in the most wonderful way:of pain and poverty and love and wealth.With monsters,and fairys. Everything that a book should have! I could not find a book or an author better than they!

In Witch Baby Francesca Lia Block really spreads her wings and finds her pace. Witch Baby is the second book in her Dangerous Angels series and is her sophomore novel. You really need to have read Weetzie Bat for Witch Baby to make any sense.

Witch Baby is my favorite character in the whole crazy Bat family. She is a black sheep, an outsider, a loner. She doesn't want to stick her head in the sand and forget about the troubles in the world, or pretend they don't exist. She doesn't try and use smoke and mirrors in the guise of drugs, alcohol, parties, etc to hide from the ugly truth of the world. She faces it head on. She puts it on display for everyone to see and forces other people to acknowledge the pain and suffering, the poisons and toxins, the ignorance and fear.

Between this gruff take on life and her various eccentricities which tend to alienate her from other people she lives a very lonely life for being in such a large family.

I always had a special place for Witch Baby ever since she was introduced in Weetzie Bat. Here we have a child that was dropped on their door stop and this loving/happy/glowing family's first reaction is to kick the baby out. She is an illegitimate love child (so is Cherokee, for all they know) and even her own father doesn't want her around. Then they decide to keep her but because the woman who seduced My Secret Agent Lover Man was an evil witch (he couldn't possibly have just messed up and made a mistake, amirite? it's the woman's fault) they decided to predetermine this baby to follow in her mother's foot steps and name her Witch Baby. Great.

In just a few paragraphs everyone (even the baby Cherokee) start treating Witch Baby like a horrible witch child and so the child reacts accordingly. She is a monster of their creation, but because she is not cut from the same glowingly love, love, love cloth as everyone else in the family she becomes a more well rounded character. She sees the dark and she is not afraid of it. She wants to help her father create movies that show these dark things and the lessons to be found in them. She wants to acknowledge the times that we live in, but most importantly she wants to find a place to belong.

The book Witch Baby takes us on an adventure with her as we see LA through more realistic eyes and discover more back story on her and several of the other characters (but mainly the lovers Dirk and Duck). Through her camera she sees everything both from an in and outside perspective and is remarkably perceptive for a child her age. They never say it but I would guess she's in her tweens.

Again I think this is a book appropriate for more of a high school audience, but I think it is much better than Weetzie Bat. There is more depth, more rounded characters, more of an overall plot and a strong message. The ending wraps up very quickly into a ridiculously unrealistic bow, but that is the way of the magical books in the Dangerous Angels series. Highly recommended GLBT fiction. Witch Baby delivers hope, understanding, courage and love.

The author of this book if a very talented writer. She has written about five or six books that I would recmmed but out of all the books my favorite would would tell anyone to read Witch Baby. Even though it is the first it is the best.

Witch Baby is abut a witch wh was left on Weezie Bat and my secert lover man's door step when she was a baby. She does't know where she really belongs and who he really parents are. Now all she wants to know is where she belongs.This is a good book because if you are looking for where you belong also then you can relate to her feelings. Witch Baby knows how to turn a regular day int a fantastic adventure. Through out the book she goes through an amazing amout of twists and turns. She always has a camera with her so if something exitings happens then she will have it on film.

This is a dazzling book that everyone should read. So put on your cowboy boots, rollerskates and bat shaped glasses and go join Witch Baby in all of her adventures. You might even find something you have been looking for.