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5.0
The first time I came across Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, it was in Tim Burton's movie. I enjoyed the movie a lot, despite it being a slasher.
When I began reading The String of Pearls, I thought the story would be exactly the same. Little did I know that Burton adapted from another version of Sweeney Todd, the one where the play was written by Sondheim based on the book by Bond. That version tells of the psychological backstory, instead of the mere horrors that were happening like in this version that I read.
It appears that it wasn't clear who actually wrote The String of Pearls in 1846, but the story appeared as one of penny dreadful stories that left such an impression on people. And no wonder too, the writing reeled you in, even if you already knew the mystery behind it. They left bits and pieces for you to catch on but it wasn't until the last few pages that they revealed what was really happening.
Some of the conversations spooked me:
"..., I used to take all my meals with my fat old uncle, Marsh, but since he disappeared one day, I live on Lovett's pies..."
"Then buy a pie, madam. Look up, Mrs. Wrankley, lift off the top crust, madam, and you may take my word for it you will soon see something of Mr. Wrankley."
That being said though, the description of Mrs. Lovett's pies really made me crave for pies...
When I began reading The String of Pearls, I thought the story would be exactly the same. Little did I know that Burton adapted from another version of Sweeney Todd, the one where the play was written by Sondheim based on the book by Bond. That version tells of the psychological backstory, instead of the mere horrors that were happening like in this version that I read.
It appears that it wasn't clear who actually wrote The String of Pearls in 1846, but the story appeared as one of penny dreadful stories that left such an impression on people. And no wonder too, the writing reeled you in, even if you already knew the mystery behind it. They left bits and pieces for you to catch on but it wasn't until the last few pages that they revealed what was really happening.
Some of the conversations spooked me:
"..., I used to take all my meals with my fat old uncle, Marsh, but since he disappeared one day, I live on Lovett's pies..."
"Then buy a pie, madam. Look up, Mrs. Wrankley, lift off the top crust, madam, and you may take my word for it you will soon see something of Mr. Wrankley."
That being said though, the description of Mrs. Lovett's pies really made me crave for pies...
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