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    The Same Pooh Bear, but an Otter Has Arrived
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    One of his novels, “You’re a Big Boy Now,” was made into a film by Francis Ford Coppola. "I didn’t want to do parody; I didn’t want to do pastiche ... Dorothy Parker thought Pooh was twee beyond words." Whether or not Pooh is twee, Mr. Benedictus said he stayed true to the original characters. Full Article at The New York Times
    I didn’t want to do parody; I didn’t want to do pastiche ... Dorothy Parker thought Pooh was twee beyond words.
    SOURCE: The New York Times 2 months ago
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The Same Pooh Bear, but an Otter Has Arrived
  1. It’s just too much to hope that someone who isn’t the original writer will capture the voice, character, setting, pacing (and all the other elements of bookmaking) in the right measure
    SOURCE: The New York Times 2 months ago
  2. Why should there be more Winnie-the-Pooh, given that this is so much a work of style and voice? ... There is a feeling in the publishing industry of not wanting to leave well enough alone.
    SOURCE: The New York Times 2 months ago
  3. I made Eeyore a little more proactive so he wasn’t always the victim, although you can’t turn him into Gary Cooper or something ... Pooh may have put on an inch or two, but he’s the same old bear.
    SOURCE: The New York Times 2 months ago
  4. This doesn’t damage the original stories at all, though, and allows us to continue the stories in a world of kindness, cheerfulness, laughter and fun.
    SOURCE: The New York Times 2 months ago
  5. The best-case scenario is that it’s excellent, it’s magnificent and it brings more people to the original Pooh books, not the Disneyfied version
    SOURCE: The New York Times 2 months ago
  6. We have not had any specific requests or inquires
    SOURCE: The New York Times 2 months ago
  7. He clearly had a wonderful feel for this amazing world of Pooh
    – Michael Brown (politician) SOURCE: The New York Times 2 months ago
  8. We’re having a party on Tuesday to celebrate
    SOURCE: The New York Times 2 months ago
  9. Some people said it shouldn’t be done, and there will still be some of that now, this feeling that this is a gleaming jewel in the world of children’s books and don’t mess around with it
    – Michael Brown (politician) SOURCE: The New York Times 2 months ago

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