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嚴謹的精靈歷史學家布蘭格溫·斯珀奇肩負一項任務：被投石機擲越山脈，進入哥布林領地，向他們神祕的黑暗領主獻上無價的和平禮物，同時暗中偵察哥布林王國——超過一百年來，沒有任何精靈能活著從那裡回來。布蘭格溫的接待者，哥布林檔案管理員沃菲爾，興致勃勃地為他介紹周遭。他們本該成為摯友，但一連串離奇的雙面間諜行動、失誤與文化誤解，將這兩位笨拙的學者推入一場國際危機的風暴中心，可能導致他們喪命——並引發兩國之間的戰爭。機智的混合媒材插圖呈現布蘭格溫偷偷傳回精靈王國的密函，而沃菲爾力求客觀的敘述卻講述了截然不同的故事。這部美國國家圖書獎決選作品，既是 hilarious 又尖銳的社會諷刺，充滿驚險動作、視覺幽默，以及一種荒誕的對比，暗示戰爭的最終勝利者也許不是誰贏了，而是誰有權書寫歷史。
I was hooked from the first catapult launch—the way Spurge's stuffy elfin perspective collides with the goblin world is hilarious and tense at the same time. The alternating viewpoints kept me flipping pages long past my bedtime, and the peace-offering plot twist genuinely caught me off guard.
The alternating chapters between Spurge’s haughty notes and the goblin’s sly illustrations had me flipping pages faster than a catapult launch. The tension of him spying in enemy territory while trying not to offend anyone kept me hooked to the very last page.
The goblin court politics and Spurge’s repressed panic made me laugh out loud on the train, and the cataclysm-toss setup is as absurd as it sounds. It’s a sharp, weird ride that sticks with you long after the last page.
