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The Baby Doll Desk Reviewed for kids & the grown-ups who shop for them Reviewed from the windowsill
Lead Review · From: BABESIDE
Ridiculous Golem Repurposed as Mid-Afternoon Biscuit Station
Our critic dismisses the vinyl face as an affront to aesthetics but succumbs to the pliant cloth torso, kneading it with irresistible rhythm and reassigning the effigy as a comfort accessory.

My human has presented me with what appears to be a miniature, silent homunculus. They call it a "BABESIDE Baby Doll," a 17-inch effigy with an unsettlingly realistic face and a soft body. Its purpose, I'm told, is for small humans to practice their "nurturing," which sounds like a complete waste of perfectly good cuddling that should be directed at me. Whi…

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Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★☆☆
Golem repurposed; it serves my comfort.
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