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Pete, the resident feline critic
The Pete Gazette
The Collectible Doll Desk Reviewed for kids & the grown-ups who shop for them Reviewed from the windowsill
Lead Review · From: Barbie
Her Shadow Proves More Interesting Than She Does
Our critic dismisses the gingham-clad collectible as mere scenery until a moonlit shadow transforms her into a towering giantess, making her a worthy partner for Pete's nightly wall-prowling adventures.

It appears my human has acquired another plastic totem, this one a smiling, blonde woman in a picnic-blanket dress, supposedly from a "movie." They call her "Barbie." From my superior vantage point on the sofa, I see a collection of parts rather than a whole. The doll itself is a rigid, unappealing thing, but the small, dangly bits—the daisy necklace, the r…

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Image of Barbie The Movie Doll, Margot Robbie as, Collectible Doll Wearing Pink & White Gingham Dress with Daisy Chain Necklace
Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★☆☆
Shadow-self is a fine adversary. She stays.
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