Lump

One of the least sympathetic characters readers will ever meet in literature, Lump is going to make many a teen, preteen, or for that matter, parent uncomfortable - and there's plenty of grist for fans of Donna Jo Napoli's fairy tale psychodramas, too.

The Witch's Boy: Summary and book reviews of The Witch's Boy by Michael Gruber. 2005

The Lump was the cause of Pollyooly's first introduction to fellow-sojourners in this delectable land.

Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl Edgar Jepson 1900

Inventive details such as Lump's cradle, which rocks itself and croons lullabies, will charm, but the languorous pace and muddled message will likely make it off-putting to teens.

The Witch's Boy: Summary and book reviews of The Witch's Boy by Michael Gruber. 2005

Upon my return to the US, I was shown a picture taken in Cuba of the "Lump," who was with an

Testimony of Michael D 1999

No, I was not tortured by Cubans in Vietnam, but I was interrogated by the "Lump," and a person who appeared to be a Latino and who spoke a few words of Spanish to the "Lump" during my interrogation in the early part of 1970.

Testimony of Michael D 1999

Upon my return to the US, I was shown a picture taken in Cuba of the "Lump," who was with an

Benge letter 1999

No, I was not tortured by Cubans in Vietnam, but I was interrogated by the "Lump," and a person who appeared to be a Latino and who spoke a few words of Spanish to the "Lump" during my interrogation in the early part of 1970.

Benge letter 1999

The approaches to both bars were clear of danger, with the single exception of the "Lump" before mentioned; and so regular are the soundings that the shore can be coasted for miles within a stone's throw of the breakers.

The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner John Wilkinson

"Lump" was all that his name implies, for he weighed almost as much as his brother.

Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters 1912

Any illusion Jack might have had about friendship between an owner and his slave was dispelled by the thralls’ names: Pig Face, Dirty Pants, Thick Legs, and a man-and-wife couple called Lump and She-Lump.

The Sea of Trolls Nancy Farmer 2004