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Summary: Disturbingly light hearted strangeness
Review: This must be an autobiographical piece vearing from sudden suprising surealism to shining normality. Croquet mallets and Cycling combine in this masterpiece of comic inter-reactions.
Rating:
Summary: Wonderful Oddness...
Review: Two children go an "adventure" of sorts, riding around on an "Epiplectic Bicycle" (which eventually meets its demise) in this "chapter book" of sorts by Edward Gorey. One detail I enjoyed was the chapter numbers-I noticed about halfway through reading it that I was on something like Chapter 11, but never remembered seeing Chapter 10... Pure Gorey fun! If you're not really into the scarily macabre Gorey stuff, try this book instead. It's much more light, but still has those touches that only Edward could add. It's even good for slightly older children (9-11 year olds), and the pictures are good for any age (like the picture that is all black except for a sliver of light on a bicycle wheel).
Rating:
Summary: Wonderful Oddness...
Review: Two children go an "adventure" of sorts, riding around on an "Epiplectic Bicycle" (which eventually meets its demise) in this "chapter book" of sorts by Edward Gorey. One detail I enjoyed was the chapter numbers-I noticed about halfway through reading it that I was on something like Chapter 11, but never remembered seeing Chapter 10... Pure Gorey fun! If you're not really into the scarily macabre Gorey stuff, try this book instead. It's much more light, but still has those touches that only Edward could add. It's even good for slightly older children (9-11 year olds), and the pictures are good for any age (like the picture that is all black except for a sliver of light on a bicycle wheel).
Rating:
Summary: Immediately appealing; whimsical.
Review: Upon first reading I was reminded of John Lennon's "In His Own Write". The writing is relentlessly appealing. I think if I understood why I like it so much I would know more about how my mind works. But, it's okay. Just read the book.
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