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Summary: Edward Gorey is reborn!
Review: These are the best "creepy" stories I have encountered since I was introduced to Gorey's work 20+ years ago. Great demented stories, and illustrations. They are fabulous, with a modern twist we can all relate to. Great for those who love the morbid or just the darkly humourous. This is one of the best of its genre. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Dark, strange and surprisingly funny
Review: The stories may be short, but they're definitely not sweet. If anything, I think adjectives like "twisted" and "warped" might be more appropriate. But the book still manages to be funny and surprising, filled with many jokes only adults should understand. In other words, even disturbed children probably shouldn't put this on their summer reading list. If you know someone with a dark sense of humor, this book makes a great gift. Similarly, if you like a sarcastic story, mocking characters or cynical plot, you'll probably get a good laugh from this book.
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Summary: Are your kids nasty little brats?
Review: This is a very witty little book that I found to be quite amusing. It's nice to see that not all books have to have lovely little stories inside. The real world isn't all happy endings, but hopefully most real world stories won't end the way the stories did in this book. And no, these are not stories to tell your precious children at bedtime... but if your kids are nasty little demonic brats, these stories are good for scaring them. :)
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Summary: :)
Review: it was so funny! you just have to enjoy nasty endings and such :)
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Summary: Twisted tales not for children
Review: What a creative new satiric short stories about unwanted children. This is not a book that a parent should read to put kids to sleep. This depicted somewhat abnormal children with tales of mature humor. Didn't know what to think at first but then as I read more and more, the stories got real interesting. Once a person has read one story, can't help but read all of them. After finishing the book for the first time, I wanted to read it again.
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Summary: Twisted Sense of Humor?
Review: This book is perfect for anyone who notices the smaller oddities in life and finds them hilarious. DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED, but if you do, just lighten up, its (...) hilarious.
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Summary: One of the funniest ever
Review: Truly one of the best books I've ever read. The illustrations are brilliant! If you like books like Shel Silversteins 'Uncle Shelby's ABZ primer' or Edward Gorey type things, you'll enjoy this one.
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Summary: Awwwww! This book is great...
Review: My boyfriend bought me this book, after pointing it out to me one day whilst we were in Border's. It's SO cute and funny! The story about Dick and Muffy is hilarious, as well as reading about Creepy Susie tingling at the thought of Eric Tinklebutt (sp?)...lol. The drawings are funny, too. Very cute book =)
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Summary: Not Worth the Price
Review: I am a big fan of black humour, but Oblong lacks the style and sophistication of an Edward Gorey, the cuteness of Roman Dirge, or the social critique of Jhonen Vasquez. The story "Debbies", for example, does take an unoriginal stab at cliques (see the movie Heathers), but is very weak as satire. It does reminds me of the fun I had as a little kid telling gross and ridiculous stories around campfires (it is, after all, very juvenile), however at $25 for one panel of art per page it is not at all worthwhile. Perhaps if it came out as a thin, cheap comic book I would buy it, but only then.
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Summary: HOLY JEEBUS, this book is hilarious
Review: ...Somehow, I stumbled accross this book. Its truly the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.. I love the sick, side splitting humour and the crude and twisted animations. The book is eccentric and creative. I haven't laughed that hard in a while. My abs still hurt in fact. If you want to have sore abs...from laughing so hard ...get this book =)
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