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An alphabetical phantasmagoria in which a succession of infants meet dreadful ends.
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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Well, well, well. What can I say? The Gashlycrumb Tinies is a remarkable book. The combination of humour and horror that these little one liners induce is a joy to behold. "Out-Dahling" Dahl at every turn, Gorey manages to compel the reader to laugh at some of the most grotesque deaths ever to befall a child. His skill as an artist is almost matched by his words, but it is the delicate nature of his sketches that is most satisfying. One of lifes great joys is to watch an unsuspecting reader pick up this book and see their eyes widen by the second page. A true delight and one that realises that children love the horrific more than the twee.
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Edward Gorey's take on the alphabet is truely twisted as children who's name begins with each letter dies in some horrible way. Even though it's probably not a book that will be appearing in the classroom anytime soon, it's still great fun to read. I think my favourite is "T" is for Titus who flew into bits, where you see this young well dressed boy holding a package one can only imagine is some sort of letter bomb. Gorey's one of my favourite artist's. His style is original, clever and creepy. Something I could definently see Tim Burton using in a film. There are three books I can recommend to those who are just getting into Edward Gorey's work, "The Epileptic Bicycle", "The Doubtful Guest" and this one. My advice is to start off with this one and get the other ones next. Lots of fun.
41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A rhyming A-Z of children dying ("A is for Amy who fell down the stairs/B is for Basil assaulted by Bears"), with brilliantly detailed, sometimes gruesome, often funny pen and ink drawings accompanying each letter/death. Clearly not the book to be given to the young, the uptight, or the mentally stable, but I loved it. With the same macabre sense of humour as The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy -- Tim Burton, this book is endlessly entertaining. It's pretty expensive at £5.99 for such a small book, but it is hard-cover and it will honestly last you for life, getting plenty of use whenever like-minded friends come round. The drawings look like olden days etchings which adds to the strange atmosphere and morbidity. It's fascinating to look at all the detail of the pictures, and the look of melancholy resignation in most of the children's faces. Also good as a psychological insight into an author who was clearly not normal in mind!
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Great Mixture of Creepy and Funny!
A small, beautifully illustrated book about different ways children have died. Lovely. Particularly like 'W is for Winnie embedded in ice'. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Anna Clare
My kinda' book
Although a little on the small side THE GASHLYCRUMB TINIES, with it's openly dark illustrations is the perfect addition to any Grotesquely sophisticated book shelf. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Stephanie
Book - Gashlycrumb Tinies
Bought this book for my neice who is a goth! The book itself was very basic and did not take much 'reading' but is amusing and she was very pleased with it as it suited her morbid... Read more
Published 18 months ago by J. Harding
Edward Gorey rocks!
If you're a fan of scratchy ink artwork, Edward Gorey pretty much sets the standard that other lesser artists are doomed to follow. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Peej Maybe
Dark humour
If you are interested in the varied and interesting ways these poor children meet their demise then you have to buy this book. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2010 by Linda Hutton
A true masterpiece
Of all the wonderful books Gorey gave us, this is probably the best one. The poetry of the drawings and the text is simply heart-breaking.
Published on 30 Oct 2008 by P. T.
Just.. not that imaginative..
Not as good at The Epileptic Bicycle - yes, the idea behind it is funny, but the ways the kids die aren't that imaginative at all (see The Bunny Suicides!) ... Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2008 by C. Macnaughton
The best Gorey
This is my favourite of all the Gorey I've read, and was also the first I purchased. It is, esentially, an A-Z of children dying, so it may not be to everyone's taste, however,... Read more
Published on 1 April 2008 by S. Pearson
S is for ....
superb, smashing & silly. I giggle every time I pick it up.
Everyone should have a copy.
Everyone should have a copy.
Published on 1 Jan 2008 by N. Allistone
One of his best...
Some of Edward Gorey's work is quite nonsensical, almost like dream diaries (see "The Epileptic Bicycle" and quite a few others), but "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" is absolutely... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2006 by Matt Kenway
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