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The Gashlycrumb Tinies (Hardcover)

by Edward Gorey (Author, Illustrator)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 64 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; New edition edition (5 Nov 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747541604
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747541608
  • Product Dimensions: 15.4 x 12.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,422 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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An alphabetical phantasmagoria in which a succession of infants meet dreadful ends.

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Kookily Creepy....Everyone should own a copy., 21 Mar 2001
By Mr. M. A. Denton "Professor Yaffle" (Belper, Derbyshire, England) - See all my reviews
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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.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Demented, horrific and I loved every page of it., 19 Jul 2000
By Bret M. Herholz (Worcester, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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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.
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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An A-Z of children dying..., 13 Jan 2004
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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5.0 out of 5 stars 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 12 months ago by P. W.

3.0 out of 5 stars 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 16 months ago by C. Macnaughton

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 19 months ago by S. Pearson

5.0 out of 5 stars S is for ....
superb, smashing & silly. I giggle every time I pick it up.
Everyone should have a copy.
Published 22 months ago by N. Allistone

5.0 out of 5 stars 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_K

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow...
I bought this on a recommendation and at first I was a little sceptical about it, but I was completely wrong. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2006 by Ms. A. Pratt

5.0 out of 5 stars C is for Creepy and thats what this is..........
This book is so bizarre but absolutely brilliant. I first heard of this book when I found A-L in a magazine and cut them out, I thought it was so strange that I had to read the... Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful take-off of a classical idea
After having "A is for Amy who fell down the stairs, B is for Basil assaulted by Bears" as my desktop wallpaper for a while, I felt compelled to read the rest, and I am... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars epitomizing humor in subject matter indescribably appalling
In 1964, after a visit to the "Big Apple" for a visit to MOMA, (followed by dinner with my parents and horrific little sister, Hope), my father saw a 24-hour book... Read more
Published on 23 Jan 1999

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