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The Tale of One Bad Rat (Paperback)

by Bryan Talbot (Author, Illustrator)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 136 pages
  • Publisher: Titan Books Ltd (19 Jan 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1852866896
  • ISBN-13: 978-1852866891
  • Product Dimensions: 25.9 x 17 x 0.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 723,546 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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`A touching, clever and, where it counts, scrupulously realistic story...Cape does well to return it to print'
--Daily Telegraph

'An incontrovertible and blazing masterpiece. It is a story of the redemption that art holds and its full-colour realistic drawing style is perfection of its kind.'
--The Times --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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`Beautiful artwork and finely observed dialogue...a justly celebrated work' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful tale, 15 Jan 2001
One Bad Rat is a beautiful comic, entirely unlike anything I have seen before. With no fantasy elements (well, apart from the giant imaginary rat) the story stands on the telling and the art. A young girl escapes her abusive father and unloving mother, running first to London and then the Lake District, where she finds a surrogate family. It all sounds like a TV movie, but is far superior to subject of the week fodder. The story is less melodramatic, the detail better observed, the colour more vivid and (yes) the acting is more believable.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ratus Graphicus, 8 Aug 2008
By The Kinniburgh Kid (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tale of One Bad Rat (Hardcover)
This is a very nicely produced hardback edition collecting together the whole story.

I ordered it based on the reputation of the book from blogs and the like and I was not disappointed. In fact, I sat up late to read all the way to the end.

First published in 1995, the plot is now perhaps a little less surprising and shocking than it was back then, but it remains a very moving story, with characters that feel real and that you care about.

Like a good thriller you find yourself hoping the story will go in a certain direction while simultaneously fearing the opposite. It is highly effective and moving stuff.

By mistake I ordered two copies, but in fact that has turned out to be a good thing because it is one of those books you will want to pass on to others.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Queen Rat, 19 Aug 2008
By The Kinniburgh Kid (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tale of One Bad Rat (Paperback)
This is a very nicely produced hardback edition collecting together the whole story.

I ordered it based on the reputation of the book from blogs and the like and I was not disappointed. In fact, I sat up late to read all the way to the end.

First published in 1995, the plot is now perhaps a little less surprising and shocking than it was back then, but it remains a very moving story, with characters that feel real and that you care about.

Like a good thriller you find yourself hoping the story will go in a certain direction while simultaneously fearing the opposite. It is highly effective and moving stuff.

By mistake I ordered two copies, but in fact that has turned out to be a good thing because it is one of those books you will want to pass on to others.
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