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• The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories (1997): Tim Burton

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Filmmaker Tim Burton voert ons in dit boek mee naar een duistere wereld vol buitenstaanders: vreemd en griezelig, maar tegelijkertijd geestig en vertederend. In hun zoektocht naar liefde en warmte worden ze tegengewerkt door de wrede, koude buitenwereld. Zelfs van hun ouders krijgen ze niet de waardering waarnaar ze verlangen. Door de fantastische illustraties van Tim Burton ga je op een vreemde manier van deze zonderlingen houden. Hoewel je ze geluk gunt, is hun onvermijdelijke ongeluk toch vreselijk grappig.

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A little gem to treasure forever

The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories is a collection of 23 macabre poems about children that are quite a bit different from the average schoolboy or girl. It features creatures like Anchor Baby, Stain Boy, The Girl With Many Eyes and of course Oyster boy. All poems are nicely illustrated by drawings in a style so typical to Tim Burton.

You will not stumble upon a lot of disagreemment if you state that Tim Burton is a creative genious. Again he proves his unbound talent in this little gem of a book. He takes the reader on an odd trip through his twisted world to show him the most wonderful dark creatures. With only a few lines of poetry he succeeds in generating a deep feeling of compassion with each of those strange children, but subsequently and without exception ends the poem with a sick, but hilarious twist. Many time I literaly had to laugh out loud just because of yet another case of macabre and instant death. Yeah, that is excatly what Burton does to a peace loving guy like me.

The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories is a book that you will finish in less than an hour, but will treasure forever.