Noisy outlaws, unfriendly blobs, and some other things that aren't as scary, maybe, depending on how you feel about lost lands, stray cellphones, creatures from the sky, parents who disappear in Peru, a man named Lars Farf, and one other story [...]
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781932416350 (1932416358)
Publish date: September 12th 2005
Publisher: McSweeney's
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
A rather odd - but not bad - illustrated collection of short stories. The emphasis is on rather twisted tall-tale/fairytale type pieces. According to the publisher, the intended audience is "young adults first, all other adults second," - they're not children's stories, but they're mostly stories ab...
I liked the intro and that was it. One of the most uninspired short story collections that I have ever read. The title is better than the book itself.
A great collection, chock full of some of my favorite writers.
![Noisy outlaws, unfriendly blobs, and some other things that aren't as scary, maybe, depending on how you feel about lost lands, stray cellphones, creatures from the sky, parents who disappear in Peru, a man named Lars Farf, and one other story [...] - McSweeney's Publishing, Eli Horowitz, Ted Thompson](http://booklikes.com/photo/max/220/330/upload/books/d/a/azure_daa8755a8b791342e77481ec74a6053f.jpg "Noisy outlaws, unfriendly blobs, and some other things that aren't as scary, maybe, depending on how you feel about lost lands, stray cellphones, creatures from the sky, parents who disappear in Peru, a man named Lars Farf, and one other story [...] - McSweeney's Publishing, Eli Horowitz, Ted Thompson")
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