The Gashlycrumb Tinies
by:
Edward Gorey (author)
A new, small-format edition of one of Edward Gorey’s “dark masterpieces of surreal morality” (Vanity Fair): a witty, disquieting journey through the alphabet.
A new, small-format edition of one of Edward Gorey’s “dark masterpieces of surreal morality” (Vanity Fair): a witty, disquieting journey through the alphabet.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780151003082 (0151003084)
Publish date: October 15th 1997
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages no: 64
Edition language: English
Series: The Vinegar Works (#1)
4.5 stars, because OMG MY HEART. O_______O;I still recall the time someone brought this up in a class one day, I forget if it was a student or a teacher. And man, this was so ghastly creepy. 26 letters, 26 kids, 26 deaths. *shudders* Ironically it's done in a rather poetic way.WARNING. THIS IS DARK....
Genre: Horror / Fantasy / Sickness / Death Year Published: 1963 Year Read: 2012 Series: The Vinegar Works #1 Twenty-six different ways to die! Now, I am no stranger when it comes to reading dark and morbid books for children since I had read children’s books such as “Halloween ABC” and “T...
Awesome as only Edward Gorey can be. I recommend this gruesome little treasure to anyone who has an odd sense of humour. ;)
A lot of books, whether it be fiction or a documentary, were written about the holocaust. This is one of them, although that wasn't the reason why I picked it up. There are three reasons.One is the Book Thief herself. I thought at first this is a story of an exceptionally gifted and intelligent girl...
This fascinated and frightened me when I first pawed through it, so many years ago. The drawings are so fantastic and of course, Edward Gorey is the Master of the hilarious macabre.
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