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I bought this book for my 9 year old daughter for Xmas. She absolutely loved it. In her words, "I went through it in like 25 ,minutes". I can't vouch if it was 25 minutes but it was def in one sitting. Her favorite stories were Robot Boy and then Stick Boy & Match Girl. But all the stories were really good (according to her) and she's already reading it again. And I've noticed that my 11 year old daughter has been reading stories out of the book as well :)


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The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy Other Stories Tim Burton 9780688156817 Books Reviews

My friend is a huge Tim Burton fan so I had to jump on this when I saw it and it is amazing and looks great on a coffee table.
For a Tim Burton fan, the content is excellent. I got this for my boyfriend for his birthday, and it's right up his alley. The only problem I have with this is that the quality of the binding and cover is not that great. I was definitely a little disappointed as it does not have the quality appearance I was hoping for. Obviously I wasn't expecting miracles considering it was only $12, but there are obvious scuff marks on the back cover and the decal's on the front and back are both slightly crooked as if they were pasted on by hand. Otherwise it was a worthwhile purchase.
If you are a Tim Burton fan you will find this book delightful. Colorful stories written in simple rhyme will leave you laughing. The illustrations are perfect for the book. I would not suggest this for little children as there are innuendos about sex and death however, I would recommend it for high school age and older. As a teacher I have even used it for lessons on inference, basic poetry, connection between illustration and text, and morals of a story.
`The melancholy death of oyster boy & other stories' is a compilatory book of 23 poems written by director Tim Burton (Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow)

All the poems are beautifully accompanied by original illustrations drawn by Burton, the perfect complement for the stories he tells throughout the book. The book is also presented in a Postscript version of Scripps College Oldstyle, a very interesting notation on the last pages.

The peculiarity of all the characters in this book is what makes them so compelling, the poems are filled with a very dark humor, irony and beautiful metaphors (there is the story of `Voodoo girl', a girl with pins around her heart, so no one can get close to her or she will be hurt) All the characters are outcasts, characters so unique that it is very difficult for them to fit in and be loved, but even though they're different, the situations can somehow relate to real life. Once you read this book it is very easy to understand the origins of `Edward Scissorhands', a guy with scissors instead of hands who couldn't possible hug or have physical contact with anyone. The last poem of the book is the perfect ending for this incredible compilation of bizarre tales on the lives of even more bizarre but lovable characters.

An excellent book for all ages, the poems are quite rhythmic and simple, I have bought a couple of copies to give to some of my friends and I haven't met a single person who has read it and didn't like it. The poem that gives title to the book is just unbelievable and the best poem of the book; how love can lead to cruelty and the melancholic fate of poor oyster boy will leave you with a sensation of sadness.

If you have enjoyed the works of Burton in the movies and specially liked `Edward Scissorhands' you are going to fall in love with this book.
Being a fan of Tim Burtons works which need no introduction here, I discovered after some cursory research that he had written a book of poetry with pictures that had a most interesting title.A little book all of one hundred fifteen pages or so that could be read in less than ten minutes. I had to get it.Well the binding is sure beautiful and the content is bizarre with children being the target of his illustrations.Not in an abusive way, but rather something the Addams family would enjoy.The individual parts are brief and the title work is quite good as well. Having recently reviewed a book on oysters, I remembered this one purchased many years ago and it has sat on my shelf long forgotten.I reread it again and still find it cool and thought provoking. Just a little ditty merely for fun. The illustrations are raw,minimalistic yet leave an imprint on your mind that stays there.So, if you're a Burton fan for whatever reason, you'll appreciate this little gem.Hey,don't get serious it's not high end poetry,prose or art we are talking about here just sillyness, but fun in a ghoulish sort of way.I just throw it out here for food for thought because its within my particular bent of literary preferences.Only four stars because for the price you should get more,but for originality it rates.Have fun!!

The melancholy death of oyster boy is a collection of short story/poems that are accompanied by morbid pictures. These are mostly meant to be either morbid or hilarious or a combination of the two but the stories being more of a hit or miss. Some are funny or make you think in a poetic way especially with the pictures. Some are sad in a ironic way that wil have you chuckling under your breath or sadly contemplating the tragic stories or both!but some leave you thinking what was the joke? Or what was the point?

All in all it's a short read that will not last more than ten minutes, it's interesting in itself for the morbid Burton illustrations that it has and some of the stories are intriguing but the quality ratio in the story is not good enough with many falling flat.

It would be a good read for when your waiting for the bus or tram but nothing I would really recommend anyone unless they were big Burton fans or fans of dark comedy.
I bought this book for my 9 year old daughter for Xmas. She absolutely loved it. In her words, "I went through it in like 25 ,minutes". I can't vouch if it was 25 minutes but it was def in one sitting. Her favorite stories were Robot Boy and then Stick Boy & Match Girl. But all the stories were really good (according to her) and she's already reading it again. And I've noticed that my 11 year old daughter has been reading stories out of the book as well )