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Aug 28, 2011
Sara
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I had the chance a couple of weeks ago to go through Edward Gorey's house on Cape Cod. It was in many ways a disappointing experience, though there were many interesting things to look at. Disappointing, because the house had been cleaned up and turned into a museum of displays focusing on different parts of Gorey's oeuvre. The museum shop had this coffee-table book of photos of Gorey's house before it was scoured--and now I'm even more sad that they didn't leave his house as it was. It's cle
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Jul 19, 2007
Cody
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A unique insight into the life of Edward Gorey, via his quirky house, which fit him to a "t."
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Jun 22, 2011
David
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This book provides a look at and inside Ted Gorey's eclectic house on Martha's Vineyard. Gorey's gothic oddity is well captured in the photos, though my only criticism is that there are times it seems that rather than "showing the house" they are working very hard to recreate the oddity within the book itself. Maybe that is just my personal quibble, as overall, I quite enjoyed the book.
Dec 22, 2009
Logospilgrim
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This book is positively enchanting. What a joy it was to explore Edward Gorey's wonderful, whimsical, serene house! This is a book I turn to again and again; it gives me peace to gaze at the beautiful photographs contained therein.
Dec 02, 2007
Banzai
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This is a picture book containing photographs of Edward Gorey's home in the state he left it before death. It's fascinating- FASCINATING the way this man assembled objects and how clearly he incorporated them into his work. It's an utter wreck, complete with a couch sacrificed to his feline muses and piles of papers and books; the sort of house that would make my mother turn on her heels and scream out the door faster than a burning banshee.
One day I'll have one just like it.
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One day I'll have one just like it.
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Jan 04, 2010
Jude
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permission to make a home an installation, a performance, a visual haven for the heart & imagination.
& of course, Gorey! in a way - like in a dream - no surprises: we knew it would be magic of some kind.
& of course, Gorey! in a way - like in a dream - no surprises: we knew it would be magic of some kind.
Jul 02, 2009
Yvette
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This photo-journal offers the perfect opportunity to not only step into Gorey's house, but to take a stroll through each of his rooms. Gorey's rooms are not just rooms, but living libraries. A fantastic book!
Aug 09, 2011
I wish more of the pics were in color, and more detail was shown. Nothing of the outside of the house except the cover, but an enjoyable moment in time...
Dec 09, 2011
Gloria
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What quirky, strange collections of things he had about his house. Exactly what I would have imagined.
Dec 16, 2009
jen
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I received this as a Christmas gift from someone who'd heard that I liked the work of Edward Gorey. It's a book of images taken of Gorey's home, called the Elephant House, by a close friend and photographer, about a week after the artist died. Gorey was a packrat, a collector of odd things, full of whimsy, a lover of cats. The photos capture a bit of that.
Apr 18, 2008
Jamie
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Anyone who loves Edward Gorey should flip through this book. There's something revealing about the way Gorey lived. It is indicative of the kind of person he was, shadowy, mysterious, surprising. There are piles of trinkets and items he found laying around that somehow seem magical just because of the way he has placed them.
Dec 17, 2009
Jessi
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Catch a glimpse into Edward Gorey's home as he left it when he died. Very interesting and attractive book.
Dec 16, 2009
David
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a neat little peak into edward gorey's house. the stacks of books made me realize, again, why i enjoy him.
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