false <![CDATA[Amphigorey]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170347816m/47559.jpg 47559 7 The title of this deliciously creepy collection of Gorey's work stems from the word <I>amphigory</I>, meaning a nonsense verse or composition. As always, Gorey's painstakingly cross- hatched pen and ink drawings are perfectly suited to his oddball verse and prose. The first book of 15, "The Unstrung Harp," describes the writing process of novelist Mr. Clavius Frederick Earbrass: "He must be mad to go on enduring the unexquisite agony of writing when it all turns out drivel." In "The Listing Attic," you'll find a set of quirky limericks such as "A certain young man, it was noted, / Went about in the heat thickly coated; / He said, 'You may scoff, / But I shan't take it off; / Underneath I am horribly bloated.' " <P> Many of Gorey's tales involve untimely deaths and dreadful mishaps, but much like tragic Irish ballads with their perky rhythms and melodies, they come off as strangely lighthearted. "The Gashlycrumb Tinies," for example, begins like this: "A is for AMY who fell down the stairs, B is for BASIL assaulted by bears," and so on. An eccentric, funny book for either the uninitiated or diehard Gorey fans. 2375439 book 1972 Amphigorey total:1562|5:957|4:485|3:107|2:9|1:4| 1562 7068 1908 61 4 5 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 13:45:04 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 14:18:36 -0800 2008 (a short play)
(based on actual events)
(one might say, ripped from the headlines)

Child: Are those bugs?
Woman: Yep.
Child: What are they doing, Mum?
Woman: Uh. Do you want to go watch tv?
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The Unstrung Harp, The Listing Attic, The Doubtful Guest, The Object Lesson, The Bug Book, The Fatal Lozenge, The Hapless Child, The Curious Sofa, The Willowdale Handcar, The Gashlycrumb ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 12:12:09 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 18:16:59 -0700 2009
"There was a young curate whose brain
Was deranged by the use of cocaine;
He lured a smal...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 15 15:33:49 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 15:33:49 -0700 2009 Amphigorey contains some of my favorite pieces, like "The Doubtful Guest," "The Curious Sofa" and "The Gashlycrumb Tinies," Gorey's hilarious alphabet of horrific child deaths. ("A is for Amy who fell down the stairs, B is...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1980 Thu Mar 26 12:32:04 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 12:32:04 -0700 2009 1
In the 80's, in college, were often around people who thought it was Incredibly funny and good and artistic and creative and whole shows put on with/of/about it all and so on. I was unmoved.
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I struggle to describe Edwards Gorey’s stories and basically can only sum it up with two phrases, ”hmmm, wonder where this is going,” and ”I did not see that coming.”

...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1976 Thu Jul 09 14:11:19 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 14:19:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 12:25:43 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 12:31:21 -0700 2009 This is a collection of fifteen of his short books in one volume. If the people at my library knew what was in this book, th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 18 12:32:27 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 11:37:01 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 12:32:27 -0800 2009 1
This anthology was quite wonderful and I really enjoyed his drawings and poems. There were at least fifteen pieces in there--all full of his unique and dark humor. My particular favorites were...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Feb 04 17:54:11 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 18:11:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Mon Jul 13 13:02:52 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 13:07:04 -0700 2009
This collection includes Gashlycrumb Tinies, the Doubtful Guest, the Curious Sofa, and twelve oth...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 08:40:33 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 18:01:02 -0800 2009 4 0 true false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 17:31:11 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 06:52:45 -0700 2009
A timid young woman names Jane
Found parties a terrible strain;
With movements uncertain
She’d hide in a curtain
And make sounds like a rabbit in pain
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