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Tim Burton: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy And Other Stories Tim Burton: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy And Other Stories Tim Burton: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy And Other Stories Tim Burton: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy And Other Stories

Published by Harper Entertainment in 1997, Tim Burton's illustrated book of poems gave birth to a wide variety of loveably macabre characters, such as Stain Boy and The Boy With Nails in his Eyes. Many of these characters have also found their way into shockwave cartoons and a toy range. The twenty-three tales are equally amusing and tragic, but even when the fate of the freakish characters is grim, Burton's humour shines through, such as in this memorable line from the Robot Boy tale – He never forgave her unholy alliance: a sexual encounter with a kitchen appliance.

Eredeti megjelenés éve: 1997

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Faber and Faber, London, 2018
128 oldal · puhatáblás · ISBN: 9780571345106 · Illusztrálta: Tim Burton
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HarperCollins, New York, 2011
128 oldal · keménytáblás · ISBN: 9780688156817
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Faber and Faber, London, 2005
116 oldal · puhatáblás · ISBN: 9780571224449 · Illusztrálta: Tim Burton

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Zsuzsanna_Makai>!
Tim Burton: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy And Other Stories

Hát én voltam a hülye. Arra emlékeztem, h olvastam magyarul, de azt elfelejtettem, h utáltam. Hát angolul se volt jobb.
Utánanéztem, mégis jobb volt, mert kétszer annyi csillagot adtam, mint a magyarra.

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PuPilla>!
Tim Burton: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy And Other Stories

Csak úgy próbából néztem bele ebbe a kötetkébe, és nem gondoltam, hogy tetszeni fog, de nagyon bejött. Viccesen morbid versikék, amiken jókat lehet fintorogni.
Az ilyen rövid, történettel is rendelkező verseket valahogy jobban bírom, mint a pátoszt.

Belle_Maundrell >!
Tim Burton: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy And Other Stories

Burton bácsi, nagyon beteg vagy. De azért szeretlek. :)
(És egyszer majd szeretném magyarul is elolvasni)

Izolda P>!
Tim Burton: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy And Other Stories

Hihi, ez nagyon beteg, nagyon gusztustalan, és nagyon vicces.
Ja, meg szomorú. De valahogy nem ez marad meg a végére, hanem az undorfintoros röhögés.

Gedi>!
Tim Burton: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy And Other Stories

Imádom ezeket a kissé fura, de szeretnivaló TBurton-ivadékokat, legyen bár gombostű a szemük helyén, kagylóhéj alakjuk vagy gyufaszál testük. Pont olyanok, mint filmjeinek karakterei, a furaság mélyén magányosak, szeretetre vágyóak, haláluk történeteik morbidok és viccesek. Ezek is csak arra emlékeztetnek, hogy azért valaha volt kreatív korszaka Mr Burtönnek.

ChEebor>!
Tim Burton: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy And Other Stories

Bírom Burton humorát. Nagyon groteszk és fekete, de van benne egy-két nagyon ütős rím, a verseket pedig már csak az abszurditásuk miatt is érdemes olvasni. Csak hát kicsit túl rövidnek éreztem.

Panda>!
Tim Burton: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy And Other Stories

Mivel olvastam már magyarul, ezért nem volt újdonság. Nagyon szerettem volna eredeti nyelven is olvasni, ugyanis a magyar kevésbé tetszett, kevésbé jött át, és persze sokkal jobban bejött eredeti nyelven, mint a fordítás. Nem a fordító hibája (vagy lehet), én is elkezdtem őket lefordítgatni, amikor kezembe került magyarul, és neten rákerestem az angol verzióra, de valahogy nem adja azt vissza. Bár most hogy újra elolvastam, ismét kedvet kaptam egy kis fordítgatáshoz, alakítgatáshoz. :)
Egyébként nem tudom, miért van az, hogy ebben sokkal, de sokkal szebbek a rajzok! Mármint nem is szebbek, de minőségibbek… A magyarban meg olyan, mintha be lett volna szkennelve, kicsiben és utána nagyítottak volna rajta, elmosódott, sokszor a színe is kicsit más… Ez zavaró volt. A betűtípus is tetszett, nem zavartak a hosszú í betűk. Meg maga a könyv is szép, vagyis az a kiadás, amit én kaptam.^^

Brigi007>!
Tim Burton: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy And Other Stories

Valamikor tavaly olvastam magyarul, akkor is tetszett és angolul is jó volt. Egész jó értettem, pedig azt hittem, nehezebb lesz. Burton egy beteg állat, de így szeretjük.


Népszerű idézetek

volna>!

Her skin is white cloth,
and she's all sewn apart
and she has many colored pins
sticking out of her heart.

She has many different zombies
who are deeply in her trance.
She even has a zombie
who was originally from France.

But she knows she has a curse on her,
a curse she cannot win.
For if someone gets
too close to her,

the pins stick farther in.

Voodoo Girl

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zuzm>!

Stick Boy liked Match Girl,
He liked her a lot.
He liked her cute figure,
he thought she was hot.

But could a flame ever burn
for a match and a stick?
It did quite literally;
he burned up quick.

ina_bauer>!

The Girl with Many Eyes

One day in the park
I had quite a surprise.
I met a girl
who had many eyes.

She was really quite pretty
(and also quite shocking!)
and I noticed she had a mouth,
so we ended up talking.

We talked about flowers,
and her poetry classes,
and the problems she'd have
if she ever wore glasses.

It's great to know a girl
who has so many eyes,
but you really get wet
when she breaks down and cries.

gwyneira >!

The doctor said gently,
„What I'm going to say
will sound pretty wild.
But you're not the father
of this strange-looking child.
You see, there still is some question
about the child's gender,
but we think that its father
is a microwave blender.”

The Smiths' lives were now filled
with misery and strife.
Mrs. Smith hated her husband,
and he hated his wife.
He never forgave her unholy alliance:
a sexual encounter
with a kitchen appliance.

Robot Boy

gwyneira >!

The final gasp of his short life
was sickly with despair.
Whoever thought that you could die
from breathing outdoor air?

As Roy's soul left his body,
we all said a silent prayer.
It drifted up to heaven
and left a hole in the ozone layer.

Roy, the Toxic Boy

Algernon P>!

Of all the super heroes,
the strangest one by far,
doesn't have a special power,
or drive a fancy car.

next to Superman and batman,
I guess he must seem tame.
But to me he is quite special,
and Stain Boy is his name.

He can't fly around tall buildings,
or outrun a speeding train,
the only talent he seems to have
is to leave a nasty stain.

Sometimes I know it bothers him,
that he can't run or swim or fly,
and because of this one ability,
his dry cleaning bill is sky-high.

Stainboy

SophieOswald>!

But something was wrong with their bundle of joy.
     It wasn't human at all,
     it was a robot boy!
     He wasn't warm and cudly
     and he didn't have skin.
Instead, there was a cold, thin layer of tin.
There were wires and tubes sticking out of his head.
     He just lay there and stared,
     not living or dead.

5. oldal / Robot Boy

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gwyneira >!

To avoid a lawsuit,
we'll just call her Sue
(or "that girl who likes
to sniff lots of glue").

The reason I know
that this is the case
is when she blows her nose,

kleenex sticks to her face.

Sue

Dextiny>!

The Boy with Nails in his Eyes
put up his aluminium tree.
It looked pretty strange
because he couldn't really see.

george08>!

I once knew a girl
who just stand there and stare.
At anyone or anything,
she seemed not to care.

She'd stare at the ground,

She'd stare at the sky.

She'd stare at you for hours,
and you'd never know why.

But after the local staring contest,

she finally gave her eyes
a well-deserved rest.

Staring Girl


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