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.
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy And Other Stories 65 csillagozás

Eredeti megjelenés éve: 1997
Kedvencelte 6
Várólistára tette 20
Kívánságlistára tette 20

Kiemelt értékelések


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.


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


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.


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.^^
Népszerű idézetek




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




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.




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




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




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




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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