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ifiwasapuppet's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
cheermio's review against another edition
4.0
San Francisco big book sale 2017 - a little treasure
I liked best the cat in the noh play neko no pijama (the cat's pajamas), cat "semaphoring the psalm of life to the world in general", and the dismal tarot card cat.
favorite neglected murdereress is a toss up between the one who chopped up 19 loggers in Oregon and the one who eviscerated her daughter in law with a crochet hook and then made her shroud.
I liked best the cat in the noh play neko no pijama (the cat's pajamas), cat "semaphoring the psalm of life to the world in general", and the dismal tarot card cat.
favorite neglected murdereress is a toss up between the one who chopped up 19 loggers in Oregon and the one who eviscerated her daughter in law with a crochet hook and then made her shroud.
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
We have here a series of postcards about proper looking women with a sentence or 2 about how they killed someone. One woman kills her daughter in-law with a crochet hook and then crockets a shroud for her. There are 12 postcards.
The artwork is amazing with fine details of backgrounds and wallpaper. I thought this was amusing. Subverting expectations is the game here. Gorey loves murder.
The artwork is amazing with fine details of backgrounds and wallpaper. I thought this was amusing. Subverting expectations is the game here. Gorey loves murder.
kazgriki's review against another edition
4.0
Dangerously dark, comically black, Edward Gorey at his best. Unsettling narrative scenes speaking louder than words.
saraluna's review against another edition
3.0
Another odd gem by Gorey. The title suggests an incongruous juxtaposition, and the book itself does not contradict.
balancinghistorybooks's review against another edition
4.0
I was in the mood to read something a little peculiar, and certainly lucked out when I stumbled across this title of Gorey's. The book is very creative, and details, both in wonderful illustrations and accompanying words, cats engaged in a number of unlikely feline pursuits, as well as a series 'neglected murderesses' from history. The inclusion of both such obscurities here felt a little odd; Gorey certainly lulls one into a false sense of security by showing a lovely row of cats practising on a barre, and then detailing women who had poisoned husbands and the like. A memorable and rather quick read.
bibliocyclist's review against another edition
3.0
Cat with pea and walnut shells hoping to deceive.
Cat about to conduct a hitherto unknown overture.
Cat about to conduct a hitherto unknown overture.
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