This short novel packs a whole lot of crazy, weird and whimsical happenings in 80 odd pages. I loved every minute of reading it, not to mention the great illustrations. A thief walks into a bank and demands each person give him their most emotionally valued item (that they have at the time) . The...
Everyone who was robbed in Bank #117 of the most sentimental object in their possession at the time of the robbery undergoes a sort of 'trial' in the following days and has to either find a way to overcome their ensuing problems or be destroyed by them. The protagonist (who is a bit of an asshole...
Born Weird was weirdly wonderful. At times it felt like that cousin who is so weird you don't know how to perceive that weirdness. Andrew Kaufman wrote a very heartfelt and emotional book under the cover of hilarity. It was reminiscent of The Royal Tenenbaums in some ways. This book was loade...
More lovely Andrew Kaufman nonsense. He's fast becoming one of my favourites. Not as good as The Waterproof Bible (which is excellent), but still thoroughly enjoyable characters.A quotation: "But at this moment it became clear to her that the only thing powerful enough to transform people into br...
Unusual, interesting, an enjoyable page-turner, but somehow not a fully satisfying read as I look back on it. I don't know why, except maybe it has to do with a feeling that not all story lines are fully rounded off.It would be nice if the author had given the two main male characters - Stewart a...
Weird! But very good. I really enjoyed the various elements of the story and how they all came together. In themselves, they could all easily be separate novels but you never feel like you're not getting enough detail to keep the book going.It felt like it took a while to get going, staying delib...
If you’re ever nostalgic for bedtime stories, the ones that made you float to another world that was both sweet and sad but made you smile all the same, than this is the book for you. Reading this book felt like spending time with some of the best books of my childhood, but then the adult version...