A review by mehsi
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan

2.0

A strange and bizarre collection of stories about a suburbia.

This is apparently marketed towards children, however I wouldn't recommend it for that age group. I think this would be better for teens/young adults.

The stories were more miss than hit. Some were really good and I enjoyed them, others were just too strange/weird/uncomfortable and I didn't enjoy them.

I liked the illustrations, they made the book weirder, but also made the stories at times more enjoyable and also made some of the stories seem more understandable.

I really liked the scrapbook parts that were between stories.

I wouldn't really recommend this book, unless you want a bizarre book that is a mix of stories and pictures.

Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/