A review by octavia_cade
A Book of Nonsense, by Mervyn Peake
3.0
The best part of this is far and away Peake's illustrations of his poems. A hugely talented artist, his sketches here are absolutely delightful. The poems themselves don't charm me in the same way, although my favourite of the bunch, "Aunts and Uncles", is pretty wonderful, what with poor old Aunty Mig turning into a warty flying pig and a very grumpy picture to match.
Fun but fairly lightweight, certainly not to the same level as some of Peake's astonishing prose - or even his other, non-nonsense poetry.
Fun but fairly lightweight, certainly not to the same level as some of Peake's astonishing prose - or even his other, non-nonsense poetry.