A review by petrichorandcoffee
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton

dark fast-paced

2.75

Beautifully made book, lovely to look at and hold, and I really really like the concept of unsettling short bedtime stories for adults. I just found the rhythm of the poems to be off (aiming for a Dr. Seuss or Shel Silverstein feel but missing the mark because the singsong feeling was lost at a clearly attempted but unsuccessful rhythm scheme). Truly cool concept and I'm happy to have read it and to own it, I just felt like it missed the mark of what it could have been.