Utsob Roy reviewed Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Review of 'Tales from Outer Suburbia' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Simple and Wholesome.
English language
Published Nov. 10, 2008 by Arthur A. Levine Books.
Tales from outer suburbia
by Shaun Tan
Fifteen illustrated short stories, some humorous and some haunting, set in the Australian suburbs.
Matthew Royal reviewed Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Review of 'Tales from Outer Suburbia' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This was much better than I was expecting. Should I ever have children, this is one of the books I will read with them. It has an open ended air that cultivates a worship of the mischievous, infinitely varied world we live in. The closest genre I can compare it to is Lovecraft's works of cosmic horror, where reality seems a thin veil for the fantastic and unimaginable. It deals with real psychological themes of abandonment, love in many forms, and the choices we make without thinking.
Here lies no horror or demons, so maybe we'll call Tan's work a volume in cosmic joy.
This was much better than I was expecting. Should I ever have children, this is one of the books I will read with them. It has an open ended air that cultivates a worship of the mischievous, infinitely varied world we live in. The closest genre I can compare it to is Lovecraft's works of cosmic horror, where reality seems a thin veil for the fantastic and unimaginable. It deals with real psychological themes of abandonment, love in many forms, and the choices we make without thinking.
Here lies no horror or demons, so maybe we'll call Tan's work a volume in cosmic joy.
Subjects
- Children's stories, Australian
- Suburban life -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction
- Suburban life -- Australia -- Fiction
- Short stories
- Australia -- Fiction