Tales of tragic young lives, a review of The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy

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2007-05-01 02:17 From: JS (Hong Kong)

a review of The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy

It was all because of Tim Burton or I think I would't have picked this book from the shelf. I bought this book from a HMV store. When I spotted 'Tim Burton' on the book cover, I wondered what kind of stories this famous director would write. For those who have no idea who he is, I guess you'll have heard of 'The Nightmare before Christmas' and 'The Corpse Bride', right? Do you find these names familiar? Yes, Tim Burton is the director of these box office hits.

You may find all the characters inside just way too unplesant to look at. Yes, these characters are portrayed in a way that makes them unloved and unwanted by society or even their parents. It is sad to see that the book has reflected the truth to some extent. Problematic families and children are found everywhere in our soicety nowadays. In reality, these poor children might not look as weird as the characters in the book, but who knows how badly these kids' self-images could have been twisted or battered.

The young generation is at stake, yet how many of us undestand the gravity of the situation?

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2007-05-02 13:09: Dun Wang
a very primitive question: what is a "HMV store"?

2007-05-05 03:54: JS
An international chain store that sells CDs, VCDs, DVDs, books, etc.