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The Singing Bones
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An absolutely stunning book of art. It's a hard book to categorize and my shelving is somewhat misleading. It's neither graphic novel nor fairy tale retelling, exactly, though it does contain both graphics and fairy tales. Shaun Tan has crafted 75 beautiful sculptures to represent 75 Brothers Grimm fairy tales, with little snippets from each fairy tale on the adjacent page. Each sculpture is quite simple, but thoughtful and perfectly atmospheric. I must admit that I don't check out that many books of art - so I don't know what to expect from this world - but to me at least, this was unlike anything I've ever seen.
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October 19, 2016
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October 27, 2016
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October 27, 2016
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Oct 29, 2016 05:24PM
This sounds very interesting, Emily! And those pictures are stunning. I'll be adding this :)
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Wow! I haven't heard of this one but it seems beautiful!
Those are amazing, and so simple, yet you still can guess which story is which. What a great find. :)
Thanks for the recommendation! This would be the second book I'm buying based on your review. The first was well received. :)
Omg I love Shaun Tan but didn't know he did this! Can't wait for my copy! Seriously, if my house was burning down, I might run back inside for my copy of his book The Arrival. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92...
Wow, this sounds awesome! Just those couple of pics you posted had me completely enthralled.
