The Nightmare Before Christmas - Book Review

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Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is a retelling of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, it's accompanied by original concept  and sketch art from the development of the film.

This book is written by Sally Morgan, and it was published by Bonnier Books on 26 November, 2020.

A family favourite and cult classic, Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of the best-loved films of all time.

This book is part of the Disney Animated Classic series, which also includes Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, The Lion King, Frozen, The Little Mermaid, Dumbo, Cinderella, Mulan and Pinocchio.

Relive the magic of Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas through this retelling of the classic stop-motion film, accompanied by paintings, story sketches and concept art from the original studio artists.

Skye got me this one Christmas Eve as we watch The Nightmare Before Christmas every year on Christmas Eve and also because she knows how much I love the film.

While reading this retelling, I could hear the film in my head. This book is even perfect for who are new to the franchise or just want to introduce their children to the story. It's really a good introduction if you've never seen the film.

Seeing all the art and creations for the film was really good too. It really shows what work went into creating the film and I would love to check out the other books in this series to get a more behind the scenes look at the story and films.

It's nice to see the concept art for the film, and for me  this book just proves how much I love this film. From start to finish when we watch the film I'm saying all the lines, even without meaning to, and while reading this book I had all the voices in my head too.

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The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories - Book Review

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The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories is a poetry book written and illustrated by film director Tim Burton, published in 1997 by William Morrow and Company.

The book has been generally been well received by both critics and readers. It has received 4.7 out of 5 on Amazon and a B+ at Entertainment Weekly.

According to American comics artist and publisher Stephen R. Bissette, the title poem "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy" was originally conceived as a project for Bissette's comics anthology, Taboo, and was actually written by horror novelist Michael McDowell, who had previously worked with Burton on the screenplays for Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas. McDowell is thanked at the end of the book, but is not credited for writing the poem.

The poems, which are full of dark humour, tell stories of hybrid kids, spontaneous transformers, and women who have babies to win over men.

"The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories exquisitely conveys the pain of an adolescent outsider. Like Tim Burton's movies the work manages to be both childlike and sophisticated, blending the innocent with macabre." - New York Times

"In the manner of pictorial tales of Shel Silverstein, Roald Dahl and Edward Gorey - but from a slightly more twisted realm of the imagination - Burton's creepy stories conjure up the fantastical, even the slightly demented." - Entertainment Weekly

Tim Burton - the creative genius behind Batman, Edward Scissorhands. Sleepy Hollow and The Nightmare Before Christmas - now gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children: misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and tragedy of these hopeful yet hapless beings.

I'm a big fan of Tim Burton's and I have to say my favourite movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas, we watch it throughout October - December, especially Christmas Eve, so how could I not read a book full of his poems. It didn't take me long to get through as it's full of short and easy to read poems. As expected they're really well written and easy to follow, but be prepared they do consist of dark humour, but it's not something I find odd, especially from Tim Burton. 

If you're a fan of Tim Burton's work, and like dark humour then I really do recommend this little book of poems,  I'll happily read it again. Some of the poems left me thinking "what?", but there was a few that I couldn't help giggling as I read them. Something I think can make you question how you think and view certain things. 

Have you read The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories?

What were your thoughts on the book?

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