Well, I didn't expect THAT ending. I liked this book, and thought it was interesting the way your sympathy for the characters changed. Lots of people didn't like it though - see their views here.
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton was as bizarre as you might expect from the director of films like Beetlejuice. It was strangely touching in some places and truly horrid in others - and funny at the same time. A tiny, tiny read, ideal for my purposes at this stage in the Book-a-Day.
Day 319; Book 309
'Tis the Season to Laugh Like a Lolcat: 20 Original Feline Funnies to End
This Week With Joy and Jingles (December 26, 2025)
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'Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house, not a single gift
was left out, the cats claimed it all—every box, bow, and mouse!
The house ma...
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