The Doubtful Guest

I am a big Gorey fan and my friends are having a baby- they requested books instead of cards and this is what I got! The paper is a little thin- so I would recommend an older child who can flip the pages with caution, but overall this is the best little Gorey book you can get for a younger crowd. It’s a hilarious read and it’s full of mischief and mayhem!

Having been a Gorey fan for years, "The Doubtful Guest" did not let me down. Gorey is so unique in his art and weird point of view are thoroughly entertaining and bizarre at the same time. He's probably not for everyone, but for folks like me he makes me laugh and ponder at the same time.

I am a devoted Edward Gorey fan who realized that I had given away not one, but two, of my copies of 'The Doubtful Guest. This time I plan to keep this copy [my copy] in a special place on my bookcase.

I am a Gorey fan. I love his artwork and this book is great. It is strange and so was he. My son was puzzled. He said "What does it mean? what was the point? A crazy penguin doesn't leave your house for 17 yrs? That's terrible and weird mom!" Yes it is son. It is perfect.

A beautiful story of friendship

This is my single favorite Edward Gorey book, partially because of the amusing couplets it is written in, but mostly because of the appearance of the guest himself, which never ceases to amuse me. The concept of a strange creature who mysteriously visits and decides to stay (seventeen years) while exercising odd whims (like fits in which he removes all towels from the bath or hiding inside a soup tureen) is particularly suited to Gorey's odd brand of humor (although it is not one of his more unusual books, by any stretch of the imagination.)I have liked Edward Gorey since I was in my teens, and still find him as unique and entertaining as ever. This is my very favorite Gorey book, and would make an excellent introduction to one of the oddest cartoonists of the twentieth century.

came a little damaged.

This is a charming story of a questionable character who appears out of nowhere and endears "it"self by simply being itself: odd, personable, quirky, and tenacious. The pen and ink drawings by Edward Gorey are impeccable (his formal training at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago lasted only one year), showing a natural gift for precision and imagination; they are used exclusively as signatures of the PBS series "Mystery." The Victorian/Edwardian theme creates another world, placing the reader in the late 19th, early 20th century of elegance and propriety, making the mysterious appearance of this peculiar "Doubtful Guest" even more peculiar. The fact that Mr. Gorey created these drawings and the story they tell in 1957 is testimony to its timeless, endearing, enduring quality.

Good value, good condition and quick enough.

This is really one of my good buys, I enjoyed the book and its dark humour especially during this pandemic time. I find that when I'm a bit sad, this book makes me smile.

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Absurde, froidement angoissant, surréaliste, parfait. Si vous êtes français, tout comme moi, pas facile de connaître l'existence de ce maître américain de l'illustration. C'est tellement injuste quand on sait qu'Edward Gorey était très francophile. Ses histoires, assez noires, donnent un goût coincé de poésie, d'horreur, de drame sociale, de gothique, ou de comédie de Broadway.Il est LA principale influence de Tim Burton (revendiquée) et a inspiré de nombreux autres artistes (Tom Gauld, Wes Anderson...) Et si j'ai eu la chance de le découvrir il y a une vingtaine d'année (lors d'un voyage en Angleterre) laissez-moi vous dire qu'il est indispensable à votre bibliothèque !

Un libriccino scoperto percaso a casa di una mia amica da cui non sono più riuscita a separarmi e ho dovuto comprarlo. Unisce in se una poetica particolare con un umorismo assurdo. Leggendolo, ti fa sorridere.