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Title: Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells: Based on Quentin Cottington's Journal of Faery Research by Terry Jones, Brian Froud ISBN: 0-684-83206-2 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: November, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.45 (11 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: NASTY HUMOR
Comment: I PICKED UP THIS BOOK SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF A SCANT FEW OF BRIAN FROUDS BOOKS STILL IN PRINT. I CAN'T HELP REGRETTING THAT A LITTLE. BRIAN FROUD IS A WONDERFUL ARTIST, AND TERRY JONES CAN BE FUNNY SOMETIMES, BUT I GET THE FEELING THIS BOOK WAS RUSHED ONTO SHELVES SIMPLY TO CAPITALIZE ON THE POPULARITY OF THE PRESSED FAIRY BOOK. IT IS LITERALLY SATURATED WITH BATHROOM HUMOR: AMONG THE CREATURES THEY INTERVIEW ARE FARTS, VOMIT, AND URINE STAINS. EVEN FROUD'S ART, WHICH IS SURE TO INTICE PEOPLE WHO WON'T EVEN READ THE TEXT, SEEMS RUSHED AND CHEAP. MANY CHARACTERS ARE SHAPELESS GLOBS, AND MANY INTERPRETATIONS OF THE SAME CHARACTERS KEEP POPPING UP. IT IS SALVAGABLE BUY SOME FUNNY IDEAS (ONE STAIN THINKS IT IS GROUCHO MARX) AND LINES ("FROUD TOOK SEVERAL BLOWS TO THE BRAIN WHICH FORTUNATELY HAD NO AFFECT" SOMETHING LIKE THAT. STILL, IT PROBABLY WON'T ENDERE ITSELF TO ANYONE BUT FROUD FANS, AND EVEN THEN IT WILL PROBABLY BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THERE LISTS.
Rating: 5
Summary: Not just funny...
Comment: ...but also a bit disarming! Some of the stains and "odor" illustrations in the book look... well, "fresh". I'm not altogether sure that I want to know how the book publisher achieved this effect, but it definately adds bonus points in my mind.
So, the authors of the book claim to have found a gadget that allows them to communicate with smells and stains. Odd, to think that such things are sentient, but nonetheless, their commentary is, of course, hilarious.
Not that I mean to give anything away, but my personal favorite is "The Great Stain of the Apocalypse" and the theory surrounding it. You'll have to get the book (which I recommend) to find out more!
Rating: 5
Summary: Scotch-guard your wardrobe and prepare to be amused....
Comment: ...because Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells is, aside from nicely done art (by Brian Froud) and brilliant satire (by Terry Jones), a fairly good glimpse into the sort of creatures that are around even if you don't want them to be, even if you aren't the sort to have pixies and goblins about because you don't believe in them or believe in them so much it creeps the little creatures out. Check under your VCR or underneath the layer of papers covering a desk to see what I mean, as you've probably got Doggitus Mucilagus sticking some loose change to the wood.
Extremely funny and far from fiction, get it for yourself and as a gift for your favourite neat-freak.
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Title: Lady Cottington's Fairy Album by Brian Froud ISBN: 0810932946 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Goblin Companion: A Field Guide to Goblins by Brian Froud, Terry Jones, Brain Froud ISBN: 157036284X Publisher: Turner Pub Pub. Date: July, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Runes of Elfland by Ari Berk, Brian Froud ISBN: 0810946122 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The World of the Dark Crystal: The Collector's Edition by Brian Froud ISBN: 0810945797 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Are All the Giants Dead? by Mary Norton, Brian Froud ISBN: 015201523X Publisher: Magic Carpet Books Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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