The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea by Mark Haddon (ISBN:0307275698)

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		The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea
	
				(4 reviews)			
(213 Readers)

			Mark Haddon		
	
An inventive new collection of poetry by the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time presents an array of bittersweet love...more
 An inventive new collection of poetry by the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time presents an array of bittersweet love lyrics, bold new versions of classical odes, lullabies, comic set-pieces, and wry post-modern shenanigans, all demostrating a virtuosity of voice and versatility of imagination.   less

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Mind opening, modern poetry.  Most are under a page and some lack any real direction, but within the book are some real gems of thought and imagery.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Very inventive, very funny at times. There are some very cliched bits; I wonder if their inclusion was meant to be skewering. If so, it's well done, just a little too often for my taste. Wonderful use of language and juxtapositions of history/mythology with pop culture.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
mY FaVorite BooK

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
The only reason I bought this is because Mark Haddon wrote it. It also helps that I like poetry. He's a quirky dude, that's for sure. I bet he'd be an interesting fellow to sit around and have a beer with. If you're a Haddon fan (like I am) you'll probably enjoy it.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Really beautiful writing. Haddon creates an amazing variety of imagery, which seems to be all over the place but somehow makes perfect sense. This is exactly the kind of poetry that I love. I'm so glad to see that Haddon can write poems just as wonderful as his novels.

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