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"In the small Tuscan town of Collodi, a lonely woodcarver longs for the companionship of a son. One day, "as if the wood commanded me," Giuseppe--better known as Geppetto--carves for himself a pinewood boy, a marionette he hopes to take on tour worldwide. But when his handsome new creation comes magically to life, the woodcarver screams at him . . . and the boy, Pinocchio, leaps from his arms and escapes into the night. Though he returns the next day, the wily boy torments his father, challenging his authority and making up stories--whereupon his nose, the very nose his father carved, grows before his eyes like an antler. When the boy disappears after one last fight, the father follows a rumor to the coast and out into the sea, where he is swallowed by a great fish--and consumed by guilt, as he hunkers in the creature's belly awaiting the day when he will reconcile with the son he drove away. With all the charm, atmosphere, and emotional depth for which Edward Carey is known--and featuring his trademark fantastical illustrations--The Swallowed Man is a parable of parenthood, loss, and letting go, from a creative mind on a par with Gregory Maguire, Neil Gaiman, and Tim Burton"--… (más)
What a strange and imaginative story! This is the memoir of Geppetto, Pinocchio's father. Geppetto is trapped in the belly of the giant fish and is writing about his life, how he came to carve Pinocchio, the rocky relationship they had and his strong love for his wooden son. Nicely illustrated, too.
Geppetto is a great character, relaying his failures and small successes, as well as his fears for himself and his son. The last part of the book is not in Geppetto's voice and I missed a sense of closure....but not in a bad way....in a way that underscored how much I came to care about the man. ( )
This is a bitter-sweat continuation of the Pinocchio story. Pinocchio's "father, Geppetto, is trapped in the belly of a giant fish where he is able to find shelter, a box of candles, and provisions within a small ship the fish had also swallowed. While trapped, he keeps busy with his memories of Pinocchio as well as the creation of new art. ( )
audiobook - imaginative fiction - as written by a character trapped inside a giant sea monster, some of which is fantastical, and other parts of which are quite delusional. Features a skillfully animated narration provided by the author himself, which at times was quite frantic and intense - not a peaceful/relaxing story, but one that is sure to make your commute hours skip along much more quickly. ( )
Edward Carey's The Swallowed man is a highly originally deeply-strange all-engrossing novel-art-book. The Swallowed man follows the time that Geppetto spends in the belly of the Great Fish. Totally unputdownable and thoroughly rewarding. ( )
Adjectives that come to my mind when trying to describe this book? Odd and strange are the first to come to mind. Carey has written the memoir of Geppetto, the creator of Pinocchio, as Geppetto lives his life in the belly of the huge fish that has swallowed him. Luckily, there is a ship which also has been swallowed in the fish’s belly for Geppetto to live on. This fish exile gives him a chance to ponder his treatment of his wooden son. There is humor but basically it is a dark story about the responsibility of fathers. ( )
"In the small Tuscan town of Collodi, a lonely woodcarver longs for the companionship of a son. One day, "as if the wood commanded me," Giuseppe--better known as Geppetto--carves for himself a pinewood boy, a marionette he hopes to take on tour worldwide. But when his handsome new creation comes magically to life, the woodcarver screams at him . . . and the boy, Pinocchio, leaps from his arms and escapes into the night. Though he returns the next day, the wily boy torments his father, challenging his authority and making up stories--whereupon his nose, the very nose his father carved, grows before his eyes like an antler. When the boy disappears after one last fight, the father follows a rumor to the coast and out into the sea, where he is swallowed by a great fish--and consumed by guilt, as he hunkers in the creature's belly awaiting the day when he will reconcile with the son he drove away. With all the charm, atmosphere, and emotional depth for which Edward Carey is known--and featuring his trademark fantastical illustrations--The Swallowed Man is a parable of parenthood, loss, and letting go, from a creative mind on a par with Gregory Maguire, Neil Gaiman, and Tim Burton"--
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Geppetto is a great character, relaying his failures and small successes, as well as his fears for himself and his son. The last part of the book is not in Geppetto's voice and I missed a sense of closure....but not in a bad way....in a way that underscored how much I came to care about the man. (