The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories by Tim Burton
It looks like Tim Burton hates freaks as much as anyone else, after all!

It looks like Tim Burton hates freaks as much as anyone else, after all!

The author’s debut effort is rough around the edges, but it has plenty of possibilities.

This is alright, but the tropes keep things a bit on the predictable side. The author’s “nice-ification” of the town slut heroine is also disappointing.

Draggy, unfocused, and slowly paced, this one takes a long time to get anywhere good. But it still has its moments.

Behold, the healing powers of a karaoke machine!

Beware of the inconsistent, fickle heroine who may end up driving you insane!

This is a very generic romantic comedy, but after the author’s last few books, I’d take what I can get.

It’s all good fun until the hero’s self-pity party goes too far and makes him show his arse.

The hero is such an asshole, his breakdown is almost worth all the nonsense he puts everyone through.

Ugh, so many overused plot devices and tropes, I don’t know where to look.
