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danicamidlil's review against another edition
2.0
Wow! Between the poison and offing his parents with demon spirity things, I'm thinking this isn't a book for young kiddos. Very reminiscent of [bc:The Bad Beginning|78411|The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)|Lemony Snicket|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327916627s/78411.jpg|1069597][b:The Bad Beginning|78411|The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)|Lemony Snicket|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327916627s/78411.jpg|1069597]!
thisisxtina's review against another edition
3.0
Well that was....surprising for a picture book. Very Edward Gorey.
ashleylm's review against another edition
2.0
Not sure I grasped the point of this one. The plot was, to my mind, a rough sketch of a plot and not the thing itself. I think the illustrations needed to do more heavy lifting to get the story to work. There was just too much that wasn't there.
I am absolutely okay with a book about a kid using the dark arts to rid the world of lowlifes, related to him or otherwise--just so long as it's interesting. This didn't do it for me.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
I am absolutely okay with a book about a kid using the dark arts to rid the world of lowlifes, related to him or otherwise--just so long as it's interesting. This didn't do it for me.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
antimony's review
dark
spent a long time wishing my library would have this book and when looking at images to talk about it for my book arts class (bc all the lettering is done by hand!!) i came across a video of someone reading it on youtube which i muted and read along with. again probably not the most ethically sound of me but what can I say. it was nowhere else.
anyway WOW it is DARK! i enjoyed it and there are some very morbid kids out there of course but i think when you pair the amount of dark that it is with the simplicity of the writing it is like...is a 5 year old THIS morbid? but i enjoyed it and illustrations are wonderful of course. and i wish the video was higher quality so i could see the lettering more closely
note: i don't rate picture books, the lack of a rating doesn't mean anything
anyway WOW it is DARK! i enjoyed it and there are some very morbid kids out there of course but i think when you pair the amount of dark that it is with the simplicity of the writing it is like...is a 5 year old THIS morbid? but i enjoyed it and illustrations are wonderful of course. and i wish the video was higher quality so i could see the lettering more closely
note: i don't rate picture books, the lack of a rating doesn't mean anything
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
Moderate: Animal cruelty
lindacbugg's review against another edition
5.0
I have loved Florence Parry Heide since I first read Treehorn and I loved this one too!! This is a kids book for adults in the same vein as Edward Gorey's books. It made me laugh out loud.
jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely not a picture book for younger readers, this is dark and a little macabre and very funny. The illustrations demand more time than the text, and it's the kind of story where an observant reader would notice new details each time.
leslie_d's review against another edition
2.0
I have to say that it wasn’t as “deliciously dark” as Edward Gorey, but the humor is “subtle,” even for those with a morbid sense of humor (like me). The subtlety of the humor may be less so for those who appreciate classic European children’s tales (which is why Lowry’s book came to mind). Umblud and Perfidia are evil and the menacing ghostly demons are as violent as they, and in a more tasteful turn, the parents’ demise is unseen. They really shouldn’t have tried to get rid of the creepy “cherished pet” of Dillweed’s. And it isn’t like he is being petulant or anything, the parents are neglectful and who else does he have, right?… Can’t say we aren’t warned by the title. And the cover is a good indicator as well that this is going to be for the darkling humored.
Dillweed’s Revenge is also for fans of Carson Ellis who meets the Gorey-esque with her own brand of charm. She also adds to Heide’s story with her own brand of charm while fleshing out the text, providing details that help tell a cold story of revenge and creating an atmosphere of both a chilling fear and an ultimate shiver of triumph.
L (omphaloskepsis)
http://contemplatrix.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/book-dillweeds-revenge/
Dillweed’s Revenge is also for fans of Carson Ellis who meets the Gorey-esque with her own brand of charm. She also adds to Heide’s story with her own brand of charm while fleshing out the text, providing details that help tell a cold story of revenge and creating an atmosphere of both a chilling fear and an ultimate shiver of triumph.
L (omphaloskepsis)
http://contemplatrix.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/book-dillweeds-revenge/
petersonline's review against another edition
2.0
Hmmm... Illustrations by Carson Ellis were, as always, amazing. Story, feel like it could have been elaborated on more, it was very cryptic, most of my stars are for the drawings. Keep up the good work Carson Ellis!! :)
jaelikes's review against another edition
3.0
naturally i'm deeply in love with carson ellis' aesthetic and my inner weirdo is gleeful about darker themes in a picture book. horrible, neglectful parents are a major trope in children's lit already. i'm a little ruffled by the all white cast and the "fat, ugly, classless villain with a unibrow" thing.