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A review by moonpie
29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy by Lemony Snicket
4.0
I wasn't sure what to make of 29 Myths at first -- it's a slightly sinister little picture book that seems very off-the-wall and scattered. It made more sense when I read an interview with the illustrator, Lisa Brown, who said:
Yep. That makes more sense. Just don't go into it expecting a coherent plot; it's not that kind of picture book. It is, literally, 29 numbered snippets or "myths" about Swinster Pharmacy. The main character seems to be a young boy, and his sister plays a supporting role, but they're not really the point of the book. The illustrations are perfectly matched to Snicket's tone.
My favorite myth was #12:
I started illustrating The Swinster Pharmacy in 1993. Daniel and I had these friends who made little books together in lieu of Christmas cards every year, and we thought, “We should do that.” So I illustrated a poem he had written in college, fully intending to xerox it off and send it out. That didn’t happen. Well, it did, but 20 years later.
Yep. That makes more sense. Just don't go into it expecting a coherent plot; it's not that kind of picture book. It is, literally, 29 numbered snippets or "myths" about Swinster Pharmacy. The main character seems to be a young boy, and his sister plays a supporting role, but they're not really the point of the book. The illustrations are perfectly matched to Snicket's tone.
My favorite myth was #12:
In all of our dreams
the Pharmacy squats in the middle of the block
like something blue and hungry.
In the morning it is on the corner.